This course is designed for teachers in grades K-5, and will go over some of the 15 lessons offered on the Code.org website. These may be implemented as one unit or over the course of a semester. Participants will learn how to have students create computer programs that will help them learn to collaborate with others, develop problem-solving skills, and persist through difficult tasks. Participants will also learn how to work with students to study programming concepts, computational thinking, digital citizenship, and develop interactive games or stories they can share. Teachers will learn how to access and utilize Code.org’s free curriculum for CSF, which is aligned to the newly revised 2017 CSTA Standards.

 What’s in a workshop?

In-person instruction including an intro to computer science, pedagogy, overview of the online curriculum, teacher dashboard, and strategies for teaching “unplugged” classroom activities.  You will leave ready to teach the curriculum in your class!

Teachers will receive:

• Printed curriculum guide

• Fun Code.org swag

• 5.5 STEM Clock hours 

• District will be reimbursed for cost of teacher subs

 You do not need to know anything about computer science to attend this class!  We will all learn together and the curriculum makes it super easy to teach our students computer science.

BYO devise with internet connection (you can connect to our wireless), such as a laptop/surface/ipad. OESD will provide back-up laptops if you need one.

Lunch provided by Code.org