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Game Design Instruction: Cheese on Broccoli
A Houston area school district plans to open an Academy of Game Design this fall at Willowridge High School. Students will learn the basics of game design, including 2D and 3D animation, graphics,...
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DARPA Seeks Teens’ Skills
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) wants to tap into the collective brain power of super-smart high school geeks. The Pentagon agency is spending $10 million on a project that would...
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Feature: Life Support Systems
With their problem-solving techniques and technologies engineers are well-positioned to help render U.S. healthcare more efficient, effective, and affordable. And as new and different models are...
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Simulations and Games Offer Learning Potential
Computer simulations and games offer "great potential" to assist inquiry-based science learning, according to a report by the National Research Council. They may help boost motivation, understanding...
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Contest: ThinkQuest International Competition
The 2011 ThinkQuest International Competition challenges students to apply their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills to a real-world problem. Teams research, develop, and test their...
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Amazing Grace
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale, pioneered computer programming languages, discovered the first computer “bug,” and retired as the Navy’s...
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STEM Video Game Challenge Names Winners
Twelve students have won the National STEM Video Game Challenge, according to Education Week. They include a team of students who developed a game called, "You Make Me Sick!" to teach about bacteria...
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Event: Computer Science Education Week
CSEdWeek 2011 celebrates the impact of computing and the need for computer science education. The week incorporates events and resources for students, teachers, parents, administrators, college and...
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Lesson: Bits & Binary
In this activity, students in grades 4 - 12 will do math like a computer. They will learn the basics of binary number systems by writing and then counting on their hands, and use their knowledge to...
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CS2N: Computer Science Student Network
From art to aerospace, computer science plays a vital role in virtually every field and innovation. Yet few U.S. students pursue computer science or engineering degrees. The Computer Science Student...
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England Mulls Coding for All Kids
Computer programming in kindergarten? Code writing is just one of several new skills England's children would be taught, according to the final version of an overhauled national curriculum released on...
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Code Calling
Computer science has the highest pay for new college graduates, twice the national average job growth of more than double the national average, and applications that stretch from rock music to...
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Program a Friend
In this activity, students working in pairs learn basic computer programming and software engineering concepts by building an obstacle course, then steering a blindfolded friend through it by using a...
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Computer Science Resources
To help teachers and students as young as six explore the rewarding fields of computer science and engineering, eGFI has compiled this list of activities, free online courses, computer animations, and...
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Girls Who Code Summer Program
Apply by February 12, 2015 to attend the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program, a free, seven-week course of intensive instruction for high school sophomores and juniors in robotics, Web design, and...
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Teach Every Kid to Code – Grant
Computer programming is an essential language, one that an Atlanta-based tech company chief believes every elementary student should get a head start on learning. And he's launching a nationwide grant...
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Amazing Grace
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale, pioneered computer programming languages, discovered the first computer “bug,” and retired as the Navy’s...
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