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Supporting the innovators of the future
Friday, April 22, 2016
All parents dream about what their children will grow up to do. Will they be a nurse? A farmer? A scientist or a performer?
Increasingly, they are asking themselves if their children will one day work in one of the countless career paths that are being transformed by technology.
Computer science, or CS, is helping people to innovate in an increasing number of professions, from hospitality to hospitals. You don't have to become a computer scientist, but having skills in computational thinking and coding it and combining it with your passion will open up a world of opportunities.
Research
shows that 75% of the fastest growing occupations require skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), which are the building blocks for a career in CS.
We believe Australia’s innovation, growth and future prosperity depends on developing critical skills in STEM.
A career in CS begins in the classroom. Teachers are the key to both educating and inspiring the next generation of innovators in the classroom and we’re delighted to continue supporting their development through our Computer Science for High Schools (
CS4HS
) program.
Teachers participating in a robotics workshop at Google
CS4HS provides teachers with the skills and resources they need to teach computational thinking and computer science concepts in fun and engaging ways. To date, CS4HS has trained more than 20,000 teachers, reaching an estimated 1 million students in more than 400 locations worldwide. Closer to home, we are supporting 26 organisations across Australia and New Zealand that will provide this important training to K-12 school teachers (the full list is below). This year, we hope to reach around 3,500 high school, primary school and pre-service Aussie and Kiwi teachers.
In addition to the workshops, we are also providing
free online professional teacher development
in partnership with Adelaide University.
If you want to know where computer science can take kids, have a look at
Careers with Code
. In the future, young Australians will use computer science to do great things. And it will all have started with a great teacher.
We’re pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the CS4HS grants in Australia and New Zealand.
2016 CS4HS Funding Recipients Australia
Australian Catholic University
Australian Council for Educational Research
Code Club Australia
Coding and Innovation Hub
Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria
Grant High School
ICT Educators NSW
Information Technology Educators ACT
Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education
Queensland University of Technology
Southern Cross University
St Columba Anglican School
Swinburne University of Technology
Tasmanian Catholic Education Office
Tech Girls Movement
The University of Adelaide
The University of Melbourne
The University of Newcastle
The University of Queensland
The University of Sydney
The University of Tasmania
The University of Western Australia
Victoria University
New Zealand
CORE Education
The University of Canterbury -
Primary Workshop
The University of Canterbury -
Secondary Workshop
Victoria University of Wellington
Posted by Sally-Ann Williams, Engineering Community & Outreach Manager, Google Australia & New Zealand
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