Events

Lt. Governor Bysiewicz invites Grades 3-12 Connecticut students to put their ingenuity to good use!

Deadline to apply for CS Training at UMASS Lowell. Read on for more information!

Thanks to grants from The KLE Foundation, H-E-B Tournament of Champions and Red River, Youth Code Jam is excited to announce the application for the 2020-21 Jam in a Box (with all new materials and resources) is open. We will select 35 schools in and around Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and the Rio Grande Valley.

PBC/Broward Inaugural Meet

Why teach cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is vital to a technology-driven society. Daily headlines about data breaches and ransomware attacks demonstrate that we can’t ignore the potential security risks inherent to our highly networked lives. Cybersecurity is a growing job field — and even for students that don’t go on to pursue cybersecurity careers, it is crucial to have some level of security awareness! But until very recently, young people usually weren’t introduced to the intrigue and opportunity of cybersecurity until advanced undergraduate CS courses. However, the real world implications and applied nature of the topic lends itself well to engaging a wide audience, key to catching the interest of a diverse group of students in CS at a younger age.

Meet the new CSTA NH Board Member for 2020-2021. Socialize with other CS teachers on Zoom. Feel free to bring beverage and snacks.

HTNE is a free 36-hour hackathon that will be held virtually June 5-7.

Bold Idea @ Home is a 7-week online computer science program for students in 4th to 12th grades.

Mark Twain House - 2nd annual Robofrog Race will take place on June 13, 2020

With a large push to move classes online and provide distance learning, Oracle Academy is here to help with FREE Educator Professional Development. As a philanthropic education program, Oracle Academy's mission is to advance computer science education and increase knowledge, skills, innovation and diversity in technology fields by providing FREE Educator Professional Development, FREE curriculum/teaching materials, and FREE Software! Please note, educators must have an Oracle Academy Institutional Membership to access virtual training.

With a large push to move classes online and provide distance learning, Oracle Academy is here to help with FREE Educator Professional Development. As a philanthropic education program, Oracle Academy's mission is to advance computer science education and increase knowledge, skills, innovation and diversity in technology fields by providing FREE Educator Professional Development, FREE curriculum/teaching materials, and FREE Software! Please note, educators must have an Oracle Academy Institutional Membership to access virtual training.

CS First is Google's free, introductory computer science program for grades 4-8 (ages 9-14). This video-based curriculum teaches students foundational CS, problem-solving and collaboration skills through themes related to students’ interests. CS First can be used within classrooms, or as part of after-school programs in schools, libraries, or community spaces. Learn how to use this free computer science grades 4-8 curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn on Scratch. No experience necessary for students or teachers.

Quality PD delivered in an inclusive manner...

The Inclusive STEM & CS Summit aims to provide quality professional development for educators focused on pedagogy and instruction in STEM and computer science. 100% of the proceeds of The Inclusive STEM & CS Summit will be donated to organizations that support STEAM/CS programs, such as Black Girls Who Code, Indigenous STEAM/AISES, LatinoSTEM, APIA Scholars. Co-founded by Alicia Johal and Shana V. White

CS Awesome is a new free curriculum from the Mobile CSP team for the AP CS A Java course that follows the 2019 College Board AP CSA units and learning objectives. This is a 45 hour Professional Development course (including out-of-class assignments) recommended for teachers who have a background in CS, such as college courses in CS, experience teaching CS, or extended self-study of CS. Participants would expect to spend around ~10 hours per week throughout the length of the course.

Our virtual summer training covers the CMU CS Academy CS1curriculum and is available to those planning to teach CS1, CS0 or our APCSP Modules in their classrooms for the 2020-2021 school year.

CS First is Google's free, introductory computer science program for grades 4-8 (ages 9-14). This video-based curriculum teaches students foundational CS, problem-solving and collaboration skills through themes related to students’ interests. CS First can be used within classrooms, or as part of after-school programs in schools, libraries, or community spaces. Learn how to use this free computer science grades 4-8 curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn on Scratch. No experience necessary for students or teachers.

