Computer Science for All is the President’s bold new initiative to empower all American students from kindergarten through high school learn computer science and be equipped with the computational thinking skills they need to be creators in the digital economy, not just consumers, and to be active citizens in our technology-driven world. Our economy is rapidly shifting, and both educators and business leaders are increasingly recognizing that computer science (CS) is a “new basic” skill necessary for econom
Month: January 2016
ProjectCSGIRLS
Founded during the summer of 2013, ProjectCSGIRLS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in computing and technology. Our unique idea of a technology and computer science competition for middle school girls stemmed from the fact that a large chunk of learning and development occurs during the critical middle school period. In today’s world where technology is becoming increasingly prominent and essential to nearly every field of study, we aim to instill a love for computing and technology in middle school girls. We hope to show them how innovative and creative they can be and encourage them to develop ideas that are powerful, disruptive, and cutting-edge.
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‘Hack the Dinos’ Helps Paleontologists – The New York Times
Kaleigh Clary, a computer science graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, drove down to offer a day of free work for the American Museum of Natural History.
Why?
“Dinosaurs, man,” Ms. Clary said.
Computer programmers, it appears, like dinosaurs, a lot.She was one of almost 150 people who gathered for the museum’s “Hack the Dinos” challenge in November to create software tools to help dinosaur scientists.
Source: ‘Hack the Dinos’ Helps Paleontologists – The New York Times
Adding ‘Beauty And Joy’ To Obama’s Push For Computer Science Teaching
Fewer than 10 percent of America’s high schools offer computer science classes. Educators say just adding courses isn’t enough — it will take teachers who inspire.
Source: Adding ‘Beauty And Joy’ To Obama’s Push For Computer Science Teaching
The President Wants Every Student To Learn Computer Science. How Would That Work? : NPR Ed : NPR
Adding a new, complex, technical subject to the curriculum won’t be easy. We hear from students, teachers, entrepreneurs and educators about the challenges.
Source: The President Wants Every Student To Learn Computer Science. How Would That Work? : NPR Ed : NPR
Computer Science via Game Programming
Aligned to the AP Computer Science A exam. Progress tracking, auto graded quizzes and coding exercises. Open ended game building projects. Expected release fall 2016. Course Description: Coming in Fall 2016, DevPro Computer Science via Game Programming will be a new, full-year course, geared towards true beginners and aligned with AP Computer Science A. It…
BlocklyDuino
Write a blink program in Arduino is never that easy! You will see the Arduino board’s build-in LED blink as we expect. Use BlocklyDuino to drag and drop blocks as show in image. http://www.gasolin.idv.tw/public/blockly/demos/blocklyduino/index.html
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About | TEALS
Partnering with teachers and schools
TEALS pairs computer science professionals from across the industry with classroom educators to team-teach CS in high schools throughout the U.S. Started in 2009 by Microsoft employee Kevin Wang, who developed and ran the program in his spare time, TEALS was embraced by Microsoft in 2011 and has been supported by the company ever since as part of its global YouthSpark initiative, which aims to increase access to CS education for all youth around the world.
TEALS helps high schools teach computer science by providing trained volunteers – industry professionals in CS – to partner with a classroom teacher and work as a team to deliver CS education to students who would otherwise not have the opportunity to learn CS in their school.
Over two years, the classroom teacher gradually takes over the responsibilities of teaching the course without volunteer support. The team-teaching and volunteer system of TEALS creates a strong ripple effect: it empowers teachers who can multiply the impact by providing computer science education to hundreds more students over the years.
Source: About | TEALS