Creating CS Advocates with In-Service High School Teachers

This special session examines frameworks for the preparation of high school computer science (CS) teachers from the Israeli perspective. Specifically, several Israeli CS teacher preparation programs and their components are presented. The presentation ...

There is a critical need for computer scientists in the new digital age, a need that is not being met largely due to a lack of qualified computing teachers in K-12. In this project, we explore a three- year, on-the-job teacher preparation program (TEALS)...

When counselors become advocates for computing they can have significant impact in recruiting youth in the field through their administration of course assignments and engagement in career exploration with students. A recent study of counselors' ...