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A hypothesis on why #CSforAll remains so elusive in American K12 education (a thread):
“Career pathways” isn’t cutting it as rationale for broadening equitable participation in Comp Sci education across K12.
We need to reframe the need.
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“Career pathways” isn’t cutting it as rationale for broadening equitable participation in Comp Sci education across K12.
We need to reframe the need.
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The impact of computing innovations on society, economy, and culture - particularly in just the past 25 years - is undeniably immense.
Not one school, district, state, tribal, territorial, or federal education administrator or policymaker will deny this.
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Not one school, district, state, tribal, territorial, or federal education administrator or policymaker will deny this.
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But, even as educational leaders can see as clearly as #remotelearning just how pervasively computing innovations now-constantly alter our day-day lives..
..we’re afraid, systemwide, to take on the question of whether to allow K12 kids to study that which impacts them, too. 3/
..we’re afraid, systemwide, to take on the question of whether to allow K12 kids to study that which impacts them, too. 3/
**A THREAD ON IMPROVING TEACHER HIRING PRACTICES**
The hiring process has long been identified for school administrators as their single most critical job duty..
..but, en masse, hiring in education remains woefully antiquated.
Here’s a potential fix..
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The hiring process has long been identified for school administrators as their single most critical job duty..
..but, en masse, hiring in education remains woefully antiquated.
Here’s a potential fix..
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1️⃣ Rid the hiring process *completely* of the overwhelmingly fixed mindset-rooted Q&A that plagues it.
There is **zero** research base to associate a teacher “thinking on their toes” in giving “the right” answers to questions on the fly, and their efficacy in the classroom.
There is **zero** research base to associate a teacher “thinking on their toes” in giving “the right” answers to questions on the fly, and their efficacy in the classroom.
2️⃣ Replace the anti-#growthmindset Q&A with a lesson the candidate delivers in front of a hiring panel.
The content/skills to be developed during the lesson should be given to the candidate at least 48 hours in advance of the screening date.
In other words, kill the “gotcha”..
The content/skills to be developed during the lesson should be given to the candidate at least 48 hours in advance of the screening date.
In other words, kill the “gotcha”..
