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I had an opportunity to briefly address a group of professionals in business organizations who are part of an Advisory Board for a local high school that I’m involved with. The school has a CS/IT focus. I used Cameron Wilson’s … Continue reading →

In the May, 2013 issue of Wired magazine, there was an article entitled “In the Programmable World, All our Objects will Act as One”.  It’s about the ubiquitous electronic devices that collect data on us and our environment in so … Continue reading →

Cybersecurity, Computational Thinking, Computer Science and STEM were the foci of SIGCT (Computing Teacher) activities at the recent ISTE Annual Conference in San Antonio, June 23-26, 2013. ISTE 2013 (The International Society for Technology in Education) had about 17,000 attendees … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I attended the annual NCWIT Summit. As usual, it was a smashing success including excellent sessions, lots of networking and lots of food. Amy Dalal, an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Carleton College, attended … Continue reading →

To a question about Requiring CS for Entry into College? Barb Ericson posted this on the CSTA list recently. With her permission I’m reposting her comments here – they contain much of relevance to both high schools and colleges. At … Continue reading →

For over a decade the CSTA Conference (formerly the CS and IT Symposium) has been an excellent forum for K-12 teachers to network and learn.  I’ve been to nearly all of them and always look forward to attending.  I have … Continue reading →

Milwaukee Washington HS of IT has an advisory board made up of about 20 representatives from area businesses and post-secondary institutions. These members are focused on IT and engineering occupations.  We meet monthly throughout the year.  Based on a retreat … Continue reading →

I just returned from another excellent SIGCSE conference, this time in what became snowy Denver.  I had several days to catch up on new ideas, get refreshed on old ones and I even heard presentations that reaffirmed ideas for me.  … Continue reading →

I’ve recently come across two well known individuals in the IT world who believe that the IT entrepreneurial and employment worlds are a meritocracy, that gender and race don’t matter, only the quality matters.  One of the articles is on … Continue reading →