What our friends are doing up in Asia... "Introducing circuitry, robots to pre-schoolers - Channel NewsAsia"
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/singapore/introducing-circuitry/1886578.html?cid=TWTCNA#.VW0751657X8.linkedin > On 2 Jun 2015, at 10:26, Sallyann Williams <sallyann.j.willi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > At the bottom of this I've posted some more resources for you.... (Some of > which you've already captured). > > I work for Google's engineering team and work on CS education & STEM outreach. > > The good news is that for most Australian States there will be a new Digital > Technologies Curriculum commencing from next year that will introduce > students in years K-8 to computational thinking & coding. There is a lot of > work being done by many partners to address teacher professional development, > free resources and also to explain the case for CS + X. Where X is your > passion, a cross-discipline, a problem you are trying to solve etc. The last > link - Careers with Code has recently been redeveloped as a website and will > be updated in October in both print & online for schools across Australia to > introduce students, parents & teachers to the breadth of CS + X careers > available. If you know and Aussie with an CS + X career we should consider > profiling let me know. > > Sally > > > > > THE CASE FOR CS & STEM LINKS > > Google’s resources > Australia’s Innovation Generation > Made with Code - why coding is a big deal > CS Engage - to grow diversity in the workforce > Exploring Computational Thinking > > Other resources > Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: Australia’s Future, Office of > the Chief Scientist (2014) > From 1964 to 2005 in Australia, 65 per cent of economic growth per capita > resulted from improvements in the use of capital, labour and technological > innovation—made possible in large part by STEM > Benchmarking Australia, Office of the Chief Scientist (2014) > Demand for ICT skilled migrants dwarfs all other scientific skill bases > except engineering, and grew 600% between 2009 and 2013 > Whitehouse: New Commitments to Support Computer Science Education > The President has spearheaded an initiative for 1 million new CS graduates > Making CS Fundamental > International research shows that 75% of the fastest growing occupations > require STEM skills > In the US CS graduate jobs are growing at 2 x the average > There will be over 1 million new jobs in CS by 2020 (That’s just in the US) > Tsunami or SeaChange? Responding to the Explosion of Student Interest in > Computer Science (US) > CS enrolments at both Ivy Leagues (MIT, Stanford, Harvard) and regional > universities have more than doubled in the last 4 years. > On the Origins of Gender Human Capital Gaps > Teacher Gender Bias affects girls results in math > STEM Education in Washington: The Facts of the Matter > A mismatch between economic opportunity and our educational output. > Skills for the digital economy > Survival in a digital economy now demands higher-level cognitive skills for > understanding, interpreting, analysing and communicating complex information. > The Startup Economy > Tech startups in Australia have the potential to be 4%of GDP - $109 billion > and employ >540,000 people, by 2033 > Internet Economy in G20, 2012, BCG > The $4.2 Trillion Growth Opportunity > > Media > Shortage of IT graduates a critical threat, AFR, 2014 > There has been a 36% decline in the number of students undertaking computer > science degrees between 2001 and 2013 > Job survival in the age of robots and intelligent machines > To position yourself favourably for the jobs of the future, become someone > who can look at problems in unorthodox ways, seeing different angles and > finding workable solutions. Be a multi-disciplinary, insatiably curious > person who knows how to use the tools to model ideas and create prototypes. > Computer science enrollments soared last year, rising 30% (US) > In the US between 2012-2013 the number of CS majors increased by 29% > Six ways Australia’s education system is failing our kids > It has been estimated that 75% of the fastest growing occupations require > science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills and knowledge. > The importance of STEM is acknowledged by industry and business. Yet there > are national declines in Australian participation and attainment in these > subjects. A recent report by the Productivity Commission found almost > one-quarter of Australians are capable of only basic mathematics, such as > counting. > > > > > RESOURCE LINKS > > Teacher PD opportunities: > > Digital Technologies MOOCs from Adelaide University (free online courses, > mapped to the Australian Digital Technologies Curriculum for teachers from > grades K-8.) > CS4HS workshops - nationally by various universities & non-profits with > support from Google > Graduate Certificate in Digital Technologies - University of Tasmania > > Classroom materials: > > CS Unplugged - free & open source > CS FIRST - free & open source > Computational thinking resources from Google + partners > Blockly - free & opensource drag & drop programming interface > Khan Academy - curriculum and online editors for JS, HTML, and SQL > Made with Code - free & open source > Code.org > > Coding clubs and organizations that work in schools & in the community: > *This is a list of programs we know have strong impact metrics for results, > not just reach. > > FIRST Australia - STEM & robotics programs from grade 2-12 - nationally run > Code Club Australia - code clubs & information/material to set one up > Robogals - promoting STEM education to girls > NCSS - national CS summer school in Jan each year at the University of Sydney > NCSS Challenge - annual programming competition. > PC4G - programming challenge for girls > > ICT Teacher Associations: > > Digital Learning Victoria - workshops & PD across Digital Technologies and > technology in the classroom > EdTECH SA - Educational Technology South Australia > ECAWA - Educational Computing Association of Western Australia Inc. > ICTENSW – ICT Educators of NSW > ICTEV – ICT in Education Victoria > InTEACT – Information Technology Educators ACT > ITEANT – Information Technology Educators Association of the Northern > Territory > QSITE – Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education > TASITE – tasite.tas.edu.au Tasmanian Society for Information Technology in > Education Inc. > > Career Information: > > Careers with Code - free online resource highlighting CS + X careers and > university pathways > > > > > >> On Thursday, 28 May 2015 21:49:23 UTC+10, Mike Zimmerman wrote: >> I have been getting revved up about the whole (Lack Of) coding in schools >> thing in Aus. Two of my kids go to great schools (Sydney Girls and Sydney >> Grammar) and I am shocked that there are no coding classes being taught >> (Sydney Girls does not even have a computer club). Add to it stuff like >> this by Tony Abbott >> http://www.smh.com.au/national/-ghbdal.html >> >> and it really fuels the flames... >> >> Fortunately i have discovered a number of local initiatives for kids coding, >> robotics, etc in Sydney and have started to put together a resource list. >> It is currently VERY raw as i just hacked it together, but I'd really >> appreciate any input if you know of either: >> >> 1) workshops or courses taught avaialble to teach primary or high school >> kids, or >> >> 2) websites that offer free (or very cheap) coding tutorials/ coures >> >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/12VpUsQLlUEPwpmOxqXB1lHarruZeuZA8JRYeK0g5CQc/edit?usp=sharing >> >> >> >> thanks for your input! >> >> >> -- >> Michael Zimmerman >> mikezim25 at gmail.com >> www.linkedin.com/in/mikezim >> +61 449 207 629 (AUS) > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. 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