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Why Should Students Learn Computer Science? A Teacher’s Perspective

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If you participated in December’s Hour of Code, you may have come to realize the importance of Computer Science to students. Here’s Greg’s informed perspective on this question: Beyond job opportunities, why should all K-12 students learn about computer science? The same applies to computer science.

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Computer Science for the sake of ?

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For many years, I have been saying that computer science and its tools should be the same. I recently watched a TEDx talk by Emmanuel Schanzer titled Four Ingredients for K-12 Data Science. In any case, it is clear that Bootstrap Data Science takes things I used to think about to a whole new level. But coming back to data.

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Wonderful Online Museums and Sites for Virtual Field Trips to Use in Class

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5- Science Museum Science Museum helps you explore the home of human ingenuity online. Find out about our objects, arts projects and medical collection, play educational games and discover climate science." The Astronomy and Geology galleries include meteorites, comets and geology."

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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Wilson: an influential biologist and conservationist who promoted citizen science initiatives such as the “School of Ants” Margaret and Geoffrey Leaney: husband-and-wife team who developed methods for rearing insects Are you interested? This is where citizen science comes in.

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Why Should Students Learn Computer Science? A Teacher’s Perspective

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If you participated in December’s Hour of Code, you may have come to realize the importance of Computer Science to students. Here’s Greg’s informed perspective on this question: Beyond job opportunities, why should all K-12 students learn about computer science? The same applies to computer science.

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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

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Along with many other members of the astronomy educators community, Newbury used to include an astronomy picture of the day from NASA as students came into class. Peter Newbury, an educational developer at Red River College Polytechnic, even invites us to take advantage of the minutes before a class starts to get students thinking.

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Women In Astronomy

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Wake Forest, NC Throughout history, women have defied societal barriers and prejudices to make groundbreaking contributions to astronomy and space exploration. Women astronomers have made significant discoveries in astronomy that have revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos.