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From Laura Dillon, MSU: Don’t miss this opportunity for a young woman you know to be recognized for her aspirations! The application is easy and the rewards are immense. Read the personal stories of past AiC winners and how the award has changed their lives at https://www.aspirations.org. Please encourage high school women you know to […] The Today Show this morning had a segment with Code.org‘s Hadi Partovi on the importance of teaching Computer Science in our K-12 schools. See the Today Show video here. “Every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code,” says code.org with an awesome video. See it here in one or all of its three different lengths. I applaud code.org‘s important efforts promoting computer science with the video, quotes from famous persons, and links to CS resources. They cooperate with CSTA […] “Do the best professors get the worst ratings?” asks Nate Kornell Ph. D in Psychology Today. He cites two studies. One study compares groups of students watching a one minute video on cat genetics. “In the fluent speaker video, the speaker stood upright, maintained eye contact with the camera, and spoke fluidly without notes. […] Computer Science Education Week promotes the importance of Computer Science (CS) in education, especially in K-12 education. The results of Computer Science are all around us, from the apps on our computers and mobile devices to the way we communicate electronically. Learn more about CSEdWeek at http://www.csedweek.org. More importantly if you are a student, learn […] | |||||
