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Leading Computer Science Educator to Speak

Dr. Owen Astrachan from Duke University will be speaking at UNCG on Tuesday, January 25 (4:30-6:00 in Petty 213). Dr. Astrachan is one of only two NSF-designated CISE Distinguished Education Fellows, and he is a leading voice in the Computer Science education community. He will be speaking about current directions in C.S. education and a project in which he and his collaborators are creating a new AP course called Computer Science Principles. This talk is sponsored by the UNCG RISE (Research and Instruction in STEM Education) Network.