Young women and students of color are breaking records in computer science! The gender gap in high school CS continues to shrink, 6 years in a row, and there are so many people to thank! 🖥💪🎉 buff.ly/2MSyfKO

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JMU biology professor George Vidal has received $1 million to research an autism risk gene in the developing brain. The grant is the largest research grant ever given by the National Institutes of Health to a single scientist at JMU. fal.cn/38vGU @jmucsm @NINDSnews

Did you know LoudounCodes has a slack where teachers, high school students, and alumni chat about various computer science topics? DM if you would like an invite. No grades, no homework, just the fun associated with sharing and learning.

Learning CS isn't just about coding. It's also about collaboration, creativity, and finding solutions to global problems. Studies show: students who study CS perform better in other subjects, excel at problem-solving, and are more likely to attend college. medium.com/@codeorg/cs-he…

Are you a Northern VA educator teaching #CompSci? Join us for Coded Camp, an edcamp-style virtual PD event! Thurs. 11/12, 6:30-8pm. Get and share #CSforAll teaching ideas. All levels of CS experience welcome! Register: bit.ly/CstaNovaCoded2… CS Teachers Association (CSTA) CodeVA Code.org

NoVA teachers, don’t miss this #CSforAll opportunity! It’s Coded Camp, an edcamp-style virtual PD event this Thurs. 11/12, 6:30-8pm. Get/share ideas & resources, networking w/ other K-12 #CompSci teachers! Register: bit.ly/CstaNovaCoded2… CS Teachers Association (CSTA) CodeVA Code.org

I am so grateful to be a part of the amazing leadership team for CSTA Northern VA! We hosted a very successful and engaging CODED CAMP this evening. It was a great opportunity to learn, collaborate, and network. Way to go team! #cstanova

A big THANK YOU to the LEF and Claude Moore Foundation for awarding Mr Poland and Mr Smith grants this year...their generosity helps us continue to move forward #RAMily

Riverside HS Excited to have the opportunity for our 4 Computer Math classes make 3D or VR apps this spring! Thank you LEF!! Loudoun Education Foundation Kathryn Cossa

NoVA teachers, you're invited! Join us for the 2nd CSTA NoVA Coded Camp, Thurs. 4/22 from 6:30-8:00 pm via Zoom. Get/share ideas w/ K-12 #CompSci Ts at this edcamp-style virtual PD event. Session topics for ES-MS-HS! Signups: bit.ly/CodedCamp4-22 CS Teachers Association (CSTA) CodeVA

You go girls! These Black engineers paved the way for women in STEM. 👏✨#DiversityInSTEM afrotech.com/meet-the-black…

Put your hands together for Riverside’s Ms. Kim Jackson-Loudoun County Public Schools Teacher of the Year! (Picture on right is when we announced it this morning 😉) #RAMily #RollSide

Help my student and a good cause by sharing. youtu.be/0NPeTG597wQ

@CoSpaces_Edu Our first attempted to collaborate with classmates to create a joke or riddle. Kathryn Cossa Loudoun Education Foundation Riverside HS

Designing and testing airplane models at #Xstem Riverside HS

Our CS Buddies came today to help us code the water cycle in Scratch and we had a blast! Thank you Kathryn Cossa for making this collaboration possible 🤗 STU #CSforLCPS

With the help of a Root robot and our CS Buddies, 1st graders helped the turkey escape! 👏🏼 STU

Coding while practicing CVC words today in 1st grade with our CS Buddies 👏🏼 highlight of my day was seeing the faces light up at the discovery of a word they could spell using Dash 🤗 STU

Pixels, and patterns, and so much love for our Riverside HS CS Buddies! 🥰 STU Kathryn Cossa