“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at ...
A recent study of computer science students’ achievement in North Carolina high schools found that instructors’ teaching experience both in general and in computer science specifically had the most ...
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Recent research has shown that generative AI is already a mainstay for a majority of American students and teachers. One report found that 84 percent of high school students use generative AI tools ...
Iowa BIG Teacher Becky Herman (seated) and Ankeny School District staffer Jennifer Poole take part in the 2024 computer science professional development week program held at Landus in Des Moines. Buy ...
Encouraging students to pursue higher-level science, technology, engineering, and math courses requires deliberate planning, especially for those students historically underrepresented in those fields ...
Computer science educators want students to know that the subject is open to anyone, but they need more support to prove it. High school students from across the city gathered at the University City ...
Ask middle and high school STEM teachers what the biggest barrier is to students learning in their classes, and there’s a good chance the answer will be social media and online gaming. Teachers ranked ...
The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed how students and teachers spend their time in the classroom. Now, instead of writing with paper and pencil, students use computers for most assignments.
Steve Jobs didn’t think that technology alone could fix what ails American education. It’s worth remembering that in the wake of last week’s breathless coverage of Apple’s new iBooks platform, which ...