Ben Schafer

Iowa's AEAs are part of the GOOD in our state's educational system. Hindering their work hurts Iowans.

Twitter needs this.. 😊

As far as I'm concerned, this will never ever stop being funny. 😂

Kicking off Iowa CSPD week. #CS4IA

I literally CANNOT with folks defending traditional grading by saying it prepares students for the ReAL WoRLd When’s the last time a teacher got docked pay for late report card comments? Or could opt out of work with a 0? Or couldn’t try again after bombing an observation?

This is such a great opportunity for the CS teachers in Iowa. PLEASE take advantage of this! #CS4IA

We appreciate the support for K-12 CS that comes from the Iowa business community. @IowaCSTA businessrecord.com/training-tech-…

Pleased to announce 100 full tuition scholarships awarded to Iowa teachers to help them earn a 5-12 CS Endorsement from June 23-December 24 thanks to the @NSF Let's do this! @corey_rogers @erinechute @GrantWoodAEA @CentralRivers @NorthwestAEA @northerniowa @IowaCSTA

@guzdial To what extent do you think that K12 teachers skip societal impact discussions because they don't have the exposure and practice like they get with many other topics? It's hard to teach what we don't know.

31% of CS teachers don't believe that equity issues should be in computing classes. 60% don't teach about impacts of computing on society. 2/2 landscape.csteachers.org

An important statement from @ross_monique. CS and CER have limited epistemological belief systems, and that impacts both research and teaching. 1/2 dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.114…

@ass_deans Grades should not be a competitive sport. They should reflect what a student can do and know. Therefore all students are capable of an A.

Yes, we expect student performance to improve! However, we’re not adjusting the expected grade distribution limits to allow for more A’s and B’s.

We are celebrating #HourOfCode with electronic posters using #microbit . Taking surveys to understand school problems. @cs4ia @IowaCSTA

Patterns sometimes lies 😉 #ctto #maths

Congratulations to five great CS Teachers! #csforia

It's here. It's here! @HelloWorld_Edu has released the Big Book of Computing Content, their followup to the BB of Computing Pedagogy. @corey_rogers @IowaCSTA

@GinaBeckMiller @DLGWAEA @KidsCoding @CSforALL @corey_rogers @B_Castelluccio Hey Gina, and everyone! We're really happy folks are enjoying our AI card game. We'll post the PDF on our site in a pretty way as soon as we can. 'Til then, come download and print a copy from here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Bb_mfe… (EN + FR instructions included cuz we're 🇨🇦😉)

"They've set themselves up as a premier district for Computer Science and providing high-quality Computer Science education to their students K-12." Check out this new video and thank you to the @IADeptofEd for visiting us!

🥁 Drumroll please! We're thrilled to announce FREE registration to @csteachersorg How We Teach Computing Summit 10/29 for our members that have CSTA+ AND attend 1️⃣ of our 6️⃣ in person watch parties! Learn more & register at iowa.csteachers.org/events/csta-io… #CS4IA #CSforIA #itecia

@Jennifer_Manly I have had colleagues claim that taking this approach will mean students are less engaged and will take advantage. I find the exact opposite. They don't start the semester in a seemingly unfillable hole so they work harder. That, and they know I care about learning not "rules"

And I guess all I'm saying is -- I will NEVER be an instructor or teacher who penalizes students for late work or doesn't accept work past a deadline. There is no way every student is sharing what is going on in their lives (nor should they have to).

I grant extensions in my intro CS course, no questions asked, no explanations needed. Every year, some students choose to share why they're requesting an extension, and every year, I am reminded that there are many, many things way bigger than a project deadline.

L👀king for a HS student CS event to show off student projects? Check out @indianhills Byte Jam Nov. 15! Register by Oct. 14. Learn more here 👉🏾 iowa.csteachers.org/Events/student… #CS4IA #CSforIA #itecia @IowaSTEM

This excites me more than it should. I love the Big Book of Computing Pedagogy and I can't wait to see this one . @corey_rogers @IowaCSTA #csforia