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Can Third Graders Learn Data Science? These Researchers Say Yes

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If you’re able to answer these, that’s how you teach data science to third graders—taking what seem like complex or abstract concepts and applying them to tangible elements in students’ lives. Data4Kids is about connecting students with data science in ways that feel familiar to them.

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Data science: a powerful tool for social good

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Data science: a powerful tool for social good. Data scientists use scientific methods and computer algorithms to extract knowledge and information from large datasets. Thanks to data science algorithms, when you use a search engine, such as Google, to look for anything, the most relevant results appear first.

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Can data science help us achieve a stronger start and brighter future for children?

Futurum

MARCH 2, 2023

Can data science help us achieve a stronger start and brighter future for children? Published: Dr Rachel Wilcock , Data Science Lead at Nesta , explains how data science can be a powerful tool for social good. What is data science? How does Nesta use data science for social good?

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Data Science is Needed in the Classroom

CSTEM

JANUARY 31, 2022

Though data science may seem like a popular catchphrase in tech, it’s much more than that. Data science is being used across many industries and is a skill that is rapidly expanding to every career field. What is Data Science. How is Data Science Being Used.

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Learning to learn data science, part 1: Beginner’s mind

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

JANUARY 6, 2023

This is a reprint from a series of posts I'm currently doing on data science in teaching, over at Medium. When it comes to learning data science, that’s easy for me, because I had no actual expertise to begin with when I started learning the subject in earnest this past summer. Although I have a Ph.D.

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Women in Data Science: Virtual Technical Conference, Mar. 11

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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Harvard IACS, MIT IDSS, and Microsoft Research New England will co-sponsor a one-day, virtual event — the 6th annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) technical conference — on March 11 , 10AM-2PM. Register here.

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A Spoon Full of Computer Science

Computer Science Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2022

I was thinking about data science lately. The problem is that I don’t know much about data science. I learned about data bases in school and worked with them some in industry but that was mostly about how they work internally. But I never did much of anything with real work data applications.

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Tech Professions Students Should Consider

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

They help to analyze and present data so policymakers can make the right decisions. If you want to be a data scientist, you need a solid understanding of data science and analytics. You need to have a postgraduate degree in data science or computational and applied math.

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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 23, 2023

Look at the Accounting Careers Course Free from EVERFI Length of course: 2 lessons taking 10 minutes each Grades: 9-12 Curriculum Guide (PDF) Resource #6: Data Science Foundations for High School You’ve heard of “Big Data.” In our student’s future, “big data” means “big opportunities.” According to the U.S.

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Choosing the Right Computer Science Specialization

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The availability of employment opportunities in the subject of study is another factor to consider when choosing a computer science specialization. Computer science is typically an in-demand discipline whose job specializations such as data science, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity are gaining increased relevance by the day.

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Computer Science for the sake of ?

Computer Science Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

But coming back to data. 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. More and more I see programming as a learning tool as well.

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Girls Who Code: Summer Programs, Grades 9-12: Application deadline extended to Mar. 29

Newton STEM

MARCH 26, 2023

Girls Who Code invites high school students who want to build computer-science skills, community, and a professional network to apply for Girls Who Code’s free Summer Programs , and the application deadline has been extended to March 20. The programs are open to those with no experience as well as those who have participated in past summers.

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What do Data Scientists do?

Smore Science

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What is Data Science? Let’s begin by explaining what data science is. Simply put, data science is the study of data. First, the data is chaotic and messy. Data science processes develop meaning from that data. Data science chooses and changes raw data into facts.

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Girls Who Code: Summer Programs, Grades 9-12, apply by Mar. 24

Newton STEM

MARCH 5, 2023

Girls Who Code invites high school students who want to build computer-science skills, community, and a professional network to apply for Girls Who Code’s free Summer Programs by March 24. The programs are open to those with no experience as well as those who have participated in past summers.

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What Schools Miss When They’re Missing Relationship Data

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

“We have this enormous database on the backend of the program and use data science tools to really look at how mentees engage in the program. For every single week of the program we see a weekly score based on mentees and mentors engagement," said Kate Schrauth, executive director of iCouldBe.

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Welcome New Computer Science Teachers

Computer Science Teacher

JULY 3, 2022

CMU CS Academy – curriculum, resources, and (I think) training CodeHS – Curriculum and resources CYBER.ORG – Cyber security resources, training, and curriculum Project Lead The Way – curriculum, training Bootstrap – CS with math, physics, or Data Science I’ll finish off with a couple of blog suggestions Mark Guzdial – He’s currently doing research (..)

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The ‘Digital Equity’ Students Need to Learn May Not Come Without Community Outreach

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Rural areas and poor areas of large urban districts, in particular, can suffer from a lack of internet or slow internet speeds, says John Parker, vice president of data science and strategy for the IT company Innive and lead author of the CoSN report. And, for that matter, not everyone has access yet.

