Science Nation: Education Research Team Successfully Launches Innovative Computer Science Curriculum
Jane Margolis is an educator and researcher at UCLA, who has dedicated her career to addressing under-representation in the field. Her work inspires students from diverse backgrounds to study computer science and to use their knowledge to help society. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Margolis and her team investigated why so few girls and under-represented minorities are learning computer science. They developed Exploring Computer Science, or ECS, to reverse the trend. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
Media Details
Runtime: 3 minutes 6 seconds
- Topic: Education, Social Science
- Subtopic: General Education, Social Issues
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
- Series: Science Nation
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