Sentences with phrase «students learn computer science»

All students learn computer science and development basics so that they become creators of technology rather than consumers.

Nicole Zumpano, the instructional technology coach at Coonley Elementary School, has introduced coding to her kindergarten through fifth - grade students through Chicago Public Schools» participation in the national CSforAll initiative to help all students learn computer science.

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Code.org's vision is that «every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science» and that it should be part of core curriculum.

In particular, Code.org strives to reach underserved minority groups such as girls and Hispanic and African American students so they, too, have a chance to learn about computer sciences.

As a student of computer science, I was shown a simple computer code that «learns.»

To ensure that every child can learn the skills required to work in New York City's fast - growing technology sector, Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce today that within 10 years all of the city's public schools will be required to offer computer science to all students.

The students who trained by such top - level mathematicians will then be able to to learn and apply new mathematical results in other areas, such as applied mathematics, computer science, physics, computational biology, economics, etc., and thus stimulate scientific progess also in «applied» sciences.

Students learn the fundamentals of computer science, from robotics to how to build a webpage.

Beyond accommodating more students, NCSU's statistics department is requiring undergraduate majors to learn more about computer science and visualization.

«An enormous amount of the excitement around artificial intelligence in the last five years has been driven by supervised learning with really big datasets, but it hasn't been obvious how to label music,» said lead author John Thickstun, a UW computer science and engineering doctoral student.

«Fingerprinting on computers is invisible to most people but there are companies out there who are already using these techniques to learn more information about individuals, about their interests and their habits,» says Lachlan Kang, a Computer Science PhD student who is conducting this study as part of a wider project on privacy, within the University's Schools of Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences.

Other co-authors are UW computer science and neurobiology undergraduate student Darby Losey, UW bioengineering doctoral student Jeneva Cronin, UW bioengineering doctoral student Joseph Wu, and Justin Abernethy, a research assistant at the UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences.

He's joined on the paper by several other members of both the CBMM and the McGovern Institute: first author Joel Leibo, a researcher at Google DeepMind, who earned his PhD in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT with Poggio as his advisor; Qianli Liao, an MIT graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science; Fabio Anselmi, a postdoc in the IIT@MIT Laboratory for Computational and Statistical Learning, a joint venture of MIT and the Italian Institute of Technology; and Winrich Freiwald, an associate professor at the Rockefeller University.

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 sComputer 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 suScience 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 scomputer science and coding, Science Buddies has suggestions for teachers to build on the momentum and integrate computer science projects with other classroom suscience and coding, Science Buddies has suggestions for teachers to build on the momentum and integrate computer science projects with other classroom suScience Buddies has suggestions for teachers to build on the momentum and integrate computer science projects with other classroom scomputer science projects with other classroom suscience projects with other classroom subjects.

«My students benefited from my RET experience by having exposure to project - based learning that incorporated computer science,» Hart said.

The video and computer games guided portion of the webinar is sponsored by AMD Changing the Game, an initiative of the AMD Foundation, which is designed to spark students» interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning by creating video games.

The materials are often used by students age 9 - 15 and provide everything needed for learning to code, so no computer science background is necessary for the instructor.

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

Harvard and MIT Release Working Papers on Open Online Learning Harvard Gazette, 1/21/14 «Led by Andrew Ho of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Isaac Chuang of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science and physics departments, the effort was in service of a mutual goal — «to research how students learn and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both on - campus and online» — part of a mission statement established when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit online learning platform, in May 2012Learning Harvard Gazette, 1/21/14 «Led by Andrew Ho of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Isaac Chuang of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science and physics departments, the effort was in service of a mutual goal — «to research how students learn and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both on - campus and online» — part of a mission statement established when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit online learning platform, in May 2012learning platform, in May 2012.»

This computer science program is sponsored by Google and offers free materials for helping students learn to code using Scratch in a fun, supportive club atmosphere.

