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How Teachers Are Making Computer Science Click

ED Surge

A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process. Yet the seamless functioning of these tasks relies on a skilled computer science workforce.

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Phenomena-Based Learning and 3D Science: Inspiring Curiosity and Making Sense of the World

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On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” Combining phenomena-based learning with 3D science standards helps students see science as a way to make sense of the world around them. The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?”

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Rethinking High School Computer Science

Computer Science Teacher

I took a computer science course as an undergraduate and really fell in love with programming.While I made my living writing code for many years, my wife once wondered if I would have been happier with coding as an avocation rather than a vocation. The same needs to be true for high school computer science. I love programming.

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Teaching Computer Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Computer Science Teacher

An interesting article was posted on Facebook recently. ( [link] ) Carnegie Mellon is spending some time over the summer rethinking how, and probably what, is taught about computer science. A lot of people seem to think that the need for teaching computer science, or at least, programming is past. It’s an important topic.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

It's likely a matter of cognitive science! You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks?

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Every Student Deserves High-Quality Computer Science Education

ED Surge

This uncertainty can be daunting, but one thing is clear: Foundational knowledge in computer science will be essential, no matter what paths they choose. Computer science is essential, not optional. Computer science is essential, not optional. Every student deserves access; its a fundamental part of literacy.

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Researchers Try Using AI Chatbots to Conduct Interviews for Social Science Studies

ED Surge

He noted that AI is already being used in the physical sciences to automate parts of the experimental process. “It could really accelerate the pace of research,” says Xavier Jaravel, one of the professors leading the experiment. For example, this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry went to scholars who used AI to predict protein folds.