CS10K Community March 2015 e-Newsletter

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Submitted by Melissa Rasberry(88)

25 March, 2015 - 23:33

Check out our March e-newsletter for important news and information about the CS10K Community!

Big changes ahead...

The CS10K Community is getting a facelift, complete with a new logo and a new website! The launch of the beta site is scheduled for April 2015. Recently, we released our plan for the redesign on the CS10K Community Blog and are seeking comment from CS10K Community members. Please review the plan (linked in the blog post above) and share your feedback by March 13, 2015. Your feedback may either be posted publicly as a blog comment or privately by sending a message to with “Redesign Plan” in the subject line. We look forward to your thoughts, questions, and suggestions!

Many teachers struggle with recruiting students for their computer science program. Art Lopez has identified several effective strategies for recruitment and outreach. To learn more about his campaign, check out this video and read our blog post. Then join Art and his fellow educators—Deepa Muralidhar (lead webinar facilitator), Valerie Curry, and Tammy Pirmann—as they share their recruitment and outreach strategies on an interactive webinar on Wednesday, March 25 at 4pm PT/7pm ET. To sign up, please register here: http://bit.ly/CS10KRecWeb.

Pair programming—when students share a computer—can be a great experience for students and teachers ... or an epic disaster. On Monday, April 6 at 4pm PT/7pm ET, Colleen Lewis will share strategies for structuring pair programming to help you avoid the epic disasters she has observed! Colleen is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College, a CS education researcher, the instructor for a Scratch programming course on EdX, and curator of CSTeachingTips.org (@csteachingtips). Please register at http://bit.ly/CS10KPairWeb to sign up for the webinar.

Items of interest:

MSPNet is sponsoring a webinar on the current state of K-12 computer science education in America on March 12 at 2:00pm ET. Please visit http://bit.ly/1B1FIF3 for more information.
Middle and high school math and science teachers–including computer science!–are encouraged to apply for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Deadline for nominations is April 1 and final applications are due by May 1. For more details, visit http://bit.ly/PAEMST2.
The NSF-supported CS10K professional development program provides online tools and resources for new and experienced computer science educators. Check out, Just in time: Tips for computer science teachers when they need it, to learn more about CS10K's impact.
The AP Computer Science Principles course draws arts students into computational thinking in Alabama. Read all about these Artful Coders who are part of Alabama's innovative program.
NSF just published the first two of six StoryCorps interviews from the “superstar” CS teachers who visited DC in December. Check out these stories here and here.

We need your leadership!

Have an idea that you'd like to explore further? Been looking for an opportunity to stretch your leadership? Well, look no further. We're calling all members of the CS10K Community to submit an application to serve as a rotating facilitator. These leadership roles allow you to use your creativity and innovation to develop a mini-project for our virtual community of practice. For more information, check out this overview document. Applications may be submitted here. We will review on a rolling basis, as they are collected. Thank you in advance for considering service in these critical roles for our community!

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