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Review a Draft of the K-12 CS Framework
ACM, CSTA, and Code.org are working jointly with more than 100 advisors within the computing community to steer a process to build a framework for K-12 CS Education...
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The Inverse Lake Wobegon Effect
Where we take a sample from a privileged group, and assume that we know the population.
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A New Framework to Define K-12 Computer Science Education
Computing leaders ACM, Code.org, and CSTA are launching an effort to guide educators and state and district policy makers about K-12 computer science.
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Advice For CS Education from Science and Mathematics Education
We have a lot to learn from standards efforts in science and mathematics education.
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A Call to Action For Higher Education to Make AP CS Principles Work
The new Advanced Placement exam in CS Principles will be offered in May 2017. It's time to figure out what colleges and universities are going to do about it.
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Thoughts on 'The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent' and a Call For Corporate Action
In "The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent" in The New York Review of Books, Andrew Hacker questions if there is really an unfilled need for STEM graduates, and if there...
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The Bottleneck in Increasing Accessibility to CS Education Is Producing Enough CS Teachers
The demand for CS teachers is growing. Now we have to figure out how to increase the supply.
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A Lovelace, Babbage, and Analytical Engine Lego Set?
On LEGO's ideas site, a new set has been proposed that would let children build the Analytical Engine, and learn about the roles Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage...
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Be It Resolved: Teaching Statements Must Embrace Active Learning and Eschew Lecture
Let's encourage active learning by requiring it in teaching statements.
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Top 10 Myths About Teaching Computer Science
Let's put some evidence behind those summertime faculty email list battles about CS teaching.
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SF Reading For Computer Scientists: Summer 2015
Summer reading recommendations for computer scientists, courtesy of the SIGCSE 2015 Using Science Fiction in CS Courses BOF.
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Improving Computing Education By Viewing Teaching as Community Property
Teaching about computing should be shared, not isolated behind closed doors.
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The Babble of Computing Education: Diverse Perspectives, Confusing Definitions
A wide range of differing definitions and diverse adoptions in computing education make it hard to understand and define
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St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO Wins 2015 ACM-ICPC World Finals
ITMO becomes the first team to solve all 13 problems in the ACM-ICPC World Finals!
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The ACM-ICPC World Finals: How to Watch and Engage from Home
A guide to following the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest from afar.
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Day Two at the ACM-ICPC World Finals
A look at the second day of the ACM-ICPC World Finals in Morocco.
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Greetings from Marrakech, Host of the 2015 ACM-ICPC World Finals
A report from the 39th Annual IBM-Sponsored ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals.
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Learning About Parallel and Distributed Computing
Parallel and distributed computing are now in the core CS curriculum, and every CS program should be teaching their students about it. How can CS educators learn...
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A Taste of CHI Interactivity in Seoul
Observations from CHI 2015, the first SIGCHI annual conference held in Asia.
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