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Computer Science Course Offerings in High School Spur More Students to Coding Degrees

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In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. It’s not surprising in some ways,” says the lead researcher on the study, Jing Liu. “But It’s like math anxiety — they think they can’t do it,” the professor says of some students.

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What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms

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That can be true with challenges like glitches in the federal financial aid forms or a student registration system, says Greg Walton, a psychology professor at Stanford University. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings. What’s an example?

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10 Best US Colleges for Computer Science

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If you’re a senior in HS looking to continue your tech education, we have a list of the ten best colleges that will help you perfect your skills: 10 Best Colleges in the USA to Study Computer Science. Computer Science is a desirable degree for many students as it has great prospects and is linked to innovation in technology.

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Using a Student-Centered Approach to Promote Computational Thinking

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One program has set out to teach computational thinking (CT) and coding skills in a problem-centered approach, fostering a student-driven learning design. Instead of simply giving step-by-step instructions for students to develop computer programs in a teacher-centered approach, he encourages students to solve problems via active learning.

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Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Researchers Are Betting on It

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Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. Her application is called TalkMoves, and a version of Jacob’s research is now being used by the tutoring company Saga Education to train first-time tutors.

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Remote School Meltdowns? Research Gives Window Into Student Well-Being During the Pandemic

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The image showed a 5-year-old student sitting at a small desk in his family’s kitchen, facing a laptop computer. Emily Hanno, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. He’s holding a pencil in one hand, pulling up the neck of his T-shirt with his other hand to wipe tears away from his eyes.

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How the ‘Computer Science for All’ Movement Fits In Broader History of Social-Justice Battles

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The stakes are high when it comes to equity in computer science education and in the broader tech industry. That was the message at “Black Tech Policy Week 2022,” a recent online event hosted by the Black Tech Futures Research Institute.