Social discussion of CS in K-12

[Charles Schultz <sacrophyte AT gmail.com>]

Came across a fascinating and short article about new efforts at Carnegie Mellon with ambitious goals (ie, increase student engagement, provide for scaling of student participation volume and include more minorities/low-ses).

http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2015/june/computer-science-blended-learning.html

I can easily see this concept being attractive, especially since I teach an introduction-level CS class at Parkland and am always on the lookout for how to meet the various needs of students. What I especially like about the approach that Google and CMU are taking is that they are trying to steer away from the "one-size-fits-all" mindset that has plagued us for so many decades.

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Charles Schultz