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In the last 10 years, many schools have benefitted from embedding computing in their timetables. The interest for studying computer science is also increasing with a leap in entries at both A level and GCSE. However, much work is still ahead of us to ensure young people of all backgrounds benefit from studying this important subject and go on to fill the skills shortage present in computing-related industries. Read the latest blog from Dave Gibbs, our Education Strategy Lead showcasing the work of the National Centre for Computing Education and the ambition behind the I Belong programme 👉 https://bit.ly/3VZp39J #computing #education #comuterscience

🕹 The publication of the report on the future of Computer Science by King's College funded by the Nuffield Foundation gives us an opportunity to take stock as we continue to support teachers and young people through the National Centre for Computing Education: ✅ This year, provisional figures show another leap for GCSE and A-level entries for Computer Science. ✅ Equality of access to computing education is much needed and support to schools and teachers to make it happen has never been more needed. ✅ The proportion of girls taking the subject at GCSE is steadily rising but we are still falling short of equal representation. This is why programmes such as IBELONG to break stereotypes and attract more girls into computing education, and #teacherCPD through the NCCE are vital and should be scaled up. #diversityintech #equity #teachcomputing

With two-thirds of new jobs in STEM being in computing, Computer Engineering and Computer Science education is in demand. Paul Bruno, assistant professor EPOL, is leading a team with Colleen Lewis of The Grainger College of Engineering and others on a three-year study examining the impacts of state policy on computer science and teacher preparation. #STEMeducation #ComputerScience #ComputerEngineering #CSeducation https://lnkd.in/gFVxaAae

♿ For computing to work for everyone, it must first be accessible to everyone. That's the goal of a new book published by Amy Ko, Professor at the University of Washington Information School. She and her co-authors are offering "Teaching Accessible Computing" for free! 💻 Access the book: bookish.press/tac People with disabilities often find tech tools difficult or impossible to use. Yet, students are rarely taught about accessibility. This limits their readiness to spot and fix issues, as well as the capacity of tech organizations to design accessible technology from the start. "Teaching Accessible Computing" is a living document that aims to address this gap by empowering educators to teach accessibility topics — and it's a collaborative process. #CSed teachers who would like to contribute a chapter can use the interest form: https://lnkd.in/ewtAATuG “Our hope is that computer science teachers will be able to read the first few introductory chapters, and the chapters relevant to their teaching, and use their learning to teach accessible computing in their classes," the authors wrote in the book's introductory statement. You can view each chapter online, save the book as a PDF, or download it and print copies. To make it easier for educators to use the resource and apply actionable strategies, each chapter includes a time estimate. The book also comes with a prepared citation for easy reference. During #DisabilityPride month and after, we encourage everyone to make accessibility a fundamental aspect of inclusion. For more insights from Amy Ko, watch the recording of her talk from the 2024 #NCWITSummit on Liberatory Futures for Computing Literacy: https://lnkd.in/e3KYgBYR

There is certainly evidence to suggest there may be a better balance to be achieved between computing and ICT, to ensure we are attracting as many students as possible to the subject, while also ensuring those completing courses have the knowledge and skills to progress to employment or further study in the field.

If there are any teachers in my network who are struggling to gain funding for their Computer Science class, feel free to reach out for a few tips!

Yes!! Another direction for embedding #inclusion from the beginning with #accessibility in computer programming. Check out Lawrence Weru, S.M. new #OpenAccess book on the topic. “For computing to work for everyone, it must be accessible to everyone. Alas, it is not: people with disabilities in mobility, vision, hearing, learning, attention, and more regularly face software that is hard or impossible for them to use. One reason for this is that when we educate future software engineers, we rarely teach them anything about accessibility. This limits their ability to find and fix accessibility defects and advocate to their organization to prioritize those fixes. More importantly, it limits the capacity of software organizations to design software that is accessible from day one.” #ResearchMatters #EquityandInclusion #HigherEducation #TransformationalLeadership #EducationalLeadership #ResearchMethods #Internationalisation #Internationalization #ProfessionalDevelopment #LifelongLearning #OnlineLearning

Computer science is having a major moment 🤩 Schools are finally realizing how important it is and are stepping up their game, with some amazing districts even teaching it to everyone from a young age 🏫 🍎 This is super exciting, but we still need to make sure every student has a chance to learn – let's keep the momentum going! Read the full story to see how it's happening https://lnkd.in/g7Aq6smi

We warmly invite you to submit a research paper to the 20th annual ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research (ICER). Please refer to the #ICER 2024 Call for Papers https://icer2024.acm.org for more details. We would love to see you at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia from August 13th – 15th, 2024.   The 20th annual ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research (ICER) aims to gather high-quality contributions to the Computing Education Research discipline. The “Research Papers” track invites submissions describing original research results related to any aspect of teaching and learning computing, from introductory through advanced material. Submissions are welcome from across the research methods used in Computing Education Research and related fields. Each contribution will be assessed based on the appropriateness and soundness of its methods, its relevance to teaching or learning computing, and the depth of its contribution to the community’s understanding of the question at hand. Research areas of particular interest include: 👨💻 design-based research, learner-centered design, and evaluation of educational technology supporting computing knowledge or skills development 👨💻 discipline based education research (DBER) about computing, computer science, and related disciplines 👨💻 informal learning experiences related to programming and software development (all ages), ranging from after-school programs for children, to end-user development communities, to workplace training of computing professionals 👨💻 learnability of programming languages and tools, learning analytics and educational data mining in computing education contexts 👨💻 learning sciences work in the computing content domain 👨💻 measurement instrument development and validation (e.g., concept inventories, attitudes scales, etc) for use in computing disciplines, pedagogical environments fostering computational thinking, psychology of programming 👨💻 rigorous replication of empirical work to compare with or extend previous empirical research results 👨💻 teacher professional development at all levels Please see the submission Instructions for details on how to prepare your submission. It includes links to the relevant ACM policies including the ACM Policy on Plagiarism, Misrepresentation, and Falsification as well as the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. All questions about this call should go to the ICER 2024 program committee chairs at pc-chairs@icer.acm.org

Our latest analysis of the computing concepts taught in integrated computing curricula is available open access from ACM's Transactions on Computing Education. This time, the focus is on curricula with learning objectives in computer science. As we think about how integrated computing can be a tool for computational literacy or an introduction to computer science, it's important to understand what students are learning (or not). Co-authors: Yin-Chan (Janet) Liao, Erin Anderson, Miranda Parker, and Brendan Calandra. https://lnkd.in/dbrwtxEx