Buena Vista University’s computer science program earned first and second place at the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium held in April. This academic conference celebrates excellence in computer science education and innovation across the Upper Midwest. Held in Minneapolis, the event brought together 34 teams from colleges and universities in…
Iowa educators can now apply for NewBoCo’s Computer Science Professional Development Week, set for July 14-18 at Iowa State University. There will be one-day and multi-day workshops tailored to different levels of experience for educators to choose from. Registration also includes $150 daily stipend for each day of participation, access to follow-up or…
Grants through the state’s Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund are now available. Iowa school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, Area Education Agencies and other collaborative organizations are eligible to apply, a news release said. Grants can be used to provide tuition reimbursement for Iowa teachers seeking endorsements or authorizations for computer science…
The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, or NewBoCo, is offering computer science professional development programs for the eighth year the week of June 24-28 in Des Moines. The programs train existing K-12 educators across Iowa to incorporate computer science into their classrooms to help provide access to computer science education to…
Google announced Tuesday a $150,000 grant awarded to the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council to support the council’s mission and programs. “Public-private partnerships are so critical if we expect our future workforce to have the skills needed for high-demand jobs in our state,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a prepared…
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Wednesday more than $500,000 in awards from the Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund to train K-12 teachers in public and private schools to teach computer science. The fund was established in 2017 to pay for teachers’ training to teach specific…
The Technology Association of Iowa has opened nominations for the Computer Science Educator of the Year Prometheus award in honor of Computer Science Education Week. The new award was announced at the 2021 Prometheus Awards event in November. The winning educator will receive $6,000 from TAI, and the other four…
Devs Do Good, a nonprofit founded by Valley High School student Connor Fogarty, will host a charity hackathon in West Des Moines on Nov. 6. Students interested in technology and computer science are invited to attend and partner with local nonprofits to create solutions using technology sourced and funded by…
Iowa State University computer scientists have developed a data science infrastructure to support research efficiencies for scientists studying the COVID-19 coronavirus, ISU announced this week. Researchers were able to load 60 years of coronavirus research, or more than 44,000 published papers, into a searchable platform that will allow scientists to quickly…
The Technology Association of Iowa is debuting Techstream, a new database designed to track after-school technology programs for students to find across Iowa. Based off of TAI’s previous HyperStream program, Techstream (techstreamiowa.org) will track after-school programs for elementary through high school students, encouraging skill development and interest in computer science.