Dear Code.org Educator, Please see the attached flyer with more info on earning a $240 per day stipend to sponsor a 2016 Spring Break Coding Camp on Code.org’s Computer Science Fundamentals Courses at your school. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks. Phillip G. Eaglin, PhD Changing Expectations Corp… read more
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2015 Hour of Code – Enter to win $10,000 worth of technology for your school
Enter to win $10,000 worth of technology for your school If you plan for every student at your school to learn an Hour of Code, you can qualify to win $10,000 worth of technology to keep learning beyond one hour! One public, K-12 school will win in every US state.… read more
Association for Computer Educators in Texas Conference
ACET will host its 51st Annual Conference 30-31 October 2015 at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. This year’s conference theme is IT ED: Best Practices for Computer Education BRING A FRIEND AND SAVE BIG! Conference Fee One attendee in your group $125 Two attendees in your group $150 (that’s $75 each) Three attendees… read more
How to Run a CS Summer Camp workshop
The Center for STEM Education is partnering with the Expanding Computing Education Pathways program to offer a free workshop to Texas educators on how to run CS summer camps for students. The attached flyer includes details. High school teachers or non-profits partnering with universities are eligible to participate. Workshop attendees… read more
Flatiron School – Computer Science Teaching Fellowship
COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING, EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY Quality education begins with outstanding teachers — and it’s easier to train a teacher in computer science, than train a programmer in teaching. That’s why Flatiron School is proud to announce the Computer Science Teaching Fellowship. 500 educators will receive full scholarships to learn software development… read more
Code.org’s Computer Science Fundamentals Courses
Hour of Code Resources
There are several webinars coming up that will be offered by Code.org to give tips and pointers regarding the Hour of Code. Please check out the following if you plan to do an Hour of Code event at your school or community: An Educators Guide to the Hour of Code Sneak Peak:… read more
TACSE Statewide Meeting in Houston
TACSE Statewide Meeting October 14, 2015 from 6-9pm Embassy Suites – Houston Downtown Discovery B & C 1515 Dallas Street Houston, TX 77010 832-377-3345 View Map / Get Directions While the importance of STEM is generally agreed upon, the reality is that only 2% of Texas high school graduates take… read more
New developer tools and curriculum resources from Apple
Apple is committed to making it easier than ever for students to become coders and creators. New developer tools and curriculum resources from Apple are ideal for schools that are adding coding into the curriculum or teaching app development. Xcode developer tools provide a powerful, easy-to-use development environment that includes… read more
Intel presents America's Greatest Makers
Calling all Makers / Developers / Creators – Intel, United Artists Media Group and Turner Broadcasting are bringing a national makers’ challenge to television in 2016, with the chance to win a $1 million grand prize. You are invited to submit your ideas for either wearable technologies or smart connected… read more