Place Based Education
Coding
EdTech
Skip Coding, Teach Data Science
While there is high demand for coding skills today, artificial intelligence will increasingly take over routine coding jobs as it grows in sophistication. The longer term and larger employment and impact opportunities for today's students lie in data science.
SEL & Mindset
3 Ways Computer Science Class Can Help with Student Readiness
By: Sofia Cabrera. While I was initially intimidated by the thought of taking a computer science class my senior year, I now know it had a tremendously positive impact on my readiness for college, career and life in several important ways.
Project-Based Learning
Building Confidence and Curiosity with littleBits Code Kit
Teacher blogger Amber Chandler reviews the littleBits Code Kit after observing her nine-year-old son using it and speaking with the lead designer.
Future of Work
RAMTEC Robotics: A Path to Employment & Economic Development
RAMTEC, a robotics program at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Ohio, is graduating hundreds of robotics-ready students prepared for careers and further advanced skills learning.
STEM & Maker
Smart Review | Scratch Coding Cards
What do you get when you combine a deck of cards, a laptop, clear instructions and room for creativity? A blended approach to coding. If you are looking for some hands-on coding activities for upper-elementary age kids, this is a great place to start.
Leadership
Computer Science Education Week is Underway
The eighth annual Computer Science Education Week is officially underway, and students and teachers across the world are celebrating by participating in local Hour of Code events.
Future of Learning
All Kids Coding in Rhode Island
Richard Culatta shares more on Rhode Island's CS4RI program--an ambitious plan to offer computer-science classes in every school in the state by the fall of 2017, making it the first state ever to do so.
EdTech
Innovation in Arizona: How One Region Is Taking on Next-Gen Education
By: East Valley Partnership of Arizona. Our community leaders collaborate to provide our next generation of students with ample opportunities for success in life--both inside and outside of the classroom.
EdTech
Root: A Robot to Teach Coding
Root is a robot that teaches kids to code by allowing them to program it to interact with its environment in a diverse range of fun and engaging ways, simultaneously reinforcing their computational thinking and fluency skills.
EdTech
Smart Review | Sparking Student Coding Skills with the Sparki Robot
I recently brought the Sparki programmable robot to my classroom for some expert student review and discovered that Sparki is an engaging and rewarding introduction to computer programming and robotics.