Bryan Twarek
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VP of Education & Research for @CSTeachersOrg. Formerly leading #CSforAll in @SFUnifed #CSinSF.
San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2013
RT @csteachersorg: Do you have at least four years of CS teaching experience to pass onto a novice high school teacher? Join our MENTORS in….
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RT @csteachersorg: 60% of U.S. public high schools now offer foundational computer science courses. But enrollment is still low, with only….
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RT @csteachersorg: Welcome to Week 2 of the #ReimaginingCS Series! This week, we look at the foundational content that defines essential co….
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RT @csteachersorg: Together with @CSEdResearch @TheOfficialACM @codeorg @CollegeBoard @CSforALL and @ECEP_CS, we are working toward the com….
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RT @csteachersorg: As society increasingly relies on computing technologies, the need for early, universal CS education becomes more import….
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It's time to reimagining computer science education because every student needs to be prepared for a world powered by computing. Learn about what CS content is essential for all students to learn and how it can be organized in pathways at
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RT @csteachersorg: Computer science teachers, your input is key! Join @dsforeveryone in crafting a K-12 data science framework that empower….
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RT @csteachersorg: The K–12 CS Standards writing teams had their first in-person meeting this week in San Fransisco to begin the writing pr….
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RT @csteachersorg: Scaling MENTORS in CS is an NSF funded CSTA project that pairs experienced and novice CS educators. These pairs engage i….
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💯 In our recent project, community consensus identified impacts and ethics as the top priority for foundational computer science education in k-12.
reimaginingcs.org
Every student prepared for a world powered by computing
There needs to be a concerted effort to redefine CS as not just a technical discipline but one that includes topics in sociology, psychology, & philosophy; the kinds of topics (on ethics among others) previously only taught in #HCI. @TheOfficialACM needs to lead the charge!.
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RT @csteachersorg: Tech and education leaders agree: In an age of AI, computer science education is more important than ever. See guidance….
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Advice from recent high school grads to K-12 CS teachers: .▶️ Always be patient. Encouragement makes a huge difference in persistence. ▶️ Keep going. Your job is so hard, often thankless but so important. We need you. Thanks to @drabigailjoseph for moderating at #CSTA2024!
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Thank you so much to @dan_blier for your incredible service as the @csteachersorg Board of Directors chair. And, so excited for #CSTAEquityFellow @ChariosiTeach’s leadership as the current board chair. #CSTA2024
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Thank you to #CSTAEquityFellow Daaiyah Cooke for encouraging CS ed teachers to:.“Be the force, the advocate, and continue to unearthing the joy in education.” 💜 .#CSTA2024
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We need to do better with accessibility in K-12 CS education. At #CSTA2024, @AndreasStefik of @unlv shares suggestions to make CS more accessible to students with disabilities: .1️⃣ Ed: only use accessible tech.2️⃣ @NSF: consider accessibility in grant reviews .3️⃣ tech: do better
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RT @CrystalLFurman: I love what @MehranSahami said about what really transforms CS and education. It's the fantastic teachers that give an….
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“It’s okay to go slow to go fast.” We don’t have to feel compelled to give into the push to immediately integrate AI in K-12 education. @kipglazer urges us to be thoughtful, deliberate. #CSTA2024
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So honored that @natashanyt volunteered her time to moderate this keynote panel on teaching CS in an age of AI. She prefaced the discussion with some of her @nytimes reporting on the impact of AI and CS in K-12 schools. This one is particularly haunting: .
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At #CSTA2024, @CCrawfordTech says the purpose of CS education is not just critical thinking, not just learning to program, but using CS for social good and to have a better life.
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We don’t teach computing in order to create an army of programmers. We teach computing because it’s a way of thinking, a way of solving problems. —@MehranSahami at #CSTA2024
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