Brennan heads up ScratchEd, a model of professional learning for educators to develop their computer science skills, utilize coding and web development to create educational materials for students, and to network together in a 15,000 - member online community.

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«Many times, I worked with a science teacher to help students use the Internet to learn about planets, hurricanes, earthquakes, and so on,» said retired K - 8 computer teacher / coordinator Betty Kistler.

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So when I recently learned that PISA (the Programme for International Student Assessment, a worldwide evaluation of 15 - year - old school pupils» scholastic performance — and one of the main sources of concern over the state of reading, math, and science education in the US) had released an overview of performance in digital reading, navigation and computer use in 2009, I was excited.

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In its computer science programming modules that launched in August, the platform has moved more toward experimenting with helping students learn by doing.

This includes recommendations suggesting that: primary schools should bring in outside experts to teach coding; all primaries should have 3D printers and design software; secondary schools should be able to teach Computer Science, Design and Technology or another technical / practical subject in place of a foreign language GCSE; the Computer Science GCSE should be taken by at least half of all 16 year olds; young apprenticeships should be reintroduced at 14, blending a core academic curriculum with hands - on learning; all students should learn how businesses work, with schools linked to local employers; schools should be encouraged to develop a technical stream from 14 - 18 for some students, covering enterprise, health, design and hands - on skills; and that universities should provide part - time courses for apprentices to get Foundation and Honours degrees.

Whether taught as an introduction in the freshman year or as an advanced design lab later on, the TI - RSLK is an effective means for students to get a hands - on learning experience of engineering concepts that span electrical, mechanical and computer science systems.

Can I get four students to work together on one robot and structure this learning in such a way that the students are building their social skills at the same time as they build their understanding of computer science and robotics?

But in a study of Georgia Tech's hugely successful online master of science in computer science (OMSCS) program, educational economists Joshua Goodman and Amanda Pallais and public policy expert Julia Melkers found that digital learning can tap into a new market of students by offering an online degree that is equivalent in all ways to an in - person degree, at a fraction of the cost.

And for the 2004 - 05 school year, the Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, in Fort Worth, Texas, scheduled four blocks of about nine weeks each and fall and spring intersession workshops, allowing its K - 5 students time for hands - on arts, science, and computer projects or sports in addition to language arts and math enrichment.

Two educators on how to make learning computer science less daunting and more fun for students — and their teachers.

Yes, I know, there are other factors that contribute to their better score on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- longer school days, advanced science and math starting earlier in elementary school rather than high school, extra tutoring in Korean hagwons, less to learn with a more focused curriculum, no non-essential learning activities such as sports, home ec or computer applications courses.

We don't need every student to learn to code because of the availability of coding jobs — we should teach computer science because it's a foundational skill and prepares them for life.

A collection of 10 full page knowledge organisers designed to summarise key modules of computer science to help students learn topics and revise.

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The Sound of Learning: Albano Berberi Assistive technology helps a blind computer science student and devoted gamer pursue his passions (2008).

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This study examined the effect of a computer - enhanced problem - based learning (PBL) environment on middle school students» learning, investigating the relationship among students» self - efficacy, attitude toward science, and achievement.

From analyses of quantitative and qualitative data, findings indicated an increase in students» science achievement and self - efficacy for learning science after their engagement in a computer - enhanced PBL environment; however, no significant changes were seen in their attitude toward science.

The ISTE Standards are a framework for students, educators, administrators, coaches and computer science educators to rethink education and create innovative learning environments.

Students are learning critical computer science program skills.

Despite our state's draconian budget cuts, we determined that we were not narrowing our students» educational experiences and we maintained art, music, computer science, social - emotional learning (for two grades), internships and college advising.

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The award — regarded as the nation's top honor for mathematics and science (including computer science) teachers — recognizes teachers who develop and implement high - quality instructional programs that improve student learning.

The program provides a fun way for students to learn about computer science while allowing teachers to track student performance.

-- The Sound of Learning: Albano Berberi — Assistive technology helps a blind computer science student and devoted gamer pursue his passions.