ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Valerie Brock , senior implementation manager at New York City’s Department of Education Computer Science for All (CS4All) , about her journey with STEM education. By 2021, 91 percent of schools in New York City offered computer science (up from 76 percent in 2019).

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Featuring insights from leading computer science educators, this episode provides actionable strategies, tools, and ideas to make coding education engaging for all ages. Check it out at www.coolcatteacher.com/e262 Doug Bergman : Gain insight into trends like AI, cybersecurity, and computational thinking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2023

Believe it or not, most computer problems are simple. I can say that because I’ve run a computer lab for almost ten years. I’ve seen just about every problem there is and have learned this: If you believe your life with computers is a constant state of civil unrest, you’d be right. Is there any sound playing?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2024

Today’s tip: Fix computer with system restore Category: Problem-solving Q: My computer no longer runs right. In these 169 tech situations, you get practical strategies to address many classroom tech situations. I downloaded the auto-updates to my PC and it hasn’t worked right since. What do I do?

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

More and more teachers are using online coding environments to teach computer science. I used one myself to teach Advanced Placement Computer Scie3nce Principles. Recently I attended a panel talk at the CSTA New England conference on what high school teachers could do to better prepare students for university level computer science.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. The study found that taking a computer science course had the greatest impact for female students, Black students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It’s called “ ChatGPT and the Future of AI, ” and the author is Terrence Sejnowski, a professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego, where he co-directs the Institute for Neural Computation and the NSF Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center. He is also the Francis Crick Chair at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Those who know me know that for over nine years I worked for a big tech company supporting computer science educators. While there may be some students finding and participating in Hour of Code, most students use Hour of Code in the context of the classroom, computer lab, or library under adult supervision. Blurred or crossed?

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Computing Education Research Blog

MARCH 23, 2025

The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) is in the process of updating their influential standards. The role of computing education in K-12 should be to introduce students to computing for whatever they are going to do in life. I am arguing here that Sense of Belonging in CS should not be in that set. Hansen et al.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Halloween Kahoot Games (video for teachers) Halloween Science Halloween Voice Transformer (app) Make A Zombie – Skunk Brothers GmbH (app) Meddybemps Spooky Pumpkin Patch Games WordSearch Halloween – AFKSoft (app) Projects ASCII Art–Computer Art for Everyone (a pumpkin–see inset) Lesson Plan: Halloween letter for grades 2-5 Make a Holiday (..)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2025

Nonprofit organizations, such as Code.org, also offer teachers and students low cost or free options to help students learn key computer science skills.)” Students who participate in the coding pathway can earn citations for their fluency in Java and Python, two in-demand coding languages.

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Computer Science Teacher

MARCH 23, 2025

Ive been rather wrapped up in moving the last few weeks so havent been thinking about high school, or K-12, computer science education as I intended since my last blog post. Check out School teachers dont need to recruit students into CS: An alternative model for K-12 computing education for his latest post. Belonging in CS?

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CoderZ

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As we wrap up Computer Science Education Week, we would like to send out a big Thank you! to all of the teachers bringing computing education to the next generation, with a special shout out to those who are jumping in with no prior experience in the subject. Are you interested in storytelling? Leverage Your Expertise TIPP & SEE?

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2024

When Meta held its annual conference at the end of September, the tech giant announced it is betting that the next wave of computing will come in the form of smart eyeglasses. When it’s proving hard enough to regulate the appropriate use of smartphones, what will it be like to manage a rush of kids wearing computers on their faces?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2025

This is one that isnt connected to your local computer so cant be compromised if you get a virus. You can work on your computer while its backing up; itll just be slower. World Backup DayMarch 31st Every Year March 31st is called World Backup Day. Be forewarned: If you have a lot of data, it takes a while. Chromebook : No need.

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Computing Education Research Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

I was on a panel Assessments for Non-CS Major Computing Classes (see the ACM DL paper here ). Her talk was particularly relevant to me because she emphasized how she is studying business students, not computer science students her research is about how non-CS students interact with computing and programming.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As AI becomes more pervasive, educators recognize that these skills are not just for future computer scientists or tech professionals. Holloway is at the forefront of artificial intelligence and computer science education in one of Georgias largest school districts. Recommended Resources: What Does It Mean to Be AI Ready?

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

That is to say, the more one plays it the better the computer gets at playing. OPS5 was a rules based programming language that was used to create an “expert system” to configure computers. Configuring computers back in the mini computer era was a complex process. The term my professor uses was heuristic programming.

