EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 28 MIN
35 [Interview] One Voice in CS - Allison Braley
from One Voice in CS Podcast · host CSTA Equity Fellows
In this episode of One Voice in CS, host Julie York speaks with Allison Braley, Computer Science Specialist at the Maine Department of Education and former middle school CS teacher. Allison shares how her classroom experiences, from rethinking the importance of HTML to witnessing a struggling student thrive through coding, shaped a philosophy centered on computational thinking, failure recovery, and equitable access over programming expertise. She discusses the unique collaboration happening in Maine between CS and AI education, the challenge of supporting K–8 generalist teachers who feel unqualified to teach CS, and why getting students , especially girls and special education students, into computer science early is the most powerful equity tool available.
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In this episode of One Voice in CS, host Julie York speaks with Allison Braley, Computer Science Specialist at the Maine Department of Education and former middle school CS teacher. Allison shares how her classroom experiences, from rethinking the importance of HTML to witnessing a struggling student thrive through coding, shaped a philosophy centered on computational thinking, failure recovery, and equitable access over programming expertise. She discusses the unique collaboration happening in Maine between CS and AI education, the challenge of supporting K–8 generalist teachers who feel unqualified to teach CS, and why getting students , especially girls and special education students, into computer science early is the most powerful equity tool available.
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