Recently, I had the good fortune to present a class at the ACM Conference for Computer Science Educators (SIGCSE). While I definitely shared my enthusiasm for parallel programming, I had two key goals ...

Editor‘s Note: It‘s no secret that when it comes to international comparative examinations in math and science, Singapore is a top achiever. But what leads to their success?Alexander Kmicikewycz, Math ...

One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

President Obama earlier this year announced a new initiative, “Computer Science for All,” to empower a generation of American students with the computing skills they need to thrive in a digital ...

Learning programming introduces students to solving problems, designing applications, and making connections online. We are witnessing a remarkable comeback of computer programming in schools. In the ...

You might also like to look at one of the following programming languages: PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), Ruby, or Python. Incidentally, it is said that Python is currently the most popular language ...

For years, the lingua franca for desktop computers was the Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, a.k.a. Basic. Essentially every PC had it, and just about anyone could learn to program ...

During a computer science lesson, a fourth-grader might walk up to her teacher and ask, “Hey, how do I write this query using a Python interface?” The fourth-grade teacher might not have the slightest ...

As a key component of the initiative, Walnut Coding has organized public welfare training sessions to support primary and secondary school teachers nationwide. These programs focus on AI literacy, ...

Back in 2018, a story went viral about Owura Kwadwo Hottish, a middle-school teacher in Kumasi, Ghana. What was remarkable about this story was the fact that Hottish was teaching his students how to ...