Computer Science Teacher

Attending several conferences this summer I have talked to any number of people about this blog. Several people told me how much they apprec...

I love CS Teaching Tips . I follow them on Twitter and Facebook as well as visiting the web site from time to time. Full list of links at th...

I read blogs by smart interesting people so I can be exposed to new or different ideas. Eugene Wallingford is one of those smart interesting...

The early part of this last week was in Charleston SC for a great mini conference. I blogged about it earlier in the week. The rest of the w...

Today was the second day of a creative mini conference of educators. You can read about Charleston Teach Meet Day One   here . We started of...

This week I am in Charleston SC at Porter-Gaud School meeting with about a dozen teachers from around the US and two teachers from Scotland....

If this is Monday it must be Charleston. Seriously though I am in Charleston SC for a two day mini conference with a small group of great ed...

The 2015 Annual CSTA Conference is in the books now. Over 350 people attended in Grapevine TX for 14 three-hour workshops and 24 concurrent ...

At the CSTA Conference I had a long chat with Peli de Halleux from the TouchDevelop team about the BBC Micro:bit. Peli has been active in To...

I’m tempted to just leave the question there, get some popcorn and watch sparks fly. A lot of discussion on more or less that topic in the c...

Usually I write these up on Sunday so it will be ready first thing in the morning on Monday. This week I am at the annual CSTA Conference an...

From time to time teachers need a reminder of what they are teaching. Oh not just “we teach students not subjects.” That is certainly true b...

Saw this in my inbox and thought it worth sharing with others who don’t always read there CSTA email or who teach other subjects. Google ...

Is the BBC’s ‘Micro Bot’ the Silver Bullet ). With a new set of announcements today the discussion has started again.There were a rash of co...

Last week was ISTE. I’m still sorting through all the information I received. And just one week until the CSTA Conference. Very excited for ...

I thought I was done writing about ISTE but Doug Peterson’s post ( Stop It Already - which you really should read including the comments fr...

There are all sorts of interesting people working the various exhibit hall booths at ISTE and other conference. There are as I see it severa...

I spent a lot of time in playgrounds and poster sessions. There is really not a lot of difference between a poster session and a playground ...

Today was about the conversations. I was able to connect with a number of the people I respect and admire who I communicate with online most...

ISTE is huge. I mean really huge. There are something like 20,000 people here in Philadelphia. There are a lot people here I want to see and...