Students had to say which classroom they preferred, and then answered questions about their interest in enrolling in a computer science course and their thoughts and
feelings about computer science and stereotypes.
I've found that most stories
about computer science education focus on the skills gap that new programs stand to fill; they talk about coding as a new language that students will need to learn in order to navigate the 21st century world.
Beyond accommodating more students, NCSU's statistics department is requiring undergraduate majors to learn
more about computer science and visualization.
Previously the UW team reported that inaccurate negative cultural
stereotypes about computer science deterred college - age women from the field and that altering stereotypes can increase girls» interest.
JE: Professor Tim Bell,
talking about Computer Science Unplugged which, let me see if I've got this right, is teaching Computer Science without a computer.
Click on the link for a special episode of The Research Files, where we speak to the academic
about his Computer Science Unplugged project and his keynote, titled What's all the fuss about coding?
Though she knew relatively little at the
time about computer science, she still decided to tackle the problem herself; she taught herself how to use MATLAB, a programming language for numerical computation, to help write the software she needed.
Use this great resource from the Digital Schoolhouse to teach Key Stage 2/3
pupils about Computer Science and functional ICT skills in a creative c...
As a result, Wang founded TEALS — Technology Education And Literacy in Schools — a grassroots, employee - driven program that recruits, mentors, and places high - tech professionals who are
passionate about computer science education into high school classes as part - time teachers.
Jason McKenna, Director of Educational Strategy at Robomatter and Dr. Daniel Castagna, Superintendent of West Mifflin School District were invited back to Pittsburgh Tech Council's TechVibe Radio to talk
about our Computer Science Curriculum and the pilot program taking place at West Mifflin.
«When you
think about computer science education — since it's such an important subject for kids — why aren't they getting the best education they can get?»
Computer Science Education Week is this week, December 4 - 10, 2017 — In addition to hands - on projects and career profiles to help students learn
more about computer science and coding, Science Buddies has suggestions for teachers to build on the momentum and integrate computer science projects with other classroom subjects.
Last June, the internet giant debuted its Made with Code campaign in an effort to get young women
excited about computer science — a field that less than one percent of high school girls think of as part of their future.
In the Classroom: Bueno's Lauren Ipsum: A
Story about Computer Science and Other Improbably Things is full of puzzles, wordplay, and metaphors.
He took the stage at the company's annual Faculty Summit — a two - day affair where researchers get together and
talk about computer science — to answer questions from former Microsoft Research head (now part of the operating sytem team) Rick Rashid and the audience about all of them.
For more
about computer science and programming for K - 12 students, see the following posts and resources on the Science Buddies site:
Don't be fooled - computational thinking isn't
all about computer science.
According to a profile of Liukas — the founder of a global initiative to teach programming to women — for TechCrunch, the non-profit founder has shifted her focus from teaching women to reaching out to much younger girls to help combat stereotypes
about computer science and generate interest in programming.