South Hills High School teacher Saleta Thomas bills her class as a digital game-design program for students. But once students opt to take the class, they start learning computer coding through basic ...
Historically, learn-to-code efforts have provided opportunities for the few, but new efforts are aiming to be inclusive. A decade ago, tech powerhouses the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon ...
This past semester, I took an introductory Python course with roughly fifty undergraduate and a handful of graduate peers. The course—“COMP 10: Computer Science For All”—was designed specifically for ...
The drag-and-drop coding apps and tutorials that many K-12 schools use to teach students the beginnings of code may be entertaining, but they don’t mimic the work that real computer scientists do, ...
We are now living in a technological world and the future of work is this: Tech workers will no longer solely work in the tech industry. Every field will hire employees with strong digital skills, and ...
Imagine Learning (IL) has announced a course specifically to teach eighth grade students how to code by controlling a browser-based virtual robot, without the need for expensive hardware or software.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Technology and women are leading the way into the future. Yet women are under represented in the computer science field. Saturday, May 23 is National Women Learning Code Day. And ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — For years, instructors at DeltaV have talked about the huge career opportunities available in computer science in Iowa. Now the school is working to prove it. On Wednesday (Aug. 2), ...
There’s a persistent stereotype that developers don’t have friends, don’t go outside, don’t attend social events, and don’t ...
VERNON HILLS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a recent survey conducted by educational toy company Learning Resources®, 70% of parents felt that children should start learning basic coding skills as early ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - In Benjamin Mauch’s classroom at Chimborazo Elementary School, fifth-grade music class looks and ...