High school students in Boonville, Missouri, learn how to solve ciphers (coded messages) using computational thinking strategies, thanks to Rutgers University professional development program for teachers. [Read more…]
Daniella Duran’s advanced class in nanoscience for Valencia High School juniors and seniors. Of, course! Duran recently took an online professional development course in computational thinking for teachers. Now she is employing her new skills [Read more…]
Dozens of secondary school teachers in several states are bringing computational thinking lessons into their secondary school classrooms through an online instructional course developed by a Rutgers University-led team. [Read more…]
An exercise to help high school students learn how to reconstruct 3D images from two-dimensional pictures. In this video, Cottey College Prof. Kristi Adams explains a classroom activity teachers can use to engage students in [Read more…]
Just how do you solve a complex problem involving reams of data that admits no simple answer? This is the challenge that groups of high school teachers in several states are tackling as participants in [Read more…]
The first in-person workshop for teacher students accepted into this program will be held February 7-8, 2019 at Cottey College in Nevada, MO. Attendance is mandatory. The workshop will provide essential information about the course [Read more…]
DIMACS is pleased to announce an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a far-reaching project on professional development for high school teachers. The project is a partnership between DIMACS and the University of Connecticut Neag School of Education, led by DIMACS Associate Director for Education Midge Cozzens, and involving educators from around the country in design and delivery of online professional development (PD) materials. [Read more…]
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