ED Surge
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. I took my first CS course in grad school, and before that I totally thought I was not a CS person,” he says. And he knows that feeling firsthand. “I
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
One of the most popular and in-demand skills is anything related to computers–programming, repair, networking, and cybersecurity to name a few. If you love the challenge of coding computers to do just about anything you can visualize, the hardest part of deciding on a post-High School career may be selecting the right specialty.
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ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. Girls, for instance, make up just one-third of high school computer science students nationally. I like the challenge.”
Computer Science Teacher
DECEMBER 10, 2023
There seems to be a rapid growth in unqualified teachers teaching Computer Science. Now this has always been something on a problem but the rapid growth of requiring CS education in more schools has exacerbated the problem. The other big thing I have noticed this year may be even more concerning to me. Frankly, it scares me.
Computer Science Teacher
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Looking Back on Computer Science Education 2023 One big thing I wonder about is DEI in CS education. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are pretty important if we’re going to really make progress in computer science. I may have to make a mid-year post about the 20224/2025 school year after the conference.
Computer Science Teacher
JULY 3, 2022
For one thing a lot of teachers have been voluntold that they are going to teach computer science in the fall.Some have never taught CS before. Hopefully, all CS teachers join the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA). Many people also join Computer Science Educators which is a wide ranging group for CS teachers.
ED Surge
JULY 12, 2022
Today, a collection of more than 500 prominent business, education and nonprofit leaders called on states to update their K-12 curriculum to make computer science a core subject. The effort was led by Code.org, an education nonprofit focused on expanding computer science education. You'd expect everybody to learn it.
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