Harvard Magazine

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researcher Jane Margolis has helped write a high school curriculum, "Exploring Computer Science (ECS)," which aims to expose students to a wide range of topics, including HTML website design, data analysis, robotics, and programming through Scratch. The new curriculum will be paired with a professional development course for teachers, who will learn inquiry-based teaching methods along with the content itself. ECS has received the backing of Code.org, and has been adopted by districts in Los Angeles, Spokane, Chicago, and New York City, among others. Margolis is now working with University of Pennsylvania researcher Yasmin Kafai to create an electronic textiles unit for ECS. To read further, please visit https://harvardmagazine.com/2015/03/coding-for-all.