It's #schoolboardrecognitionmonth and today we honor State Board of Education Vice President, Mark Newburn. A longtime STEM advocate, Mr. Newburn has served on several STEM related educational boards, and currently chairs the @unlv Computer Science Dept. Industry Advisory Board.
UNR's Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) is inviting applications for summer 6/20-7/29, 2022. Teachers learn from researchers about how big data and robotics are being integrated into smart cities of the future and receive a stipend. App due: 3/31 unr.edu/cse/bigdata-robotics
#ICYMI: Yesterday, we announced #CSforED with a first round of $20M of investments in schools of education to prepare ALL teachers with the CS knowledge they are expected to teach.
Read more about this exciting announcement at buff.ly/3wjqNfp. #CSforALL
An event you won't want to miss: The Nevada CS Summit is only 2 days away! Register for this FREE virtual event with training, national speakers, robots & prize giveaways, and special guests!! bit.ly/2021-cs-summit
National CSTA Board Information Night will be held on Wed., Mar. 3, 2021 at 3:30pm PST. Nominations and applications launch on Tues, Mar 2nd. Come learn what it means to serve on the CSTA Board of Directors. bit.ly/3dET0Gk
.@NASAPersevere made history this week when it landed on Mars. Devin Martin, a sophomore computer science and business administration major at @uscviterbi, wrote flight software for the rover as an intern at NASA last summer. Way to go, Devin! 🚀☄🌌🌟 buff.ly/2M9D8jO
#Webinar: Promoting Computational Thinking Among Neurodiverse Learners & Special Education Instructors-Join 10/20 @ 12 ET to learn about INFACT—a project that infuses #ComputationalThinking into #STEM learning activities for neurodiverse learners.#CSforALLbit.ly/3d5uY5a
"It's promising that we continue to see a strong connection between the adoption of these policies and more school offering computer science courses." — @jakebask#CSPolicy2020
Join us for a new Webinar Series: Digital Citizenship! This is a 7 part series for educators to guide student learning through the digital learning world. Register: forms.gle/BNj7UnSvcpbqRMCp7
K-12 CS educators, are you committed to improving equitable access and achievement in computer science? Do you want to work at the national level by sharing your expertise? Apply to become a CSTA Equity Fellow by 8/2: csteachers.org/equity#CSforAll#CSEquity#CSTAEquityFellow