Computer programing can be a valuable part of the K-12 curriculum. Pleasanton USD superintendent David Haglund thinks “programming is a mindset and a great foundation for math.” Haglund uses the first ...

To teach language to the youngest students, you first introduce them to the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that the letters make. Next, you step forward into combining letters into simple ...

While coding is a good start, school districts need to develop broader computer science initiatives to grow 21st century–ready learners. Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in ...

If you gave Shelley Charlton an Excel spreadsheet to maneuver, the high school business teacher could dazzle you. But if you asked her how to solve a problem using the Snap! visual programming ...

“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at ...

The whiteboard in Professor Mark Stehlik’s office at Carnegie Mellon University still has the details of what turned into a computer science program for high school students. Stehlik and colleague ...

Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...

Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology. Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the ...

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then ...

Aman Yadav receives funding from National Science Foundation, Robin Hood Foundation, and Apple. Michael Lachney does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...