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. VEX Robotics – middle to high school.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 5, 2021

Here’s a great article on a topic I don’t talk about enough–proper posture at the computer. Written by “Karen Weaver a 3rd grade elementary school teacher and author of the upcoming children’s book “The Magic Pencil”, it covers all the basics. The key is to teach your kids to avoid slouching.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In North Salem Central School District, every student is encouraged to engage with computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS). CT pathways are system-wide K-12 programs supporting equitable participation in computational thinking. This is not necessarily the fault of school districts.

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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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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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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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Computer Science Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Over time, school spends less time teaching how to read and a lot more time using using reading to support learning. For many years, I have been saying that computer science and its tools should be the same. Last spring, while I was teaching at a new (to me) school I spend some time with a teacher of astronomy.

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Computer Science Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2022

I learned about data bases in school and worked with them some in industry but that was mostly about how they work internally. I did find their definition : data science the science of collecting, organizing, and drawing general conclusions from data, with the help of computers. I was thinking about data science lately.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2022

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to teach keyboarding. Middle School Curriculum. All the Right Type –fee, aligned between home and school, all online. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. Middle School Keyboarding Curriculum –includes teacher manual, student workbooks, and video lessons for students.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2024

These days there’s a wave of new edtech products hitting the market, and teachers and professors are increasingly making teaching videos and other materials for their classes. McNabb, an assistant director of teaching and learning engagement at Virginia Tech. “If But one group is often left out of the design process: students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 15, 2023

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. If you have a school device, a lot of the shutdown steps will be done by the IT folks as they backup, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device. Most computers come with a built-in firewall to keep viruses and malware out.

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ED Surge

JULY 5, 2022

In 2015, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust set out to develop a computational thinking (CT) and coding education initiative of world-class standard, based on up-to-date teaching tools and proven pedagogy. This goes beyond simply embedding computational thinking into a curriculum; it’s really about empowerment.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 30, 2023

At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate profile.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

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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JUNE 9, 2022

With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. The goal during the after school tech club time is that each student will publish their first ebook–or at least give it a good start. how to download favorite songs onto their computer.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2021

I’ve written a lot about the importance of teaching students to protect their online privacy. See what you think: 9 ways school leaders can protect privacy while protecting kids online. Read on… Ask a Tech Teacher has several articles you will enjoy on this same topic: How to Teach Social Media Safety.

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STEM Discovery Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Teaching technology is a wonderful and sometimes tricky endeavor. While everything about my favorite subject is fun, in my 20-plus years of teaching computer science in a K-8 school, the one thing that has been the most exciting for me is Coding. And what better time to start than Computer Education Week!

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ED Surge

AUGUST 3, 2023

Six months out from when it broke the internet, ChatGPT — and its numerous clones and adaptations — have drummed up great interest, and concerns, for teachers, school leaders and districts. They’re going to figure it out before we figure it out,” says Tracy Daniel-Hardy, director of technology at the Gulfport School District in Mississippi.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2023

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. _Have students return to their seats and log onto the computer. Discuss why they use a password to access the computer.

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Talk STEM

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Armed with this digital foundation, kids will have the skills they need to leverage computers to tackle the problems they are sure to face, from daily tasks to success in school and work to changing the world. Before you can code, you have to understand how computers ‘think’. So, does that mean all kids should learn to code?

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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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Computer Science Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2021

CS Ed Week has long been a time to introduce more students to computer science. When it started there were only small percentage of schools that offered any computer science education at all. There is still a long way to go though as even though more schools offer CS the number of students taking it are still very low.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2022

I posted this a few years ago, skipped the topic with all the craziness of the pandemic, and am updating it this year in articles about how to wrap up your school year.: Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. Here’s a list. Check to be sure yours is active. Back up your files.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2022

June 4th-8th: Buy a K-8 School License. Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. What is a school license? As many as the school wants. Benefits of a School License. provide an overarching curriculum map for using technology in your school.

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All About STEM

AUGUST 2, 2023

The smart, pocket-sized computer has been designed to inspire children to explore creative ideas using real code and can be used for teaching computing across the curriculum. ” BBC micro:bit – the next gen is a brand new campaign to empower primary school children.

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Computer Science Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Decline of Hardware Knowledge in the Era of Cloud Native Compute Now I have been around for a while. But do high school students need to get that close to the computer today? But do high school students need to get that close to the computer today? That is probably enough at the high school level.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Once content is created, it can be deployed to mobile devices, computers, consoles, AR/VR headsets and a host of other platforms to reach its audience. Teach for Tomorrow’s Job Market Many parents want their children to study computer science. Yet, in the United States, just over half of high schools actually teach it.

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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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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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ED Surge

APRIL 11, 2023

Sherlock was walking down the school hallway, carrying her heated-up lunch back to her classroom to eat, when a student called out to her with a question. I knew I had a lot of good, productive years still in me, but that I couldn’t do it teaching. For a long time, I lived and breathed teaching. Julie Sherlock She meant it, too.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 12, 2018

If you participated in December’s Hour of Code, you may have come to realize the importance of Computer Science to students. Greg Beutler is the Director of Techscool.org , a school devoted to teaching kids this fundamental skill through the lens of robotics, coding, competitions, and more. Pretty pithy. Analytical skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2020

It’s hard to imagine school is back in a few weeks. I’ve collected a series of back-to-school tips that are suited for in-person or remote learning. Pick those that work for you: Great Back to School Activities. Back to School: A Bundle of Lesson Plans at a Great Price. It’s Time to go Back to School.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2023

Why is it important to preserve historical school video recordings? Ask a Tech Teacher contributor has some ideas: 3 Effective Ways to Digitize and Preserve School’s Historical Video Recordings Each year, schools manage and process all sorts of documents and data, starting with students’ personal information and ending with events.

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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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