How We Achieved Gender Parity in Software Engineering
It’s no secret that there is a large disparity in the number of men versus women working as software engineers in the United States today. As of 2019 about 78% of software engineers were male...
Themes that Stood Out at ASU-GSV 2022
Earlier this month, I attended the ASU-GSV Education Summit in San Diego, California. The event, in its 13th year, is organized by Arizona State University and Global Silicon Valley (a venture capital firm which...
Behind the Scenes: Writing an Instructional Video
From Bean City’s sidewalks to the trees of Tech Grove, Learning.com characters live fascinating lives. As their stories unfold, I find them taking on attitudes and values of their own. Behind each video’s script is...
What You Need to Know About ISTE Standards
If you’ve been doing your research on technology curriculum for K-12 students, you’ve probably run into the term “ISTE Standards,” or even seen the ISTE Seal of Alignment on some resources and solutions....
Defining Computational Thinking
Computational thinking is widely considered to have been derived in 2006 by J. M. Wing, who used the term in a 2006 essay in the publication...
6 Most Important Digital Skills for K-12 Students
The world is becoming increasingly technology-based, which makes it more important than ever for students to master digital skills that will support them now and in the future. Even pre-COVID-19, many schools had...