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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Progressive Code Demonstration Programs
One of my goals this year is to improve my demonstration code. As part of that I want some demos that build on top of one another. A lot of things beginners code...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Doug Bergman–Amazing Computer Science Educator Revisited
About five years ago I interviewed Doug Bergman for my occasional series of interviews with computer science teachers. Doug is constantly doing new things so I...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
What Makes A Great High School Computer Science Program
Not long ago someone asked on Facebook for great HS CS programs to visit. Three schools came up quickly and repeatedly. Two are large magnet high schools and one...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Deciding What To Include in High School Computer Science
The more I talk to people about what should be included in high school computer science the more I thing of the Indian story of the blind men and the elephant.I...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Multiple Natures of Computer Science Education
There was a lot of good CS education activity on Twitter this past weekend. I know I missed a lot of it but some things did stand out for me. One of these was this...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Preparing Students to Ask Questions
I drove behind a Google Maps Street view car for a couple of miles today. Things I wondered about: Will my car show up on Street View? What is it like to be one...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Do We Really Need CS Focused High Schools?
Last week Bill Gates visited the Academy for Software Engineering, a computer science focused high school in New York City. and wrote about his visit. At firstThat...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing–Recognize Girls in Tech
Recipients of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing receive engraved awards, scholarship and internship opportunities, entry to a peer-network of technical...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Why Teach Binary in Computer Science Classes
Sometime when I was around age 11 or 12 I learned about different number systems. I was fascinated with the concepts involved. I literally spent hours experimenting...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Teaching Programming with Blocks vs. Teaching with Text-based Languages
Blocks or text? Which should I use with beginners? On one hand, I read research backed articles like Mark Guzdial’s High school students learning programming do...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Programming FUNdamentals Books
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 use not for students to...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Education Progress in New Hampshire
Things have been moving right along in New Hampshire. First we developed CS teacher certification (a joint effort with the department of education and a team of...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science and Farming
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 announcement I read last week...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
School is Getting Close and Teachers Are Getting Ready
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 thinking about school...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Encourage US High School Students to Apply for 2018-2019 ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize
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 Cutler-Bell Prize may...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Ethics, Accessibility, and Security–Condiment or Ingredient
Too often people think of ethics, accessibility, and security as condiments; something to add at the end rather than ingredients essential from the beginning.Last...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Updated ACM Code of Ethics Released
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 professionals know about...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Is This The Future?
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 just got home from aboutEven...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Microsoft Makes Large Commitment to CSTA
One of the big announcements at the recent Computer Science Teachers Association conference was that Microsoft is donating two million dollars to CSTA over the...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson