Generating Interest In Computer Science Through Middle-School Android Summer Camps

We conducted a week-long summer camp to promote interest in computer science among middle-school students. The camp primarily used self-paced video tutorials to teach programming concepts using the App Inventor for Android programming environment. Based on strong interest from students and parents as well as positive survey feedback, we conclude that the camp was very successful. We have made the camp resources, including 36 video tutorials, freely available at http://artsci.drake.edu/mathcs/appcamp, and they may be used in future camps at any institution

Mamá, de mayor quiero ser ingeniero/a en informática

El número de estudiantes que se matriculan en Ingeniería Informática no ha dejado de disminuir en los últimos años. Sin embargo, la demanda de profesionales no deja de crecer. Los autores de este trabajo pensamos que el problema radica en (1) un desconocimiento general sobre qué es la Ingeniería Informática y (2) en la percepción de los jóvenes de que el esfuerzo requerido es muy alto. Creemos que para atraer más estudiantes de secundaria (en especial a mujeres) hay que mostrar el lado menos teórico y más humano y práctico de la informática, y debe ser el profesorado de secundaria quien fomente el interés y el entusiasmo en sus estudiantes. Para ello es necesario ayudar a este profesorado desde la propia universidad, formándoles a nivel técnico y ofreciéndoles herramientas y métodos pedagógicos. En este artículo se analiza cómo debería ser esta colaboración, y se presentan los resultados de una encuesta a profesores de tecnología sobre las motivaciones de sus estudiantes.Peer Reviewe

Mathematics in children’s books

These notes grew out of classroom discussions of children\u27s books

Mamá, de mayor quiero ser ingeniero/a en informática

El número de estudiantes que se matriculan en Ingeniería Informática no ha dejado de disminuir en los últimos años. Sin embargo, la demanda de profesionales no deja de crecer. Los autores de este trabajo pensamos que el problema radica en (1) un desconocimiento general sobre qué es la Ingeniería Informática y (2) en la percepción de los jóvenes de que el esfuerzo requerido es muy alto. Creemos que para atraer más estudiantes de secundaria (en especial a mujeres) hay que mostrar el lado menos teórico y más humano y práctico de la informática, y debe ser el profesorado de secundaria quien fomente el interés y el entusiasmo en sus estudiantes. Para ello es necesario ayudar a este profesorado desde la propia universidad, formándoles a nivel técnico y ofreciéndoles herramientas y métodos pedagógicos. En este artículo se analiza cómo debería ser esta colaboración, y se presentan los resultados de una encuesta a profesores de tecnología sobre las motivaciones de sus estudiantes

The Best Children\u27s Books of the Year [2018 edition]

Includes more than 600 titles chosen by the Children’s Book Committee as the best of the best published in 2017. In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers. Other criteria include credibility of characterization and plot, authenticity of time and place, age suitability, positive treatment of ethnic and religious differences, and the absence of stereotypes.https://educate.bankstreet.edu/ccl/1007/thumbnail.jp

Children\u27s Folklore

A collection of original essays by scholars from a variety of fields—including American studies, folklore, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education—Children\u27s Folklore: A Source Book moves beyond traditional social-science views of child development. It reveals the complexity and artistry of interactions among children, challenging stereotypes of simple childhood innocence and conventional explanations of development that privilege sober and sensible adult outcomes. Instead, the play and lore of children is shown to be often disruptive, wayward, and irrational. The contributors variably con-sider and demonstrate contextual and textual ways of studying the folklore of children. Avoiding a narrow definition of the subject, they examine a variety of resources and approaches for studying, researching, and teaching it. These range from surveys of the history and literature of children\u27s folklore to methods of field research, studies of genres of lore, and attempts to capture children\u27s play and games.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/usupress_pubs/1059/thumbnail.jp

The Best Children\u27s Books of the Year [2022 edition]

Includes more than 600 titles chosen by the Children’s Book Committee as the best of the best published in 2021. In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers. Other criteria include credibility of characterization and plot, authenticity of time and place, age suitability, positive treatment of ethnic and religious differences, and the absence of stereotypes.https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/1006/thumbnail.jp

Ideology in Popular Late Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Children\u27s and Young Adult Literature and Film

Texts created for the consumption of children and young adults are not simple texts made for the sole purpose of entertaining young audiences. In fact, these texts are complicated, multi-faceted texts that function both in the creation and performance of childhood. Children\u27s and young adult literature and film disseminated mainstream ideology about young people\u27s place in society and attempt to enculturate young readers and viewers in regards to race, gender, age, and Social class. However, by helping young people interact critically with these texts, critical thinking skills as well as a passion for reading can be fostered. In addition, by supporting young people\u27s creative potential, more texts can be produced for children by children instead of all texts being created by adults

Screening Race in American Nontheatrical Film

Although overlooked by most narratives of American cinema history, films made for purposes outside of theatrical entertainment dominated twentieth-century motion picture production. This volume adds to the growing study of nontheatrical films by focusing on the way filmmakers developed and audiences encountered ideas about race, identity, politics, and community outside the borders of theatrical cinema. The contributors to Screening Race in American Nontheatrical Film examine the place and role of race in educational films, home movies, industry and government films, anthropological films, and church films, as well as other forms of nontheatrical filmmaking