This will be a short week in school. Thanksgiving is Thursday in the US and my school is off for a five day weekend. I’m looking forward to a bit of a break. I think my students are more ready though. 
Weeks of programming can save you hours of planning. This is the most retweeted and favorite tweet I’ve done in a while. Wish it was unique to me but the saying has been around for a while. The other CS teacher at my school has this on his lab wall. It’s going up in mine as well.
Shakespearean Insult Generator - an interesting project in Python by Simon Johnson @clcsimon. I’m working on doing this with my C# students in C# of course.
Seeking study participants: What should BS in CS graduates know about software development? I believe she is looking for people from industry (hiring managers) to reply.
Check out the CS Participation Kit and get inspired -- during CS ED Week, December 8-14, or any time of the year!
The call went out for Computer Science Teachers Association 2015 Board of Directors Nominations. I’m planning on running again. We’re always looking for good candidates though.
How to Not Drive Students Away from CIS my friend Randy Guthrie takes on this tough but important topic.
Little evidence to believe 10x programming productivity gap. Doesn't matter. It's an education problem. Great piece by Mark Guzdial.
Nice article by Pat Yongpradit. Should we teach computer science in elementary school? My vote is pretty clear.
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Alfred - Block programming apps - scratch, etc. make thinking first nearly impossible - kids just keep throwing code at their games/programs. What do you do to encourage planning in your students?
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