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Why a Career as a Data Analyst Is the Dream Job for Every Tech-Savvy Person

Career in STEM

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This means that if you want to be a successful data analyst, it’s vital that you don’t get too comfortable doing one thing. Data Science Skills Are Also Relevant in Other Fields. The skills you learn as a data analyst can be applied to other fields. Conclusion.

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Cyber Security and CS Education

Computer Science Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2022

we get to a place where the learning of coding is done well enough and deep enough in middle school we can move away from HS courses that “just” teaching programming and start using that programming to learn about other things in computer science. Like cybersecurity. And like more artificial intelligence.

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Learning Pathways for District-Wide Integration of Skills for Innovation

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The four skillsets—Programming and Coding, Data Science, Simulation and Modeling, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning—represent unique problem-solving approaches that can be used independently or in combination to learn about a topic and practice problem-solving and solution design.

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

Futurum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

This project is investigating how computing, the internet of things and data science can generate information that people can use to make their future places healthier. DATA SCIENCE – encompasses preparing data for analysis, including cleansing, aggregating and manipulating the data to perform advanced data analysis.

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Connect Students to the Power of Data

STEM Discovery Education

MARCH 31, 2022

Discover Data , developed in collaboration with the Nielsen Foundation and the National AfterSchool Association, offers exciting, relatable resources to introduce middle and high school students across the country to the power of understanding data. That said, nearly EVERY high-growth career uses data in some way on a regular basis.

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What Is Zearn — the Math Platform the Gates Foundation Is Betting Big On?

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

One such proposal is to bring data science into high school math curriculum while deemphasizing more-traditional math pathways. So it’s hoping as much as possible to stay out of the latest “ math wars ,” a set of debates about whether math instruction needs to be reformed to close achievement gaps.

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Updates: Developing the University of Michigan LSA Program in Computation for the Arts and Science

Computing Education Research Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Back in November, I talked here about the three themes that we identified as computing education in LSA: Computing for Discovery : Think computational science, or data science + modeling and simulation. Our job was to figure out what LSA was doing in computing education, and what else was needed.

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A Byte of Computer Science: Interview with Geoffrey Lentner

STEM Education Works

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Geoffrey now works at Purdue as a data scientist and plays a critical role in assisting research groups across campus with their computational needs. So what exactly do you do as a data scientist? What sort of educational path brought you to this career?

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Why K-12 Students Need to Learn Artificial Intelligence

CSTEM

JUNE 30, 2021

When it comes to AI, study generally falls under data science or computer science. Currently, only 45% of high schools offer computer science , and it’s often an elective. In some high schools, Data science is just starting to be taught. Disparities in Availability of AI Learning.

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5 Rewarding Online STEM Programs for a Better Career in the IT Sector

Career in STEM

JULY 27, 2022

This network of things (the IoT) enables these objects to collect and exchange data without human interaction. Data Science. Data science is a multidisciplinary field that is used to extract knowledge from data and then use that knowledge to make predictions and decisions.

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Tech Skills Gaps: The Role of STEM Education

CSTEM

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Data science is another skill to consider. has many data scientists, but many jobs need to be filled in this field. In addition, the skills I mentioned above – AI, cybersecurity, data science – will all offer jobs that involve coding. Another problem area is cybersecurity.

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Dogs of Science: Discoveries & Companionship

STEMe

OCTOBER 15, 2021

STEM·E Talks: Data Science Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00 AM CST. Without dogs, we may not have some of the advanced knowledge and technology that we take for granted today. Check out some of STEM · E's paw-some upcoming events, podcasts, and videos! STEM·E Talks: Aerospace Engineering Sat, Oct 23, 2021 11:00 AM CST.

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Top 4 Reasons to Study Computer Science

Codedelicious

JANUARY 30, 2023

This framework is used not only in computer science, but also English (writing a paper) and science (performing an experiment). 2️⃣ Future of Computer Science Jobs Introducing computer science in the K-12 experience opens doors for students to pursue computer science majors in college.

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The mathematics behind medicine

Futurum

MARCH 23, 2023

Biostatistics is a fundamental discipline at the core of modern health data science,” says Sumithra. “It A degree in mathematics, statistics, data science or public health could also lead to a career in biostatistics. Collaboration is a necessary and highly rewarding part of a biostatistics career.

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Cool Coding & Computer Science Resources for Teens

Career in STEM

DECEMBER 5, 2022

There are courses on a variety of topics, including C# and data science, as well as a coding playground allowing more freedom for separate independent projects. SoloLearn is a simple and easy resource for beginners who are looking to learn the framework of a new programming language from scratch.

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The Best Ways to Use Learning Analytics in 2022

Magic EdTech

JANUARY 31, 2022

Since the size of data is often huge, trying to make sense of it manually is simply not feasible. Learning Analytics is an interdisciplinary field that sits at the intersection of Learning (education research), Analytics (statistics, visualization, data science, AI, ML), and Learner-Centric Design.

