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New WEX Blog post highlights Girls Who Code Partnership

September 28, 2022

WEX recently posted a new blog about building programs to highlight programs that highlight diversity in technology and highlighted our partnership on Girls Who Code. Read it here! READ MORE

Educator Stipends Available for CS Education Week!

September 27, 2022

The 2022 National Computer Science Education Week (CS Ed Week) will take place from December 5th-11th. Project>Login has received generous funding to award five $250 Educator Stipends to support CS Ed Week activities around the state. Learn more and apply today! READ MORE

How to Plan Your Hour of Code

September 20, 2022

Computational thinking helps nurture problem-solving skills, logic, and creativity. And technology is transforming every industry on the planet. Students today should learn how to create technology, not just use it. By starting early, they’ll have a foundation for success in any 21st-century career path. Trying an Hour of Code is a simple and fun way to introduce students to computer science, perhaps for the very first time, and it fits perfectly for both in-class and after-school settings… READ MORE

Schools: THE Cyber Safety Event for Your Families

September 18, 2022

CS is Elementary is offering a one hour national family learning event each Tuesday in October. Topics covered include; phishing, encryptions, passwords and personal identifying information. Each family will have the option to create its own Family Cyber Safety Plan. Available Dates: OCT. 4, 9PM ET OCT. 11, 8PM ET OCT. 18, 7PM ET OCT. 25, 6PM ET School Sign Up Family Sign Up READ MORE

Get $300 for supplies from Girls Who Code!

September 12, 2022

Educate Maine is excited to continue our partnership with Girls Who Code! This year, when you start a free Girls Who Code Club and enroll 3 or more members, you’ll be eligible to receive up to $300 to purchase materials and supplies for your Club. There’s no obligation and every Club gets access to 120+ hours of plug-and-play programming with CSTA standards-aligned coding lessons. Indicate you are affiliated with Educate Maine on the Clubs application, and you’ll unlock additional… READ MORE

CSTANE22 Updates: Proposal Workshop on 8/31 & Scholarship Applications are open!

August 26, 2022

The CSTNA22 Conference Committee has announced that scholarship applications are now open and they are also offering a proposal writing workshop on August 31st. Details for the proposal writing workshop are below. --Proposal Workshop on 8/31The CSTANE22 conference committee would like to support you in submitting your proposal, especially if you have never presented at a CSTA conference before. Join us on 8/31 5.30-6.30, whether you have an idea and need support to write the proposal… READ MORE

Project>Login to present at Fall ACTEM Conference

August 25, 2022

Session Description: Project>Login, a program of Educate Maine has been focusing on developing signature offerings for teachers, administrators and support staff at Maine’s middle and high schools to support integrating Computer Science into schools both as a formal class experience by offering high quality Professional Development through Code.org, district CSforALL SCRIPT CS education pathway planning workshops, and also in an extra-curricular capacity by helping to expand more Girls… READ MORE