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The latest ideas, tips, and trends for CTE, career readiness, business education, and computer applications teachers.

Business Education | Computer Applications | Technology Curriculum | Texas | Computer Science

What Is Principles of Information Technology?

By: Brad Hummel
October 11th, 2022

If you teach business education in Texas, chances are you'll be asked to teach the Principles of Information Technology course. It’s critical to meet your TEKS for this course to ensure that your students are successful.

Computer Applications | Coding and Programming | Middle School | Computer Science

Review of Code.org for Middle School Computer Science

By: Bri Stauffer
February 13th, 2020

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Computer Applications | Computer Science

3 Resources to Help You Meet CSTA Standards

By: Bri Stauffer
June 18th, 2019

School districts across the country are changing their computer course requirements to focus on computer science. With this change, computer apps teachers aren’t always sure what they should teach their students, let alone how to teach it!

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