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Bias, assumptions and emotions: why we think what we think

Futurum

MARCH 28, 2023

You can find cognitive science reading lists and recommendations online. For experience in computer programming or data science, there are plenty of free YouTube introductions, and open-source programming software like R can be used for everything from data analysis to making webpages or art.

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Privacy Versus Safety: The Possible Downsides of Technology

STEMe

OCTOBER 1, 2021

STEM·E Talks: Data Science Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00 AM CST. Some people are willing to prioritize public safety over individual privacy, but this willingness can often be abused by governments or companies who want to profit off of personal information; stay cautious and curious!

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How Walking and Running Impact Your Body

STEMe

OCTOBER 3, 2021

STEM·E Talks: Data Science Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00 AM CST. If you haven’t already, go ahead and try them; this may be the start of a lifelong passion. Enjoying running? Then SPRINT to the STEME events page and sign up for one! STEM·E Talks: Aerospace Engineering Sat, Oct 23, 2021 11:00 AM CST.

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Media Computation today: Runestone, Snap!, Python 3, and a Teaspoon Language

Computing Education Research Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

SAP is now offering a course From Media Computation to Data Science using Snap! ( Jens Moenig has been doing amazing things with doing Media Computation in Snap! — see this blog post from last year on his Snap!Con Con keynote talk. see link here ).

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U.S. Government Addresses Lack of Diversity in Cybersecurity

CSTEM

AUGUST 30, 2022

Similar to what I shared about data science , cybersecurity is a rapidly evolving industry with insufficient qualified candidates to fill jobs. Unfortunately, like other STEM subjects, cybersecurity deserts are prominent in economically disadvantaged and rural areas. It’s Time to Reach Out.

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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

Futurum

MAY 3, 2022

“The development of innovative tools is enabling us to make unprecedented discoveries within plant science,” says Sue. These tools and approaches cover systems biology, synthetic biology, biosensors, data science, artificial intelligence, gene editing, precision breeding, the microbiome, and more.”. BUILDING THE ATLAS.

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Is Computer Science STEM – The Link Between the Two

STEM Education Guide

MARCH 8, 2023

The Bottom Line Usually, you’ll see all forms of computer science interacting and coexisting in a STEM lab, meshing well with the STEM curriculum. —–To dive further into this subject, make sure to take a look at my article, What Is Computer Science For Kids?

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Let’s Change Financial Aid to Help Students Who Pay Their Own Way Through College

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Fast forward to now, I’m a sophomore at the University of Utah studying data science and systems engineering. In addition to a merit-based scholarship from the University of Utah and other smaller ones I had won from independent sources, I was overjoyed to be able to scrape together enough money to pursue my dream of higher education.

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Early STEM Exposure Needed to Close Gender Gap

CSTEM

APRIL 29, 2022

In particular, data science, computer science, and engineering are crucial to every industry and career field in the future, including healthcare. In fact, in 2019, 36.3% of physicians and 50.5% of medical students were women. The higher numbers are promising, but we still need to increase STEM equity in other areas.

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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

Futurum

MARCH 14, 2023

Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research. There is also a lot happening in the realm of data science, however, basic geology research is still required and is essential for making use of the outcomes of data analytics.

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12 AR Apps and Tips for Awesome Classrooms with Jaime Donally

Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 28, 2023

10 Minute Teacher Episode 799 How to Use Augmented Reality in the Classroom AR/ VR Expert Jaime Donnally shares how to use Augmented Reality in the Classroom Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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Tech Professions Students Should Consider

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Choosing the Right Computer Science Specialization

Computer Science for the sake of ?

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What Schools Miss When They’re Missing Relationship Data

Welcome New Computer Science Teachers

The ‘Digital Equity’ Students Need to Learn May Not Come Without Community Outreach

Why a Career as a Data Analyst Is the Dream Job for Every Tech-Savvy Person

Cyber Security and CS Education

Learning Pathways for District-Wide Integration of Skills for Innovation

How can we make future places healthier spaces?

Connect Students to the Power of Data

What Is Zearn — the Math Platform the Gates Foundation Is Betting Big On?

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A Byte of Computer Science: Interview with Geoffrey Lentner

Why K-12 Students Need to Learn Artificial Intelligence

5 Rewarding Online STEM Programs for a Better Career in the IT Sector

Tech Skills Gaps: The Role of STEM Education

Dogs of Science: Discoveries & Companionship

Top 4 Reasons to Study Computer Science

The mathematics behind medicine

Cool Coding & Computer Science Resources for Teens

The Best Ways to Use Learning Analytics in 2022

Bias, assumptions and emotions: why we think what we think

Privacy Versus Safety: The Possible Downsides of Technology

How Walking and Running Impact Your Body

Media Computation today: Runestone, Snap!, Python 3, and a Teaspoon Language

U.S. Government Addresses Lack of Diversity in Cybersecurity

Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

Is Computer Science STEM – The Link Between the Two

Let’s Change Financial Aid to Help Students Who Pay Their Own Way Through College

Early STEM Exposure Needed to Close Gender Gap

Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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