Want to expand computer science education? Educate more teachers
Without university-level programs to provide teacher training for advanced computer science, states will not be able to offer high-quality computer science education to all students.
Without university-level programs to provide teacher training for advanced computer science, states will not be able to offer high-quality computer science education to all students.
College science classes often fall short of helping students see connections across subjects. Can a new approach make a difference?
More than 3 million children in the US are homeschooled. Are they getting a good education?
In order to get more young people to see themselves as future scientists, researchers argue that it helps to outfit the students with a simple article of clothing: a lab coat.
Neither major party has made science and engineering issues a big part of its platform. But research – and its funding – are crucial if the U.S. wants to maintain status as a global leader.
Thirty years after the Supreme Court ruled that creationism cannot be required in schools, ‘creation science’ is still taught in some schools. What are the implications for climate education?
Integrated computing enables teachers to incorporate basic programming skills into K-12 students’ regular math, science and language arts classes.
Computer science has become a popular major and public schools want to extend instruction. Where are the teachers?
Popular programming that focuses on science tends to not actually be all that popular. Bringing in new audiences who aren’t already up to speed on science topics is a challenge.
The latest version of the Spider-Man video game offers insights into how science could be taught more effectively to today’s college students, a researcher and video game enthusiast suggests.