Interpreting School Testing Data

Much is made of national results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). I have often questioned the way results are commonly interpreted. Sharon Machlis points out several problems with these interpretations in her Computerworld blog. There are many reasons why some students do better than others on these exams. Schools and curricula are […]

December 9-13, 2013 is Computer Science Education Week

Computer Science Education Week promotes computer science in K-12 schools. The dates include the birthday of Admiral Grace Hopper on December 9 (born in 1906). Go to CSEdWeek.org or code.org for information and teaching and/or learning ideas. They would like all students K-12 to participate in an hour of code.

Many people, myself included, […]