Today’s CEO leader in STEM
Our future depends on the strength of our scientific spine, StemConnector.org reports.
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Millions participate in the Hour of Code
Last month, eSN gave readers a preview of Computer Science Education Week's major initiative, the Hour of Code, which asks students, teachers, parents, and schools to learn just…
10 computer science education resources and facts
To celebrate Computer Science Education Week and to make sure you're ready to educate students and peers about why computer science is such an essential part of U.S.…
Let’s hope Computer Science Education Week is an impetus for Congress to act
Were Grace Hopper still alive, she’d turn 107 years young on Monday, December 9th, ITIC.org reports.
Computer Science Education Week: How will you participate?
Computer Science Education Week begins today, and the week is full of resources and events to help curriculum directors and educators integrate and implement computer science lessons. As…
Could these new standards work better than Common Core?
Imagine this ‘unicorn’ scenario in education: You take an entire subject--one whose mastery could push the country to the forefront of innovation--and spend years doing nothing but perfecting…
NASA sows seeds of science for children
NASA is teaming with the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association to cultivate agricultural innovations for space, and tapping classrooms across the country to help.
OPINION: Learning to code isn’t enough
The 2020 Science report released in 2005 observed that science was changing in a subtle but fundamental way--from the use of computing to support scientific work, to integrating…
An uptick in the hiring of women for tech jobs
There are signs that tech companies are hiring more women, but women still appear to make up far less than half of all new hires in the industry,…