Just over a month until your 2nd ever CSTA and PaTTAN Unconference. Free! Join CSTA for free, and find your regional chapters to connect with. Act 48 hours available, and PaTTAN is providing an opportunity to attend the CS Summit in June a little easier. Come collaborate! #CSInPA

It was truly beautiful that Daniel Scheinert chose to thank his teachers in his speech :')

#CSinPA virtual unconference CS Teachers Association (CSTA) CSTAPhilly cstapittsburgh CSTA Susquehanna Valley CSTA Longwood PaTTAN #CSforALL

Local #STEMinPA #edtech #microbit Meetup on May 6th, 2023! Hosted by CSTA Longwood & CSTA Philly with #microbitchampion @AmandaJeane2 at Westtown School We’re providing free food & free micro:bit PaTTAN ! Register here: forms.gle/nJKotiC1J4dmw1…

Calling all Philly Area Computer Science Educators! I'm helping to host a #microbit Meetup on May 6th, 2023 with CSTA Longwood & CSTAPhilly! We’re providing free food & a free micro:bit. Thanks PaTTAN! Register here: forms.gle/nJKotiC1J4dmw1…

IoT4Ag is hosting a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) in the Philadelphia area this summer. Open to Philadelphia-based K-12 STEM teachers. Apps due 4/21 at 5 EST! More information & application here!: airtable.com/shrp4XPKYgxf3z…

Are you a great computer science teacher in Philly-- or know one who is? Nominations are open for the 2023 CS Teacher Awards. Submit by May 5 & celebrate awards on May 20! go to: cs4philly.org/2022-cs-teache…… (Formerly) CS for All Teachers / CS@AIR CSforALL

The 2023 AP Computer Science Principles scores: 5: 12%; 4: 23%; 3: 33%; 2: 20%; 1: 12%.

This year’s AP Computer Science Principles students scored very high on exam questions about systems and networks; a massive 19% answered all such questions correctly.

The most challenging question types for this year’s AP Computer Science Principles students, overall, were code analysis questions, on which the average score was 60%.

% of AP Computer Science Principles students earning each point on the Create project (which is 30% of the AP score): Program Purpose/Function: 59% Data Abstraction: 72% Managing Complexity: 37% Procedural Abstraction: 46% Algorithm Implementation: 47% Testing: 41%

I sat down with experts at the intersection of technology and society who provided a range of perspectives on AI’s enormous promise and risks. In seizing this moment of technological change, we also need to manage the risks. My Administration is on it.

#ISTE #ISTELive #ISTELive23 Jared Mader Ben Smith

"It's the hardest job you'll ever love." Teaching can be a challenging career - but also one that's immensely rewarding, as STEAM coordinator & educator Louise explains. #WednesdayWisdom

California passed a new law that will mandate K-12 students to learn media literacy as part of their modules plan. The bill is designed to help students develop skills in identifying false information online amid a worrying rise in distrust in the media. trib.al/CZzgGda

So proud of my CSTA family representing us all at the White House speaking about CS, AI and education.

The Marching Eagles Sandburg Bands will be marching in London's New Year's Day Parade! The parade starts at 6am CST. You can stream it online here: lnydp.com. Thank you to our directors, CSHS Music Boosters, and volunteers District 230 @Rnolting21 Derrick Smith

She's incredible! 💖

The 2024 AP Computer Science Principles scores: 5: 11%; 4: 21%; 3: 33%; 2: 21%; 1: 14% All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2024 will be posted here when available: apstudents.org/score-distribu…

Admin: You know the saying "Maslow before Bloom"? The teacher version of that is "PD AFTER room." It is really tough to focus on any PD, no matter how valuable, when we know there is a mountain of furniture stacked in a corner of our room. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.