Computer Science Teacher

Blocks or text? Which should I use with beginners? On one hand, I read research backed articles like Mark Guzdial’s High school students lea...

Most programming textbooks just are not what I am looking for. They are too long. They are too dull. And they are written for teachers to us...

Things have been moving right along in New Hampshire. First we developed CS teacher certification (a joint effort with the department of edu...

One of the things I tell students is that computer science is relevant to a lot of careers that they may not think of at first. An announcem...

Two weeks from today I return to school for teacher orientation. Students come in the next week. Things are getting real. While I have been ...

Do you know a student working on an amazing computer science project? Maybe they need some recognition to take them to the next level. The C...

Too often people think of ethics, accessibility, and security as condiments; something to add at the end rather than ingredients essential f...

The ACM has released the latest update for the ACM Code of Ethics . It’s an interesting and important document. I wonder how many computing ...

Narrator : Alfred Thompson, you’ve just attended an amazing CSTA Conference. Now what? Alfred : I’m going to Disney World! And so I did. I j...

One of the big announcements at the recent Computer Science Teachers Association conference was that Microsoft is donating two million doll...

Contrary to popular opinion I did not do it for the free t-shirt. Certaport was offering teachers at the CSTA Conference the opportunity to ...

I feel like I have really fallen behind on reporting on the CSTA Conference in Omaha. Part of the problem is being a bit overwhelmed. Usuall...

One of the big announcements at CSTA today was a new premium level of membership in CSTA. There is and will continue to be a free membership...

Before I get into some pictures of the exhibit hall let me tell you that there are a lot of people here. This was lunch on Sunday. Arkansas ...

Yesterday opened the CSTA Conference with afternoon workshops. And there was a nice reception put on by Google. For me it was a travel day a...

My bags are packed. Normally I pack the night before a trip but my suitcase has been packed for days for my trip to the annual CSTA Conferen...

Today is the last day of ISTE and I’m not there. I am following a lot of conversation from there on Twitter though. One thing that is coming...

Summer is a time of reflection and learning for me. I really want to be a better teacher and summer give me a chance to read more and to thi...

Of the several courses I teach, my favorite course is call Honors Programming. Its a one semester course that is the first real programing c...

One of my students won for her district last year. She found it a very valuable experience. I highly support this challenge. Share it with ...