New Frontiers in K12 CS Education

The U.S. Department of Education has used a competitive preference priority to encourage the development of Education Innovation and Research (EIR) STEM and computer science (CS) grant proposals. This webinar features several EIR CS grantees. Join us as we learn more about K-12 CS education, which states are leading the way, as well as some innovative approaches to integrating CS into formal, informal, and virtual educational settings.

Speakers

• Debora Southwell, EIR program officer, U.S. Department of Education

• Pat Yongpradit, Chief Academic Officer, Code.org (state report)

• Cameron Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Code.org (EIR project)

• Ruthe Farmer, Chief Evangelist, CS for All

• Dawn Morrison, Computer Science State Administrator, Alabama State Department of Education with Jeff Gray, PhD, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama

• Sarah Halberstadt, Computer Science Fellow, Rhode Island Department of Education

• Stephen Miles Uzzo, PhD, Chief Scientist, New York Hall of Science

• Marina Umaschi Bers, PhD, Professor and Chair, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Secondary Appointment, Department of Computer Sciences, Tufts University

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