Adam Michlin

@hadip @hadip @codeorg There is some confusion as to whether this is in addition to Hour of Code or a replacement for Hour of Code. Any clarification is greatly appreciated!

Together with the help of millions of teachers, the #HourofCode introduced hundreds of millions to computer science. We are now embarking on a new movement, to teach AI literacy and foundational computer science to every student with #HourofAI

Sad to say @picoCTF 2025 continues to appear to be beginner unfriendly...

Computer Science Teacher: CSTA Ends Free Membership blog.acthompson.net/2025/02/csta-e… #CSTA #CSed

The silence is deafening @jakebask. @csteachersorg any comment?

@jakebask Wording about CSTA membership on the latest email is very confusing. Are the people not willing/able to pay still welcome in CSTA? multibriefs.com/briefs/CSTAORG…

@RAD_is_awesome Except having the PowerPoint as a printed handout, projected on the screen, *and* read out loud to you. Much like most of my education classes.

Roses are red, Violets are blue. There's nothing more enjoyable during a PD Than having a PowerPoint read to you.

Stay safe out there, kids...

@cyber_dot_org You get what you pay for, perhaps?

@CollegeBoard @AP_Trevor, for many decades there have been no security issues with physical AP exams (at least none made public). Can you speak to the failures this past year? And why the choice to push the digital exams up instead of mitigate any physical issues that seem to have appeared?

Starting in 2025, most #APExams will move to the Bluebook digital testing app. Twenty-eight subjects will feature fully digital or hybrid digital exams. Learn more: spr.ly/6010cpYeY

@EducationNext "gold standard"? Really? Last I heard, Harvard wont accept a 5 on the AP Calculus exam and instead requires all students to take a mathematics placement exam. As an AP teacher, I take serious issue with "gold standard".

"Though College Board insiders and attendees at the AP program’s big annual confab have known about 'recalibration' for several years, to date there’s been no public announcement or explanation for the changes." bit.ly/4f8x1F2

Some thoughts on the #Praxis test on #ComputerScience and a bit of a complaint against @ETSInsights customer support blog.ceos.io/2024/07/20/dem…

@lzsthw The zero byte python3.exe program that is pathed on Windows and serves only to connect to the Windows store (which is, of course, blocked by my employer) is the bane of my teaching existence. However, I do like Visual Studio Code.

Officially announcing the release of my Windows installer scripts to automatically setup simple developer environments for various languages: learncodethehardway.com/blog/29-solvin… This post explains the reasoning process behind it, how to use it, and where it lives. More info: 1. It's MIT licensed and very simple, so if you've got connections with a programming language then feel free to take what I've done and create your own. 2. If you do make an installer for a new language then let me know here so I can try to include it in the project. 3. I'm also looking for very nice tools you think people should have to place in an "extras.ps1" script. 4. If you have suggestions on the packages for a language I've already done then let me know and I can test it out. 5. I'll need to think through how to migrate people off their old setups to this new one, and after that I'll contact everyone so they can do the update. Feedback welcome!

Oh wow, getting quite close to a huge milestone… 😮 Thank you all for being awesome and subscribing, and if you haven’t yet, no better time like the present! 🍎 youtube.com/mac84

"The effects of Hanford’s reporting are undeniable: shifts in classroom practice, countless school-district curriculum adoptions, and legislation in nearly every state in the country aimed at advancing instruction grounded in 'the science of reading.'" bit.ly/3QSnwzc

@csteachersorg So easy to insist something needs to be added to the K-12 curriculum. So much harder to deal with the inevitable zero sum game that means something has to be removed. Sadly, some people suggest replacing Algebra 2 with data science...

Read our joint position statement with NCTM, NSTA, ASA, and NCSS: ow.ly/mo8s50RC3Ii

@TerribleMaps W so so so Long

@cb_doge @elonmusk Much like the radio people, tv people, and 1980s personal computing people, you are confusing entertainment with education.

Every school in the world should adopt this method of teaching!