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Computing Education Research Blog

MARCH 16, 2025

I talked about what everyone needs to know about computing to support democracy, with a focus on our recent course on AI. Elle is a computational neuroscientist who decided to go meta. She now studies how scientists learn and use computational methods. Barb recorded it and allowed me to share it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 13, 2025

Technological Infrastructure Technology Requirements : Students need reliable internet access and appropriate devices (computers or tablets) to participate in virtual high schools. Instruction Methods : These schools use a mix of synchronous (live, real-time instruction) and asynchronous (pre-recorded, self-paced) learning models.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Challenge can be played unplugged (no computer required), as a Jeopardy Game, through Kahoot, or using a similar gameshow format of your choice. Because it can be played unplugged, it’s great for days when computers are broken or not available. We’ll use the unplugged approach today. Click to view slideshow.

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Computing Education Research Blog

MARCH 9, 2025

Im hesitant to state a preference for my favorite paper at the International Computing Education Research (ICER) Conference in 2024. My favorite paper of ICER 2024 was Alice Chung and Philip Guos paper Perpetual Teaching Across Temporary Places: Conditions, Motivations, and Practices of Media Artists Teaching Computing Workshops.

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Computing Education Research Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Why we needed Python MediaComp in the browser In 2002, we created a course at Georgia Tech called Introduction to Media Computation. Georgia Tech required all liberal arts majors to take a course in computer science, but the withdrawal-or-failure rate was high (about 50% for some majors). I mostly heard calls for Unity or Python.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We wanted to go where the kids are, where they are on the computers with their games or on their PlayStations,” Rogoff told EdSurge. The film, which began as an audio documentary, is also animated with AI-generated characters. The animation style is meant to look like something that might be in the latest consumer video game. “We

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2024

JAWS Software Fee-based JAWS is one of the most popular screen readers for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and braille output for PC-based documents in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Edge, and more.

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STEM Education Works

APRIL 1, 2025

The Future of Practical Quantum Computing On February 19, Microsoft announced the creation of a new computer chip, the Majorana 1. But this is no ordinary computer chip: its a quantum computer chip! Traditional computers use a special mathematical language called binary to encode and process data. Thats right.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2025

It features state-of-the-art computing devices, professional learning experiences and community resources. By incorporating labs equipped with high computing machines and through teachers facilitation, students continue their development of future-ready skills like adaptability, collaboration, innovation and computational thinking.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For more information about this work, visit the GCPS Office of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science website. By becoming AI Ready, students learn to be ethical and responsible users, developers and decision-makers of AI.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While nearly 70 percent of surveyed teachers said tech tools help students catch up academically, Bryson points out that Latino adults are less likely to have a computer at home than other groups. We know there's a gap in access, especially for families at home, she says.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Its just what happened during the early days of the pandemic, when kids were stuck at home and beaming into school through a computer. How would you grade a child who is just sitting behind a computer? Its not their fault, she says, or their parents or even the schools fault. In Zoom class, youre just a little blot on the screen.

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

You can find me at @alfredtwo.bsky.social I am trying to get the #CSed hashtag as a popular way to connect with other computer science educators. A lot of people seem to be moving to BlueSky and I have created an account there. If you are on BlueSky, I hope you will join me. I am on Threads and Instagram as well.

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Computer Science Teacher

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

I’m a software engineer at Microsoft and a volunteer computer science teacher at Kansas State School for the Blind Outside of work, I’m starting a free initiative to bring guest speakers from the tech industry into high school, community college, or university classrooms or clubs to share their experience and do a q&a.

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Computer Science Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This is especially true of the many teachers who dont self identify as computer science teachers. Many see themselves are math teachers or science teachers or elementary school teachers or , well, you get the picture, rather than computer science teachers.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

In 2013, the STEM and Computer Science (STEM+CS) team was created to implement an interdisciplinary grades K-12 STEM program outside the grade-level core disciplines of ELA, math, science and social studies, and separate from the standard Career Technical Education (CTE) programs to reach all students.

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ED Surge

MARCH 17, 2025

Whether a student is interested in healthcare, engineering, computer science or business, a virtual career explorer can help them see the possibilities and take their first steps toward a fulfilling career.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Let’s reinforce that goal by stepping away from digital device, recognize that these skills — critical thinking and problem-solving — apply to any part of life, even without a computer, iPad, or smartphone in hand. This includes non-computer activities such as Happy Maps, Graph Paper Programming, Dice Race, Binary.

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Computer Science Teacher

MARCH 30, 2025

One of the great problems of teaching computer science is that there is a limited amount of time to teach and an unlimited amount of things that can be taught. There is very little degree of agreement of what must be taught. Teachers do the best they can but there is a good amount of variation on what gets taught.

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