Presentation 2-4-13 TCEA Robotics Academy Learn about teaching computational thinking with a robotic spelling bee, a number line and line dancing. This supports the Texas standards for technology applications and the new Texas math TEKS, which includes computational thinking and … Continue reading →
… and the LAW … The Texas SBOE has added computational thinking to the math standards TEKS. The motion was made by Dr. Soto lead by math TEKs expert reviewer Jim Rath: (a)(1) The desire to achieve educational excellence is … Continue reading →
“The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim.” ~Edsger W. Dijkstra I went to 3 robotics competitions / challenges recently: FIRST Robotics Competition where a Houston area team won, the Ecobot Challenge … Continue reading →
Why I am coming out of the closet … I am a republican. Why? – Entitlements. See https://knorth.edublogs.org/editorials-published/entitlements/ for those details. Are Reparations the answer? I don’t know, but I do know that a handout without education on investing that … Continue reading →
Writing is a process. I could not write in high school and it has taken me 40 years to learn to enjoy writing. What is empowering is when you get your first editorial published. When you get your first law … Continue reading →
This new posting 8-2-2021 is for my grandson as he writes his college essays. Hey Gaga, I’m writing my college essays and I’m thinking about writing it about you teaching me how to code and I wanted a little bit … Continue reading →
Procrastination is the reorganization of priorities. Why do we wait until disaster hits to do what needs to be done? Houston is so lucky Laura went East. SSPEED Center director said in an article by Lisa Gray, “Though storm surges … Continue reading →
Of the 156 Houston Affiliate 2020 NCWIT Aspirations.org Applicants, these are problem areas they said they were interested in using computing to help solve: Social 24% Health 23% Education 15% Environmental 12% Engineering 10% Economic 8% Cyber Security 5% Energy … Continue reading →
Have to start somewhere … you can search @TedE4cs for past tweets … and if that somewhere is too big, just apply a little CT and decompose. 2020 1/30 Pastor T.D. Jakes on STEAM Education and his foundation https://youtu.be/qnMyZwJWkgY – … Continue reading →
2020 SCRIPT Symposium hosted by University of North Texas Department of Computer Science & Engineering Breakout Discussion on Increasing Women in CS WHY? WHAT? HOW? – Where do you want to start? Knowledge is answers to questions – Quintilian. Organizations: … Continue reading →