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Rutgers CESP receives three-year, $1.2 million NJDOE grant to develop accessible resources, provide technical assistance, and enhance support for Special Education Parent Advisory Groups statewide, strengthening meaningful partnerships between schools and families of students with disabilities across New Jersey.

The K-5 Computer Science Standards Workshop featured hands-on model lessons like graphing with Skittles and cup stacking algorithms to build educators' content knowledge and pedagogical skills. Participants reported increased confidence in teaching CS concepts, and findings were published in Technology & Engineering Education journal.

Rutgers CESP and a participant from the Rutgers EIR project shared two key resources at the premier CS education conference: an engaging Scratch programming project that has students create arcade-style games, and a tool that helps educators evaluate and select middle school computer science curricula.

New study of 500+ rural educators reveals 80% receive professional development in one-time sessions outside school hours, while teachers want hands-on, collaborative learning during the school day to better serve the 12+ million rural students nationwide.

New study shows computer science enrollment in high schools grew from 10% to 15% over six years, but gender gaps are widening.

Rutgers CESP was selected as a USDOE grant awardee in the 2020 award cycle, the only recipient from New Jersey. Their project builds on existing work to enhance CS instruction at the middle school level, working to engage learners and invite them to continue and succeed in the CS pipeline.

Rutgers CESP and the Department of Computer Science hosted the 7th Annual Computer Science Summit, gathering educators, researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals to discuss emerging trends, best practices, and the future of computer science education.

Ever wondered how to blend ice cream, computer science, and design into a hands-on experience for students? Through the Rutgers EIR project, Rutgers University and Roselle Park Middle School joined forces to create an exciting - and delicious - project that does just that! They share this lesson with educators from across the country at the 2025 National Conference on Science Education.