James Newland
Computer Science Education Specialist
Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Newland is a computer science education specialist and former classroom teacher with nearly three decades at Bellaire High School and a recent transition to the Texas Advanced Computing Center. He blends deep content expertise in physics, astronomy, and computing with hands-on experience building the school's first website, founding its makerspace, mentoring robotics, and coaching quiz bowl teams. A PhD in physics education informs his current work preparing educators to teach computing and data science and conducting research on equity and cross-curricular computational thinking. Known for training both students and colleagues, he has shepherded student-led research projects in astronomy and physics and continues to bridge classroom practice with education research.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics Education, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics Education at University of HoustonB.S., Physics and Astronomy, B.S., Physics and Astronomy at Mississippi State University
Github Skills (4)
google-colab9
simulation2
physics1
astronomy1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jimmynewland/colabnotebooks
Dec 2020 - Nov 2022
Google Colab Notebooks Labs
Contributions:3 releases, 38 commits, 85 pushes in 1 year 11 months
google-colab
jimmynewland/paths-up-expeditions-in-computing-ret2018
Jun 2018 - Jun 2021
Contributions:1 release, 14 commits, 12 pushes in 3 years
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