Exploring CS
- A complete introductory course for high school students consisting of six units
CS Principles - A new AP course being developed to reach out to all students
Operational Definition of Computational Thinking for K-12 - What is computational thinking? How do you explain to your principal that every student should know these skills?
ACM K-12 CS Model Curriculum, 2nd Edition
- A framework for setting up computing courses for various levels of instruction in K-12
Running On Empty - A report that gives state-by-state data concerning the level of computing instruction for all 50 states (it's not pretty for our region)
Computer Science Teacher Certification Requirements
- Reports to illustrate the state of CS teacher certification (and how bad things are for most states)
CSTA Brochure for Policy Makers - Great information to give to your principals and counselors to explain the importance of computing for all students
CSTA Brochures, Posters, Videos and Other Resources
- Many visual items to bring computing to life for students
CS Ed Week
- Celebrate Grace Hopper's birthday and promote CS in your school with a huge set of resources (Dec 4-10, 2011)
NCWIT (National Center for Women in Information Technology - Resources for teachers and students to encourage more participation by women in the computing field
Women@SCS - From Carnegie Mellon, interviews, resources and materials to increase participation by women in computing fields (led by our friend, Carol Frieze!)
American Computer Science League - A "mathletes" for computer science! And they focus on computer science, not just programming.
Computer History Museum - Take a virtual field trip to a one-of-a-kind museum (or you could drive all of your students to California)
