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A-level results 2019: drop in proportion of top grades – live – The Guardian

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The Royal Society would like to congratulate students on today’s A-level results. We recognise the hard work put in by students, with steadfast support from their teachers and families, has paid off for many, and hope that those meeting with disappointment today will receive the help they need to find the best way ahead. The society is pleased that students value science subjects with an increase of 12,000 entries, now accounting for over 20% of all A-levels . In a changing world of work, young people are recognising that the jobs of the future will require the skills and insights offered by the sciences and maths. The society is delighted that the sciences are faring positively with increases in the number of students studying biology (up 8.4%), chemistry (9.2%), physics (3%) and computing (8.1%). While the first year of the reformed mathematics A-level has seen a small but not unexpected drop in numbers, it still remains the most popular A-level, with a positive increase in the n
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Washougal resident readies retro release – Camas Washougal Post Record

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An updated look of 2 player mode in Rollie, where players can switch between each other at any time using the select button. Note that each player retains their own inventory. #neshomebrew #nes #indiegamedev #gameplay #8bit pic.twitter.com/zObo6BuS6x — Optomon (@optovania) July 21, 2019 When Chris Lincoln was growing up in Newport Beach, California, he was interested in video games, but wasn’t satisfied with simply playing them. “I always wondered how (designers) made these games, and I wanted to figure out what they did to do it,” he said. “I always imagined making my own game.” Lincoln, a Washougal resident, recently accomplished that feat by completing “Rollie,” a side-scrolling action platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). He’s now in the process of acquiring funds to publish the game with the help of Beau Holland, a Michigan-based developer and publisher of NES games, and Tim Hartman, who works for Retrotainment, a retro-game publisher based in Pitts
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New Google programme to teach South African students to code – BusinessTech

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Google South Africa has launched CS First , a new programme aimed at equipping South African learners with the fundamentals of computer science, including coding. Google said that the programme aims to train more than 30,000 learners across nine provinces in the space of a year, and will target learners in grades 4 to 8, although it may also be useful for learners up to grade 10. As part of the programme, students will watch instructional videos while simultaneously building projects in Scratch (scratch.mit.edu), a blocks-based programming language. The company said that 70% of its CS First training will be in public schools and 10% in special needs schools. “If South Africa is to compete globally, its learners need to have a strong digital skills base,” said Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda, policy and government affairs, Google South Africa. Some of the projects available in the current curriculum include: Various coding projects; Animation; How to conceive and pitch a proje
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How Maria Prusakova is Making Cryptocurrency an Equal Opportunity Industry – Innovation & Tech Today

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Cryptocurrency is often viewed as a man’s world. Only eight percent of crypto investors are women and fewer than seven percent of people working in the space are female. Maria Prusakova hopes to change that trend and encourage more women to invest, to learn, and to take part in the world of crypto-finance. A former Olympic snowboarder turned crypto advisor, Prusakova has never shirked from a challenge. She went straight from snowboarding at an Olympic level to studying law and finance. Her time working in wealth management for some of Switzerland’s most elite private banks opened her eyes to the value of cryptocurrency, particularly for large cash transfers. It was then that Prusakova started her work in PR for blockchain and crypto startups. The experience helped her co-found the first all-female founded advisory firm in the space, Crypto PR Lab and Advisory. We spoke with Prusakova to discover how she’s working to make crypto an equal opportunity industry. Innovation & Tech
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Challenges students face in search for industrial attachment – The Standard

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Agnes Aineah 15th Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMT 0300 In most universities, students are left to their own devices when it comes to seeking industrial attachment. We shine light at the tribulations youth endure in their quest for practical training outside the classroom and how they can stay ahead of the pack. Between March and April, Martha Muigai scoured the Internet, mailing applications for industrial attachment to several organisations. After getting no feedback, the fourth-year electrical engineering student at the University of Nairobi resorted to teaching herself coding at home. With her own laptop and free online courses on coding, Ms Muigai says she has been completed many projects. And since April, she hasn’t bothered looking for industrial attachment. SEE ALSO : Coca-Cola Beverages Africa appoints new Kenya Managing Director “I have been coding from home since I didn’t get formal placement for industrial attachment. I have completed many coding projects on my own a
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Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos: Coding Program At Indiana Youth Jail Offers ‘Second Chance’ – Indiana Public Media

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility Wednesday to see a “second chance” program aimed at teaching incarcerated youth to become software engineers. DeVos spoke to nine teens in   The Last Mile   — a one-year program that hopes to end recidivism by teaching computer skills that may lead to tech jobs or further education. Indiana was the first state outside of California to adopt the coding program. It’s now in five state correctional facilities. The visit, DeVos said, connects to the Trump administration’s broader work on criminal justice reform. DeVos wants to convince Congress to make a   temporary federal grant program permanent   to possibly expand prison education programs, like The Last Mile. The coding program at Pendleton does not receive federal funds — it is privately funded. “This confirms everything that this administration has continued to stand and  fight for, for giving individuals a second chance,” DeVos said.
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Google’s CS First programme to train 30k local learners in computer science – htxt.africa

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Earlier today Google held a launch event for its new CS First training programme . The initiative has taken many guises across the globe, and is now being brought to South Africa by the tech firm along with a number of education partners. As Google South Africa terms it, CS First is an, “ambitious programme aimed at equipping South African learners with the fundamentals of computer science.” More specifically the programme aims to train as many as 30 000 learners across South Africa’s nine provinces in the space of one year. “If South Africa is to compete globally, its learners need to have a strong digital skills base,” says Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda, Policy and Government Affairs lead at Google South Africa. “With CS First, we’re setting up that foundation, equipping them for success later on,” he adds. Created by educators, CS First will introduce students to computer science fundamentals in a collaborative environment, the company confirms. Students watch instructional videos wh
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