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Keep Calm and Java On: Fall 2015
The deadline for this opportunity is approaching fast! Please apply by Friday, September 4th, to be considered for this course. Description The Texas Regional Collaboratives (TRC) at UT Austin, in partnership with Oracle Academy, is offering a free series of courses for Texas teachers interested in teaching computer science. This… read more
CS Teacher Position in San Marcos ISD
FIRST Robotics Grants Available
FIRST Robotics Grants Available Interested in starting a FIRST Robotics team for your STEM-passionate students? FIRST in Texas funding partners want to help fund your efforts. Supporters like Texas Workforce Commission, Dell, Freescale Foundation, 3M, and others want to see your students succeed. The FIRST in Texas mission is to… read more
Registration now open for 2015 Youth Code Jam
Registration now open for 2015 San Antonio Youth Code Jam The Scoop: September 26, 2015 ESC Region 20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free More details: www.sacodejam.org Limited space, so register soon! We have some really amazing stations for you this year including Scratch, Raspberry Pi, Code.org,… read more
Vote for Debugging CS Ed w/ Public/Private Partnerships at SXSWedu
Fellow Computer Science Advocates, Panel Picker is part of the process for deciding which sessions should be included in SXSWedu and we’ve proposed some great sessions related to CS Education! Please vote for the following: Debugging CS Ed w/ Public/Private Partnerships Includes UT-Austin’s Center for STEM Education (TRC), Oracle Academy,… read more
Keep Calm and Java On: Fall 2015
September 28, 2015 – November 20, 2015 Description The Texas Regional Collaboratives (TRC) at UT Austin, in partnership with Oracle Academy, is offering a free series of courses for Texas teachers interested in teaching computer science. This series of professional development experiences will prepare participants to teach courses such… read more
CS First – Turnkey Solution for starting a computer science club in your school
Free Online Course from Google on teaching Computational Thinking
Google has launched a free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) to help teachers consider new ways to incorporate computational thinking in their courses. https://computationalthinkingcourse.withgoogle.com/preview There is also a site with numerous resources vetted by teachers to support computational thinking lessons in schools. That website is call Exploring Computational Thinking.… read more
Teach CS: Texas Teacher Certification in Computer Science
Do you want to get certified to teach computer science in Texas? This workshop is for you! Description Teach CS will provide an overview of the educator competencies required of all teachers to become certified in Grades 8-12 Computer Science. This certification is necessary to teach courses such as Computer… read more