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While most computer science classes focus on practical skills, CS 54N: “Great Ideas in Computer Science” explores the subject’s history and intellectual foundations.
Computer coding classes: Many educators want to turn coding into a new kind of literacy — a fundamental applied skill, a mode of inquiry and expression — that everybody should know.
Computer programmers and software engineers are urging that K-12 students be introduced to computer coding—designing and writing source code for computers—earlier in their educational careers ...
The online classes were inspired by the ongoing pandemic, said Andrea “Andie” Philo, Computer Lab Manager. Since students can't come to the library, the library will go to them.
We'll hear about the Oregon Department of Education's first statewide plan for computer science education, released late last year.
New data finds that not enough teachers are being certified in computer science to meet the rising need.
A good class now includes lessons on artificial intelligence, media literacy, data science, ethics and biased algorithms, so "students know how to think critically to solve problems using ...
Learning the wrong lessons In theory, any student in class 11 or 12 can choose to study computer science or 'information practices', a less technical subject.
According to a 2022 report by Code.org, only 40 percent of California high schools offer computer science classes, well below the national average of 53 percent.
Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.