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Computer science education sees more investment, but access gaps linger

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It features national and state-level policy and implementation data, focusing on high school data. “While advocacy is not part of teachers’ responsibilities, it is so helpful in moving towards our vision of every child prepared for a world powered by computing.”

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Roybi Raises $4.2 Million Seed Round to Produce Educational Robots

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The two-legged, pill-shaped robot—upper half green, lower half white and small enough to stand on one’s palm—starts its lesson with a greeting. Designed for children ages 3 to 7, the robot, Roybi, aims to teach kids at home a range of early-childhood developmental skills. Roybi the robot. Hello my friend. The black cat meows.

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How to Engage More Girls in Coding

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Corinne Roller, director of advocacy and public policy for the nonprofit group Girls Who Code , says the proportion of women in computing jobs has actually been trending downward over the last few decades. “If The Cyber Robotics Coding Competition began in New Hampshire in fall 2017, with 2,600 students taking part across the state.

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Google, DonorsChoose Partner to Fund Culturally Responsive Classroom Materials

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Keya Wondwossen, the director of advocacy and public partnerships at DonorsChoose, drew on personal experiences to explain to reporters why this campaign is so important to her. million classroom projects, spanning from book sets to robotics kits to flexible furniture. The nonprofit estimates that 81 percent of U.S.

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How Teacher Prep Programs Are Stepping Up Efforts to Recruit Students

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They visit our creative learning studio and work with robots, so we show what we do and what future teachers learn at our school,” Harward says, adding that there are even “prizes and drawings” for the prospective students. Such outreach might be especially important to draw teachers from groups that are underrepresented in teaching.

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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

“We want to create a sense of urgency to continue to close those gaps,” said Roberto Rodriguez, assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017).

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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

eSchool News

However, I am hopeful that this year we will witness a renewed commitment towards providing resources, policies, and initiatives that cater to English Language Learners and promote multilingualism in schools. We are excited to expose our students to all that coding and robotics can offer, and encourage project-based, active learning.