In addition to providing coding instruction, computer science curricula—especially for children—should provide opportunities to build and reinforce character attributes such as persistence, patience and collaboration.
California schools will need to offer daily live instruction and regular communication with parents, among other requirements, in order to receive state funding for the upcoming school year.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced that it is launching a new model of the low-cost computer with 8GB of RAM.
CESI promotes the use of computers in Irish education at all levels, with members coming from every sector. Many of those in higher education support third level students in their use of digital technology both in the teaching and learning process. The ‘Enhancing Digital Teaching and Learning’ project is dedicated to supporting this work. This […]
Links to a couple of stories that assess the use of predicted grades. The Irish Times Silicon Republic
A three-part series of videos and challenges designed to engage transition-year students in the opportunities available in an engineering career.
Globally, over 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom. A World Economic Forum report.
Congratulations to Enda Donlon, CESI member and former National Executive member who, together with Eamon Costello and Mark Brown, have published their paper on “Collaboration, collation, and competition: Crowdsourcing a directory of educational technology tools for teaching and learning” You can still view the Project 252 crowdsourcing initiative around which the research centres. It took […]
A number of familiar CESI members contribute to this Irish Times article on top tips for remote learning. You can view the full article here: The Irish Times
A total of €7 million additional funding will be provided in the post-primary sector and €3 million in the primary sector.
CESI is generously supported by Teacher Professional Networks (TPN)