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CS Teachers, It's (Past) Time To Learn About Race
We need to send the message that we are willing to change CS education in order to address historic and systemic inequities.
From BLOG@CACM
Meeting the Need For CSP at Georgia Tech
In November, I encouraged CS departments to create AP CS equivalent classes. I tried to make one at my institution, but realized that we were already there.
From BLOG@CACM
Five Principles For Programming Languages For Learners
Five considerations when choosing a programming language for schools
From BLOG@CACM
Using Other STEM Disciplines to Predict Future Computing Education
A recent AAAS Symposium on STEM Education provides the opportunity to compare computing education to other STEM education.
From BLOG@CACM
CS Classes Have Different Results Than Laboratory Experiments – Not in a Good Way
Why is it that the predictors of success in CS classes are not predictors in experiments?
From BLOG@CACM
State of the States: Progress Toward CS For All
Achieving the President's goal of CS for All requires change at the local level. Here's the current state of the states.
From BLOG@CACM
The Inverse Lake Wobegon Effect
Where we take a sample from a privileged group, and assume that we know the population.
From BLOG@CACM
Advice For CS Education from Science and Mathematics Education
We have a lot to learn from standards efforts in science and mathematics education.
From BLOG@CACM
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.
From BLOG@CACM
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.
From BLOG@CACM
Be It Resolved: Teaching Statements Must Embrace Active Learning and Eschew Lecture
Let's encourage active learning by requiring it in teaching statements.
From BLOG@CACM
Top 10 Myths About Teaching Computer Science
Let's put some evidence behind those summertime faculty email list battles about CS teaching.
From BLOG@CACM
Improving Computing Education By Viewing Teaching as Community Property
Teaching about computing should be shared, not isolated behind closed doors.
From BLOG@CACM
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
From BLOG@CACM
Providing On-Line CS Teacher Education, Designed For Teachers
Announcing a research-based resource for helping high school teachers to learn Python and CS Principles
From BLOG@CACM
Computing Education Must Go Beyond Intuition: The Need For Evidence-Based Practice
Computing educators' practice would dramatically improve if we drew on evidence, rather than intuition.
From BLOG@CACM
Rising Enrollment Might Capsize Retention and Diversity Efforts
Rapid increase of enrollment in CS classes in the US might undermine efforts to improve diversity.
From BLOG@CACM
The Role of Tech Firms in Computing Education
Computing education can't be about jobs. It has to be about schools to reach everyone.
From BLOG@CACM
Is There a 10x Gap Between Best and Average Programmers? And How Did It Get There?
There's not much evidence for a 10x programming productivity gap, but it doesn't matter from an education perspective.
From BLOG@CACM
Anyone Can Learn Programming: Teaching > Genetics
Way more important than the question "Is P==NP?" is the question, "Is teaching greater than genetics?"
From BLOG@CACM