As she traveled from school to school on the campaign trail, she said she saw the same thing over and over: computer science classrooms without a single girl.
It's true, the tech workforce in the U.S. is predominantly white and Asian males, and this imbalance is mirrored in university computer science classrooms.
Additionally, as Borrego et al. (2013) note, many of the articles they reviewed, although they implemented collaborative activities in engineering (and computer science) classrooms, did not adequately reference and build on prior research and collaborative literature.
This work is a step towards understanding students' interaction with LMS in a Computer Science flipped classroom.
Mr. Partovi, a successful Seattle-based technology investor and entrepreneur, founded Code.org with the goal of increasing the teaching of computer science in classrooms and sparking more excitement about the subject among students.
Mr. Partovi and others in the technology business believe a lack of qualified teachers is one of the most serious problems blocking greater access to computer science in classrooms.
While implementing computer science in classrooms across the nation won't happen overnight, teachers, administrators, state and local legislatures, and industry need to partner to create a long-term plan to help close the skills gap and ensure students are prepared for the jobs of tomorrow.
The most impactful way you can help is to encourage a teacher to try offering computer science in the classroom.
One fact is obvious: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to recognize the need for computer science in California classrooms.
Alabama, Maryland and Wisconsin have announced (or are planning to announce) policy changes at the state level, while both the Chicago Public Schools and the New York City Department of Education have unveiled plans to bring computer science to their classrooms.
