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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Five Indian high school girls are ready to take Silicon Valley by storm. The Tech Witches team from Amity International School, Noida, are among the finalists at Technovation Girls, an annual competition inviting girls aged between 10 and 18 to identify a problem in their community and create a mobile app to solve it. The Indian team comprising five girls – 17-year-old Ananya Grover, 18-year-old Anushka Sharma, 17-year-old Arefa, 16-year-old Vanshika Yadav and 17-year-old Vasudha Sudhinder – created an app, Maitri, that connects children at orphanages to senior citizens in old-age homes, allowing them to spend time together. The goal is to fight loneliness and depression in both groups, thereby improving their social and mental well-being. #TechnovationGirls Finalist Team 11 of 12: Tech Witches ( !) from India will present Maitri, an app that allows children at orphanages to spend time with senior citizens in old-age homes, thus improving everyone’s social and mental well-bei

Congressman Joe Neguse announced Tuesday that his office will hold a congressional app challenge for middle and high school students throughout the 2nd District. Designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding, the challenge will be open to students of all skill levels for the next 12 weeks. Participants can choose to code a unique app individually or in teams of up to four participants. The competition will accept computer programs written in any programming language for any platform. The deadline to register  for the challenge is Sept. 10 and app submissions are due by Nov. 1. Those interested can register at CongressionalAppChallenge.us . The winner’s app will be recognized by Neguse and may be put on display in the U.S. Capitol Building for a year. “I am incredibly excited to host a districtwide app challenge to showcase our students’ drive, intelligence and creativity,” Neguse said. “This competition is an excellent way to encourage computer scien

News • Education / August 14, 2019 Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos: Coding Program At Indiana Youth Jail Offers ‘Second Chance’ DeVos visited the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility Wednesday to see a second chance program aimed at teaching incarcerated youth to become software engineers. url Betsy DeVos, The Last Mile, Indiana Department of Corrections, Second Chance Pell Pilot Program 2019-08-14T00:00:00-04:00 2019-08-14T00:00:00-04:00 U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens to a teen read a statement about how coding class The Last Mile impacted him, at Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility in Pendleton, Ind. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Eric Weddle/WFYI News PENDLETON — 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 recid

By Hajaratu Kalokoh The telecommunications operator Africell has launched its much publicised coding bootcamp for pupils in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. The bootcamp was officially launched on Thursday, although the learning process had commenced earlier on Monday August 5 th . Officials of Africell said the program targets a total of 180 pupils, 30 each from the three categories. The first set of 90 pupils started on Monday and their session will last until after two weeks, before the second set of 90 commences learning. Bailor Jalloh, Human Resource Manager of Africell, told Politico following the launch that the application to participate was open to the public for everyone to have the opportunity to apply online or through paper base application. According to Jalloh, the applicants went through a process in which their grades at mathematics and other numeric subjects were look at, as well as oral interviews. He said the participants will be ta

By Katie Ellington Mount Vernon News katie@mountvernonnews.com COLUMBUS — Last month, the Ohio General Assembly passed a new biennial budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. The budget is far more than a massive spreadsheet—it outlined multiple changes that will impact K-12 education. Examples include raising the base salary for teachers to $30,000 per year, creating a school safety tip line, designating funding for developing drug prevention curriculum and establishing a new set of requirements for high school graduation. State Representative Rick Carfagna said that the budget’s approach to education was one of modernization. “From updating the minimum salary for teachers, to enacting graduation requirements that better reflect students’ true promise, to reducing our over reliance on testing by scaling back end-of-course examinations, and even by embracing computer coding as a foreign language, I think we’re making a number of calibrations that will both stimulate learning

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Helen O’Callaghan asks 13 colleges how they plan to make their newest students feel welcome,what they feel sets these colleges apart, and whether they’ve got any new courses on offer this year. It seems only yesterday they sat the Leaving Certificate and now in a matter of weeks they’ll head onto third-level campuses countrywide. Excited, full of anticipation, yet feeling daunted too — so what are colleges doing to ease the transition for this year’s freshers? Here, we talk to 13 third-level institutions, asking how they plan to integrate the new arrivals; how will they make them feel welcome? Has the college any unique programme offerings? And what sets the college apart? Wateford IT: Big welcome for first years From helping students feel welcome and connected to assisting them to know themselves better so they’re more likely to pick the right programme — it’s all about giving freshers the opportunity to ask questions at WIT. The institute’s ‘Just Ask’ stand is a perfect embod