Computer Science Teacher

JULY 5, 2022

Robots, game controllers, Internet of Things, and more are ways that computer science interacts with physical objects and not just pixels on a screen. These are ways that teachers can bring more students to more interesting (to the student) to get involved with computer science. I recently discovered Jacdac from Microsoft Research.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2023

This summer, a coding class offered by a private school in Austin, Texas, was led by an unusual teacher. The PreK-8 school, Paragon Prep, offered a series of optional, self-paced, video lessons that were automatically generated from a textbook. If you have no idea what any of that means, that’s perfectly fine, good and normal.

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JUNE 9, 2022

With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

One program has set out to teach computational thinking (CT) and coding skills in a problem-centered approach, fostering a student-driven learning design. Such a mindset change can eventually produce a more innovative learning and teaching approach across other areas.

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ED Surge

JUNE 14, 2022

Who gets to learn about computer science in school? While a growing number of schools offer some form of computer-science class or after-school program, such offerings are still far more common in well-resourced districts than those that primarily serve underprivileged students, and more boys take them than girls.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

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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ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2022

When educators consider the term computational thinking (CT), they often think of math or coding. But if you ask Daniel Fung, vice principal and English teacher at the Sham Tseng Catholic School in Hong Kong, he will tell you computational thinking is an entire pedagogy geared toward teaching lifelong problem-solving skills.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career Starting a career is an exhilarating journey, and in today’s tech-driven world, the technology you choose during your school years can be a foundational step toward your professional tech arsenal. Thus, choosing tech that scales with your growing needs is essential.

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ED Surge

APRIL 29, 2022

And plenty of schools and colleges are wondering: Will this new realm work for education? A new study co-authored by one of the world’s most prominent researchers on the effectiveness of edtech, Richard Mayer, offers some answers to that question. Students need to be motivated. They need to be excited. They need to be focused.

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Career in STEM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Computer science careers are in high demand, offering lucrative opportunities across the education spectrum. From high school diploma to PhD, there’s something for everyone! Computer science is also a great way to develop high level computational thinking skills needed in the 21 st century. “In >> learn more.

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JUNE 12, 2023

No longer do they complete their research on projects solely in the library. Objectives and Steps The objectives of this lesson are (use the lines in front of each item to check them off as completed): Understand that computers can be used to visit far-away places and learn new things. But, not at school).

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Computing Education Research Blog

MAY 25, 2022

In February, I was invited to give a lecture at the University of Washington’s Allen School. The U-W CSE department had been thinking about making a push into computing education research. CS Education research dates back to the late 1960’s (see the history chapter that Ben du Boulay and I wrote ).

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Computer Science Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2022

We’re still at a very interesting place in the development of computer science education. The shortage of qualified CS teachers is becoming more acute and more and more schools and school systems attempt to expand CS education. The other thing CS teachers need to know is how to teach CS. Weird isn’t it?

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 23, 2023

April is Financial Literacy Month, so it's the perfect time to teach financial literacy. In this post, I’ll share with you these resources, how I recommend that you use them, and some interesting pointers I’ve learned as I teach students financial literacy. EVERFI sponsored this post. EVERFI sponsored this post.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2024

At Columbia University’s Science of Learning Research Initiative (SOLER), our work is dedicated to examining the academic experience of our students and instructors through a scientific lens. To advance the teaching and learning experience. Here are three methods our team has been using.

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Computer Science Teacher

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Teachers sharing practices conferences and meetings that teachers choose to attend PD run by content providers, that is, people selling something PD required by schools and districts It’s as good a break down as any though the fourth kind can really include any of the first three. So I will zero in on those for now. Conferences are wonderful.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Why is it important to preserve historical school video recordings? How about: to preserve old recordings that are degrading with time to make them more accessible to potential viewers and researchers to increase their lifespan But what’s the best way to do this? Press play and wait for the capture device to do its job.

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ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

Justin Reich now teaches digital media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but his first job was teaching a short wilderness medicine course. He has compiled his thinking on the issue into a new book, “ Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools. ” And Reich has made it a personal goal to share the lesson.

