National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas

The committee recognized early in the process that obtaining feedback from a broad range of stakeholders and experts would be crucial to the framework’s success. For this reason, we secured permission ...
Government Technology

NSF Awards $11M to Expand AI Training for K-12 Teachers

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is giving $11 million to the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) to launch a multistate professional development effort aimed at helping K-12 educators ...
Mississippi State University

Back to School: MSU prepares more than 550 elementary teachers to implement computer science curriculum

More than 550 elementary school teachers participated in four sessions this summer in the Elementary Computer Science Summer Institute, hosted by Mississippi State’s Center for Cyber Education as part ...
Government Technology

Opinion: Compsci Must Go Hand in Hand With Accessibility

(TNS) — A new report highlights the urgent need to expand access to K-12 computer science education in the United States, as millions of students still lack these opportunities in a technology-driven ...
EdSource

California embraces computer science in its schools

Four years ago in May of 2014, the CEO of Code.org, Hadi Partovi, sent a letter to Governor Jerry Brown asking for a meeting to talk about the importance of expanding student access to computer ...
EdSurge

What Does Computer Science Professional Development Look Like?

Computer Science Education Week is once again on the horizon, taking place this year on Dec. 3-9, 2018. Many students and teachers will sign up for the Hour of Code, a global movement that invites ...