ED Surge

JULY 12, 2022

Today, a collection of more than 500 prominent business, education and nonprofit leaders called on states to update their K-12 curriculum to make computer science a core subject. The effort was led by Code.org, an education nonprofit focused on expanding computer science education. You'd expect everybody to learn it. In the U.S.,

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JUNE 9, 2022

With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. The goal during the after school tech club time is that each student will publish their first ebook–or at least give it a good start. how to download favorite songs onto their computer. Genius Hour.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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JUNE 4, 2024

June 4th-6th: Buy any K-8 School License get 2 free print books of the grade level you purchased (Please note: new orders only; domestic or freight-forwarders only) Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. What is a school license? As many as the school wants.

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ED Surge

JUNE 14, 2022

Who gets to learn about computer science in school? While a growing number of schools offer some form of computer-science class or after-school program, such offerings are still far more common in well-resourced districts than those that primarily serve underprivileged students, and more boys take them than girls.

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MAY 15, 2023

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. If you have a school device, a lot of the shutdown steps will be done by the IT folks as they backup, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device. Most computers come with a built-in firewall to keep viruses and malware out.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career Starting a career is an exhilarating journey, and in today’s tech-driven world, the technology you choose during your school years can be a foundational step toward your professional tech arsenal. Thus, choosing tech that scales with your growing needs is essential.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

One program has set out to teach computational thinking (CT) and coding skills in a problem-centered approach, fostering a student-driven learning design. Tony Lam, head of mathematics at Marymount Primary School in Hong Kong, recognized the mindset change required to create a student-centered coding experience.

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JULY 17, 2024

In response to the challenges of COVID, a dissatisfaction with local in-person schools, and increasingly diverse needs of the high school student population, enrollment in US virtual schools is now over 300,000 with about 20% of students taking at least one online course. There are pros and cons of attending class via computer.

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MAY 12, 2022

I posted this a few years ago, skipped the topic with all the craziness of the pandemic, and am updating it this year in articles about how to wrap up your school year.: Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. Here’s a list. Check to be sure yours is active. Back up your files.

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JUNE 2, 2022

June 4th-8th: Buy a K-8 School License. Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. What is a school license? As many as the school wants. Benefits of a School License. provide an overarching curriculum map for using technology in your school.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 30, 2023

At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate profile.

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Computer Science Teacher

DECEMBER 10, 2023

There seems to be a rapid growth in unqualified teachers teaching Computer Science. Now this has always been something on a problem but the rapid growth of requiring CS education in more schools has exacerbated the problem. The other big thing I have noticed this year may be even more concerning to me. Frankly, it scares me.

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MAY 24, 2024

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. If you have a school device, a lot of the shutdown steps will be done by the IT folks as they backup, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device. Most computers come with a built-in firewall to keep viruses and malware out.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Having conducted much more research, including my own mixed-method study, I’m more convinced than ever: Schools need to focus more on social capital development. An example might be a school bringing in local employers whose employees can mentor students, introducing them to new skills, resources, or experts related to their field of work.

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Computer Science Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Looking Back on Computer Science Education 2023 One big thing I wonder about is DEI in CS education. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are pretty important if we’re going to really make progress in computer science. I may have to make a mid-year post about the 20224/2025 school year after the conference.

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ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. These programs exist in many districts across the country, some as standalone schools and others as programs embedded in the district.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

. — The lab starts filling up after school lets out. Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. Students trickle in.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at Truan Junior High re-adapting to in-person schooling fall along a spectrum. But then we still have some that wanna be on their phone, they wanna be on their Chromebook here at school, so they isolate themselves.” When we got into the classroom, the students were shy.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. As the demand for digital skills grows, schools must develop inclusive programs to engage diverse learners. Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators.

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

Working on a school project could be fun if you’re making it together with your kid. Many schools require their students to sit down with their parents, talk about their ancestral history, and put it all together in a video. If they need to create footage to tell a story of your family. What Is A Family Story Video? Google Slides.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When a school or district decides to cut a check for an edtech product, the end goal isn’t about owning a shiny new piece of hardware or app. That’s been changing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when virtually every school and teacher were thrust into the edtech landscape. Louis, Missouri.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A high school senior with long curly hair who participates in a vocational program, Bradley spends about half the day at culinary school and then half in “at-home instruction” through a nearby high school run by a statewide public education service. It’s changed his attitude about school. Bradley loves baking lava cakes.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? High school often focuses on procedural understanding—how to solve problems with well-defined steps.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Why is it important to preserve historical school video recordings? Ask a Tech Teacher contributor has some ideas: 3 Effective Ways to Digitize and Preserve School’s Historical Video Recordings Each year, schools manage and process all sorts of documents and data, starting with students’ personal information and ending with events.

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APRIL 20, 2022

This is a common complaint in my grad school classes. Newsweek has an interesting article addressing exactly that: How Schools Can Find the Time To Teach Digital Literacy Skills. Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer science jobs are projected to grow 13% between 2020 and 2030. teach computer science as part of the curriculum.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Objectives and Steps The objectives of this lesson are: Understand that computers can be used to visit far-away places and learn new things. _Have students return to their seats and log onto the computer. Discuss why they use a password to access the computer. But, not at school). _Bring up a website. What did they learn?

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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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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 2, 2022

Get ready to end the school year in a memorable and fun way for your students (and you!). Last year when I needed to take a college CEU course, I chose Advancement Courses and learned so much about teaching computer science in the classroom. Transcript of 9 Ideas to End the School Year Well - Episode 779. Subscribe to the Show.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 3, 2023

Six months out from when it broke the internet, ChatGPT — and its numerous clones and adaptations — have drummed up great interest, and concerns, for teachers, school leaders and districts. They’re going to figure it out before we figure it out,” says Tracy Daniel-Hardy, director of technology at the Gulfport School District in Mississippi.

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ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

Memories of the continual improvement he was able to do back then have stuck with him as his career has progressed, including jobs as a high school history teacher, an edtech consultant to schools, a doctoral student and professor, and director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab. Was it something that school leaders did?

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As a techie at heart, I envisioned a digital utopia where post-pandemic schools would become fully digitized with students and teachers always remote and online while still preserving the magic of human interaction. The Hype Has Left the Building The tech landscape at my school was far from unique before the pandemic.

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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

JUNE 10, 2024

This is part of a three-article series covering key principles to consider when building out computer science programs in your academic setting. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born. Read the other articles here and here.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 7, 2024

This led me to work within the independent school system. In 2016, I accepted a position as an early childhood counselor, working with a diverse group of children from nursery school through second grade. One of my administrators looked at me solemnly and said, “School is going to look so different from what we know.”

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MAY 3, 2021

School lore probably says they can drop a pin through a straw without touching the sides. That made the tech teacher (or whatever you call her in your school) the cornerstone to all things education, which brings me to the gist of this article: Teacher Appreciation Week. So, do try to fix your broken computer yourself (i.e.,

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Four to six hours in front of a computer for instruction. School administrators and teachers are feeling the fatigue, as well as their jobs become increasingly dependent on computer and phone usage. The plan was to have students go an entire day without using their computers. Sounds like too much screen time?

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