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What to Know About SQL and How to Try it Out

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I know–a geeky, scary three-letter word that makes even math aficionados decide to choose advanced calculus rather than computer programming. Computers and coding languages are becoming more important in our lives with each passing day, but it can be hard for high school students to choose the best coding languages for their needs.

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Mathematics: The Language of Computer Science Theoretical Foundations At the heart of computer science lies a rich tapestry of mathematical concepts. From algorithms and data structures to cryptography and database systems, mathematics provides the theoretical foundation that underpins these areas.

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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

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Recently, I took a course from Advancement Courses called Teaching Computer Science in 6-12. This blog post will discuss my experience and share what I created related to computer science. After completion, I believe that I received a world-class education about teaching Computer Science. Course Background.

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8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School

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Turning a spreadsheet into a games makes that daunting six syllable phrase (data analysis) just one syllable–fun. More back-to-school articles: Do Your Children Need Computers for School? Spreadsheets become important as students develop the need to analyze, compare and contrast, and find evidence to support conclusions.

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What is the 21st Century Lesson Plan?

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For example, when teaching spreadsheets, make the software or online tools a vehicle for practicing critical thinking, data analysis, and evidence-based learning, not for learning one brand of software or a particular spreadsheet tool. They aren’t used only in the computer lab, but in every class students take.

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AI Tools Like ChatGPT May Reshape Teaching Materials — And Possibly Substitute Teach

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In them, an animated avatar made to look like the 19th-century computing pioneer Ada Lovelace taught the basics of the Python programming language. The PreK-8 school, Paragon Prep, offered a series of optional, self-paced, video lessons that were automatically generated from a textbook.

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How Students Use AI to Design Solutions for Their Community

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This project was guided by Anni Kumar, a seasoned educator and head of the computer science department at Vikas Bharati Public School. After identifying a relevant problem, students collected data to train their AI models and analyzed the data using different tools like Excel, Google Sheets or other data analysis software.