Updates and announcements from the Computer Science Teachers Association http://csta.acm.org/index.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Tue, 5 May 2009 13:26:55 -0400 Tue, 5 May 2009 13:25:51 -0400 Sunday Saturday Clayton.Smith@hq.acm.org FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com http://csta.acm.org/Images/CSTA_logo.jpg http://csta.acm.org/index.html CSTA logo 144 38 Access the latest issue of our newsletter, the CSTA Voice. Volume 5 issue 2 : "Building a CS Program" http://csta.acm.org/Communications/sub/CSTAVoice.html 8025FA1B-87D2-40A4-B123-371950427E73 Tue, 5 May 2009 13:25:51 -0400 This panel, from the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing, highlights the specific obstacles preventing more students of color from entering the computer science pipeline before college. The panelists share successful strategies for strengthening K-12 computer science and provide ideas and resources for working with K-12 schools. http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/sub/CSTAPresentations.html 80D74049-2DA3-4366-9CF0-E99D16F0901E Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:21:32 -0400 Download our engaging new classroom poster for your students, or customize it for your institution! http://csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/Careers.html C0C7FF51-9CC8-4E48-9A62-B59414B2F072 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:13:30 -0400 Take a look at our selection of video files (presentations and panels from various CSTA events), and share them with your colleagues and students. http://csta.acm.org/Communications/sub/Videos.html 8E61F6FB-0B5A-470B-BAD8-B2B7DA656028 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:00:03 -0500 The information collected in this survey is essential for ensuring ongoing support for K-12 computer science education and teachers. Everyone who completes the survey will be eligible to win one of two Flip video cameras! http://csta.acm.org/survey 1E8C51D6-FD82-4BE8-B78A-675C5ACD4884 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:52:59 -0500 The Computer Science & Information Technology Symposium provides professional development opportunities for high school and middle school computer science and computer applications teachers who need practical, relevant information to help them prepare their students for the future. This event is held in conjunction with a major educational computing conference and is hosted by CSTA.Registration is limited and will be allotted on a first-come first-served basis. Please register soon! http://csta.acm.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/sub/CSITSymposiaSite.html CC40E35C-BAE0-4600-9E21-B622C5A9E028 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:51:44 -0500 Five UCI students describe their activities in promoting computer science. http://csta.acm.org/Communications/sub/Podcasts.html F17BA946-0CEF-4195-8045-8AB6BB2CD910 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:16:34 -0500 Statement Emphasizes Critical Role of Computer Science as 21st Century Skill http://csta.acm.org/About/sub/press_kit/press_releases/0109ObamaRelease.html 26C9759A-93E9-4483-B04C-E79305CC771D Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:52:47 -0500 CSTA's comprehensive new white paper on computer science teacher certification. http://csta.acm.org/Communications/sub/Documents.html DCA388B9-33AE-428B-92DC-885F8B770863 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:02:07 -0500 Download the latest of our quick chat podcasts on recent CS topics. http://csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/Podcasts.html 6CA2D0C8-612C-4507-B9B8-B90C38566D71 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:58:59 -0500 Download the new international version of the New Imperatives report. http://csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/Documents.html 4839009F-F47F-4925-B0DB-7383EE772DE0 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:01:19 -0500 Joanna Goode discusses the importance of improving college prep CS curriculum from its earliest stages, to reflect an increasingly creative and complex field. http://csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/Documents.html 9181C3D2-A8D6-4EBE-8C91-A4D331D4420D Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:14:07 -0500 From the CCSC MidWest Conference, this presentation illuminates the multiple levels of educational policy and key decision-makers that impact CS education at the federal and state levels, and suggest ways in which post-secondary CS faculty can affect policies to improve support for K-12 CS education. http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/sub/CSTAPresentations.html EFA7B521-3190-455B-9572-981A908BC237 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:10:32 -0400 Computational thinking is integrating the power of human thinking with the capabilities of computers, and it is a required skill for 21st-century success. The cards in this file list simulation and modeling resources for a variety of curriculum areas. Share them with your fellow teachers! http://csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/HighlightedResources.html 940A2711-CF15-42E4-940A-68943C40DBD2 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:04:26 -0400 See state-level results to CSTA's 2007 survey. http://csta.acm.org/Research/sub/CSTAResearch.html B55E4E26-E07C-49B7-BB89-14AB886979E5 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:08:26 -0400 We have simplified the process for submitting resources to the CSTA Source, an online repository of K-12 CS teaching and learning materials. See how simple it is to submit your resource! http://csta.acm.org/WebRepository/WebRepository.html BFB7EB9D-53C1-447D-BF68-6777464EABE4 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:10:50 -0400 Download the presentations from the recent CS&IT 08 Symposium. http://csta.acm.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/CSIT08Presentations.html 1AE8533B-E23D-4035-BEB3-2EFE641E79F6 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:07:30 -0400 Check out the latest entries on the CSTA Advocate blog. http://blog.acm.org/csta/ E1133BC1-B92C-4F88-B7AB-63F723D983EB Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:56 -0400