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The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education
Despite the growing use of computers and software in every facet of our economy, not until recently has computer science education begun to gain traction in American school systems. The current focus on improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the U.S. school system has disregarded differences within STEM fields. Indeed, the most important STEM field for a modern economy is not only one that is not represented by its own initial in "STEM" but also the field with the fewest number of high school students taking its classes and by far has the most room for improvement—computer science
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Incorporating engineering in high school biology
textThe purpose of this project was to create a series of lessons that incorporate both Biology and Engineering concepts. The three lessons were intended to increase in complexity as the students progress throughout the year. Using PyMol software allowed students to visually represent complex protein structures while introducing and providing an opportunity to practice programming. Each lesson was followed by a worksheet or activity to aid in students' comprehension and application of practice. These lessons were designed to maximize students' time learning to program and using PyMol software while enhancing the current curriculum. Lesson one introduced students to the PyMol software while building and representing the four main structures of proteins. With increased programming knowledge, lesson two focused on modeling the DNA double helix. The final lesson introduced students to evolutionary relationships based on a protein's amino acid sequence.Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Educatio
e-Sem: Dynamic Seminar Management System for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education
This paper describes the dynamic seminar management system named 'e-Sem',
developed according to the opensource software philosophy. Due to its dynamic
management functionality, it can equally adapt to any education environment
(Primary, Secondary, Tertiary). The purpose of the proposed dynamic system is
ease of use and handling, by any class of users, without the need of special
guidance. Also, students are given the opportunity to: a) register as users; b)
enroll in seminars in a simple way; c) receive e-learning material at any time
of day any day of week, and d) be informed of new announcements concerning the
seminar in which they are enrolled . In addition, the administrator and the
tutors have a number of tools such as : management seminars and trainees in a
friendly way, sending educational material as well as new announcements to the
trainees; the possibility of electronic recording of presence or absence of the
trainees in a seminar, and direct printing of a certificate of successful
attendance of a seminar for each trainee. The application also offers features
such as electronic organization, storage and presentation of educational
material, overcoming the limiting factors of space and time of classical
teaching, thus creating a dynamic environmen
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