Effective and relevant computer science education is essential to achieving our vision that “every student is ready for college, career, and life.” While attention to computer science education has increased in recent years, a lack of awareness about its content and potential impact is widespread. The Washington State Computer Science K–12 Learning Standards are designed to enhance teacher understanding and improve student learning so that students are better equipped for college, career, and life.

Washington is committed to implementing high-quality computer science instruction to:

* Increase the opportunity for all students to gain knowledge of computer science.
* Introduce the fundamental concepts and applications of computer science to all students, beginning at the elementary school level.
* Make computer science at the secondary level accessible, worthy of a computer science credit, and/or equivalent to math and science courses as a required graduation credit (see Level 3B of computer science standards).
* Offer additional secondary-level computer science instruction that allows interested students to study facets of computer science in depth and prepare them for entry into a career or college.

Learning standards describe what students need to know and be able to do. Standards are worded broadly to allow flexibility at the district, building, and classroom levels.

This assignment on object-oriented programming has been crafted within the framework of Computing for Social Good in Education and Responsible Computing. It aims to integrate socially relevant elements into the core activities typically encountered in traditional Computer Science (CS) curricula. Extensive research suggests that integrating these topics throughout the traditional CS curriculum is more effective than segregating them into separate activities. The assignment has undergone refinement across multiple iterations over the years to address challenges such as accommodating students with varying abilities and motivations, catering to different learning styles, and mitigating frustration when tasks may seem overly challenging.

This is information to be used for a General Biology I (or Introduction to Biology) course for non-science majors.

This includes materials to be used for a General Biology II course (or Introduction to Biology II course) for non-science majors.

In these short TED-style talks, Washington social studies educators share their thinking and experiences with colleagues in Washington state and around the world.

These 10-15 minute videos from the 2022 Conference for Social Studies provide inspiration and practical ideas for improving teaching practice. Talks are organized into the following tracks:
* Assessing Historical Thinking
* Bringing Context to World Events
* Crafting Inquiry
* Literacy
* Taking Informed Action

These videos are free for online viewing.

This is a collection of downloadable video clips on the theme of Conflict, with guiding questions for students. Clips are drawn from the following PBS WIDE ANGLE documentaries: "Greetings from Grozny" (2002), "Ladies First" (2004), "Suicide Bombers" (2004).

Esta cartilha é o produto final do Projeto de Extensão: “Conhecendo os Morcegos do Alto Tietê” (Edital: 2021SZN_002) e foi financiado e desenvolvido no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo – campus Suzano.
Essa cartilha apresenta as caracterísiticas básicas da Ordem Chiroptera, bem como a importância ecológica dos morcegos. Além de apresentar as 16 espécies presentes na região do Alto Tietê no estado de São Paulo.

This unit is designed to build inquiry about and interest in the themes and topics woven throughout Educurious’s multi-unit Washington State History course. To start off, students discover and share how they are connected to their classmates by participating in a “Web of Connectedness” activity. Throughout the unit, students engage in mapping, data visualization, and cost-benefit analyses in order to unpack the theme of connectedness and answer the unit driving question: How are people in Washington connected to each other and the rest of the world? As students learn about resources, economies, innovations, people, and places in Washington, they draft a series of six interactive community boards that educate others about the ways in which people are connected. For the culminating product of this unit, student teams finalize one of their six draft community boards to help students in their school make connections between themselves, Washington, and the world.

Parents and/or caregivers are experts on their children, and should be engaged as key partners in supporting each student to excel. Connecting individually with your students' parents via phone calls or text messages shows respect and care for each student and their family, ensures the parent/caregiver has the necessary information about their child's progress, and allows teachers to gain invaluable feedback and information from parents. This strategy will help you prepare for a variety of types of parent/caregiver phone calls and give you tips to enlist all parents/caregivers as partners.

This strategy provides teachers with the opportunity to learn about and value the richness of their students' communities and support students as they identify ways to contribute to their communities. Spending meaningful time in students' neighborhoods and inviting community members into the classroom provides educators and school staff with the opportunity to learn from those they teach as well as those who care for their students and support their communities. In addition to experiencing an increase in student engagement, teachers will learn more about their students' caregivers and communities. This will create a stronger and more responsive school community.

Conscious Discipline is a way to help small children become aware of their actions and how they affect others, whether it is in a positive or negative way. I have seen first hand that when children grow up in an environement with it, they become people who have more empathy and kindness towards others. They feel good about who they are because they know that they have always been safe and loved.

This article from the free online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle provides appropriate science lessons for Grades K-5. The focus is on acquainting young learners with climate-change concepts that are not too complex for their grade level and will not frighten them. In each issue, the magazine develops articles around one of the seven essential principles of climate science. The author believes early lessons about water availability and extreme weather events will prepare students for complex climate concepts they will encounter in later grades.

The document provides overview information about the importance of arts education and its implementation in K12 schools.

Activity where students make as many rectangles as possible that have a set perimeter and compare how their areas differ.

Major Concept: Squares provide the most area with the same perimeter. Students will also relate how the formulas for area and perimeter of rectangles relate to the building of those figures.

This document provides an overview of the construction center including description, purpose, suggested materials, questioning, strategies and photographic examples.

Constructivism has emerged as an influential doctrine in education in the last many decades. As an area of study, it has roots in multiple disciplines, like philosophy, psychology, sociology, education, cognitive science, and cybernetics. Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico, (1668- 1744), proposed a constructivist theory of knowledge.

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