Check out this event for MS and HS TEACHERS! This summer, we are pleased to announce a 3-day session (June 29-July 1) by CMU CS Academy (Carnegie Mellon University) . Read on to learn more...

With a large push to move classes online and provide distance learning, Oracle Academy is here to help with FREE Educator Professional Development. As a philanthropic education program, Oracle Academy's mission is to advance computer science education and increase knowledge, skills, innovation and diversity in technology fields by providing FREE Educator Professional Development, FREE curriculum/teaching materials, and FREE Software! Please note, educators must have an Oracle Academy Institutional Membership to access virtual training.

Computing skills are the most sought-after and highest-paying in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average. Yet fewer than 1 in 5 computer science graduates are women, and that number is declining. To close the gender gap in technology and provide more opportunities for girls, we must teach girls and boys not only how to positively impact their community through code, but also how to be brave, resilient, and inclusive. Join Ngan Pham, Girls Who Code's Arizona Partnership Coordinator, to learn how to inspire and equip youth in your community with the skills they need to succeed in college and career.

Whether you are new to teaching computer science (CS) or have experience teaching other CS courses, the Code.org Professional Learning Program is designed to promote growth by providing space for you to become comfortable with curricular materials, CS content, and pedagogy. CS Discoveries is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creatvity, communication, problem solving, and fun. The curriculum is recommended for middle and high school students (grades 6-10), and can be taught either as a semester or full-year offering.

Whether you are new to teaching computer science (CS) or have experience teaching other CS courses, the Code.org Professional Learning Program is designed to promote growth by providing space for you to become comfortable with curricular materials, CS content, and pedagogy. CS Principles is a higher level introductory course for 9th-12th grade students that introduces students to the foundational concepts of computer science while challenging them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world. No computer science background is necessary for students or teachers.

CSTA 2020 is going Virtual! While the format may be different, we look forward to a great virtual conference — still created by teachers, for teachers — and can’t wait for you to join us the week of July 13, 2020. Registration will re-open in late April and the Scholarship Deadline has been extended to May 17th.

This introductory workshop models a variety of CT concepts and practices through the active creation of multiple Scratch projects. Attendees will unpack the pedagogical, technological, and content knowledge necessary to incorporate coding projects into a classroom, then discuss and apply approaches for creating or modifying integration projects that are customized to your classroom's needs. All of the resources and platforms we will discuss are 100% free to use and require no prior coding experience. This two-day workshop runs from 9am-12pm on July 16th and 17th

With a large push to move classes online and provide distance learning, Oracle Academy is here to help with FREE Educator Professional Development. As a philanthropic education program, Oracle Academy's mission is to advance computer science education and increase knowledge, skills, innovation and diversity in technology fields by providing FREE Educator Professional Development, FREE curriculum/teaching materials, and FREE Software! Please note, educators must have an Oracle Academy Institutional Membership to access virtual training.

Computing skills are the most sought-after and highest-paying in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average. Yet fewer than 1 in 5 computer science graduates are women, and that number is declining. To close the gender gap in technology and provide more opportunities for girls, we must teach girls and boys not only how to positively impact their community through code, but also how to be brave, resilient, and inclusive. Join Ngan Pham, Girls Who Code's Arizona Partnership Coordinator, to learn how to inspire and equip youth in your community with the skills they need to succeed in college and career.

Our virtual summer training covers the CMU CS Academy CS1curriculum and is available to those planning to teach CS1, CS0 or our APCSP Modules in their classrooms for the 2020-2021 school year.

Computing skills are the most sought-after and highest-paying in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average. Yet fewer than 1 in 5 computer science graduates are women, and that number is declining. To close the gender gap in technology and provide more opportunities for girls, we must teach girls and boys not only how to positively impact their community through code, but also how to be brave, resilient, and inclusive. Join Ngan Pham, Girls Who Code's Arizona Partnership Coordinator, to learn how to inspire and equip youth in your community with the skills they need to succeed in college and career.

Join us for the 2020 CS4CT Summit!