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MARCH 29, 2022

The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. I’ve noticed news stories about schools adding financial literacy to the High School course load (yay!). It is a fast-paced, interactive game that engages students in football strategy while teaching money management skills.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Keyboarding is a topic that most parents want their children to learn and many schools don’t have time to teach. We are taking the next two weeks–two articles–to answer the questions that should help you as a teacher or administrator decide what type of keyboarding program is best for your school.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

How to keep children safe online is the most popular question parents ask at my school. Should they keep their children away from computers or just off the internet? While they’re getting to that epiphany, here are ideas you can employ to support them on the way: Teach your children to use the internet. Ask questions.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

a math teacher and instructional coach at Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina, has more than two decades of experience and spends a lot of time thinking about edtech. Ballard believed that the tool required too much time for teachers to parse and leverage effectively in their teaching.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When a school or district decides to cut a check for an edtech product, the end goal isn’t about owning a shiny new piece of hardware or app. That’s been changing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when virtually every school and teacher were thrust into the edtech landscape. Louis, Missouri.

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MAY 28, 2020

They aren’t used to the homeschool aspect of remote teaching and it is a challenge to balance the needs of all of their children as well as their own personal circumstances. Today, she’s focused her considerable experience on how parents and teachers can support remote teaching. You’ll enjoy this: . Make a Schedule .

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JANUARY 25, 2019

When I started teaching, syncing work between school and home was impossible. There was no way to get it into a student school drive from home. Thanks to cloud computing, that nightmare is over. Cloud Computing in the Educational Sector. We will explore them together in the next section of this article.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? It teaches us problem-solving skills, logical reasoning, and the ability to think abstractly.

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National Science Foundation

JULY 12, 2023

Ever since Jeannette Wing’s seminal article (2006) on the growing importance of thinking computationally , there has been a significant push to infuse Computational Thinking (CT) into K-12 education. What is Computational Thinking (CT) and How Can It Be Used for Equity? 2017; Voskoglou & Buckley, 2012).

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] –image credit: Deposit Photos Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Here’s where you can find us: Twitter: @AskaTechTeacher Facebook: [link] Instagram: @AskaTechTeacher Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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Ellipsis Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

VP of Product Teaching 'know-how' is broken down into two broad domains: content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge. Let’s talk about these frameworks and how they can be applied to teaching computer science. Content Knowledge in teaching is exactly what it sounds like. By Whitney Dove, Ph.D. What is Content Knowledge?

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ED Surge

APRIL 27, 2023

Some researchers are exploring one that might sound trivial but actually could be quite thorny: What should these computer-generated educational assistants look and sound like? Mayer believes that as the computer-generated voices get more lifelike, the impact of voice tone, “gender” and other features will become more significant.

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APRIL 6, 2020

The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. If your school doesn’t teach a course about personal economics, there are many online sites that address the topic as mini-lessons. Age group: Middle school. Age group: middle and high school. Age group: high school.

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MARCH 15, 2023

When I first addressed this issue fifteen years ago, it was all about replacing traditional classroom tools with one on a computer. For example, book reports were typed on the computer instead of handwritten, or math facts were practiced with a math game instead of flash cards. Too many schools just didn’t have that budget.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Recently, I took a course from Advancement Courses called Teaching Computer Science in 6-12. This blog post will discuss my experience and share what I created related to computer science. After completion, I believe that I received a world-class education about teaching Computer Science. Look at Courses.

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ED Surge

JULY 11, 2023

What if educators could use the same strategy of “adaptive experimentation” to regularly improve their teaching materials? That’s the question posed by a group of researchers who developed a free tool they call the Adaptive Experimentation Accelerator. We're like, ‘Let's just throw this in and see if it gets students to do it.’

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APRIL 24, 2019

No longer is it contained within four classroom walls or the physical site of a school building. Students aren’t confined by the eight hours between school bells or the struggling budget of an underfunded program. Students can use Google Earth to take a virtual tour of a zoo or a blog to collaborate on class research.

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

Working on a school project could be fun if you’re making it together with your kid. Many schools require their students to sit down with their parents, talk about their ancestral history, and put it all together in a video. This is why we need to conduct a great deal of research and look for relevant information to your lineage.

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MAY 10, 2023

The teaching profession has our own version of these nerdy individuals, called technology teachers. School lore probably says they can drop a pin through a straw without touching the sides. Students researched online as often as in the library. Life after the 100th crashed computer is what might be called a life-defining moment.

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