Events

Interested in learning more about Iowa's Computer Science Standards? Check out the Iowa Computer Science Standards Self-paced Course offered on AEA Learning Online for 9-12 educators. The four content modules in this course are: Understanding the What and Why of Computer Science, the K-12 Computer Science Framework, the CSTA (Iowa) Standards, and Applying and Connecting the Computer Science Standards. Educators can earn one license renewal credit for completing the course.

Interested in learning more about Iowa's Computer Science Standards? Check out the Iowa Computer Science Standards Self-paced Course offered on AEA Learning Online for K-8 educators. The four content modules in this course are: Understanding the What and Why of Computer Science, the K-12 Computer Science Framework, the CSTA (Iowa) Standards, and Applying and Connecting the Computer Science Standards. Educators can earn one license renewal credit for completing the course.

Series of 6 Online Professional Learning Sessions to learn about the 6 Strands of VA Computer Science Standards.

Virtual teacher conference focused on preparing all educators to engage in Computer Science & Computational Thinking activities during CSEd Month this December. All K-12 teachers welcome, especially those looking for introductory activities to bring Computer Science to your classrooms.

This professional development will introduce teachers to the content and practice of teaching computer programming &computational thinking

* *This event will take place online via Zoom! RSVP on the Scratch Meetup page to receive the link to join!** https://www.meetup.com/ScratchEd-Boston/events/274719564/ Join K–12 educators at a ScratchEd Meetup to play, learn, and connect around teaching with Scratch. Scratch is a free online programming tool through which students can creatively explore computer science concepts by creating interactive media (like stories, games, animations, and simulations) and sharing those creations with others online. The Scratch Online Community is used by millions of young people all around the world. Join us to create, share, and build community. Educators from the Boston area and beyond are welcome to participate. No coding experience necessary!

Come join us and launch the national Computer Science Education Week! We look forward to reconnecting with everyone and the chapter plans for the new year!

Click on the link to find out more about the Hackathon and register your team(s).

Come and join the Computer Science Education Week Dance Party!  Open to all Teachers and Students who interested in learning about computer science through dance. No prior experience with computer science is required and just need to be ready to bust a move! Note: If you are with the Hawaii Department of Education, register on PDE3 for the following course to receive non-credit PD hours. Hour of Code Dance Party PDE3 Course# CS186256 PDE3 Section# 304372

We look forward to seeing everyone on our second Tuesday of the month meetup. Due to the upcoming holiday break 2e, we will not have our fourth Tuesday meetup on December, 22, this month. Got ideas? Got questions? Bring them to our meetup. See you online! :)

Kapor Center and CSTA present results of the Inaugural National CS Teacher Census showing trends of who teaches K-12 computer science, their school contexts, and their needs.

Join us for our CS Ed Week + Holiday celebration at CSTA NYC! We will have special guests -- stay tuned for more information.

Join CSTA-Greater Boston members in weekly chat about using Repl.it in the classroom. Maybe you just starting out with using Repl.it or wanting to learn more of their features, come learn from fellow CS teachers. Link to join Meeting: http://meet.google.com/yua-muhk-wsh

Join Microsoft for a webinar to learn more about Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS program. TEALS connects technical volunteers with teachers new to teaching CS to support them. This is a free mentoring program.

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

Please join us for our CS Ed Week CSTA Engage Meetup on December 10, 2020, from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. CT to connect with and learn alongside other K-12 CS teachers. We’ll host a jam-packed hour and a half, worth every minute of your midweek evening. Activities will include a time specifically for networking, a featured PD activity, and two unconference/birds-of-a-feather sessions.

InfoSys Pathfinders Winter Institute is a unique opportunity to get professional development. Read on to learn more!

Join CSTA’s Pride affinity group to connect with other LGTBQ educators and allies for community building and resource sharing. Our next meet up is December 14th.

Unconferences are peer-led, participant-driven professional learning opportunities for educators that use an “unconference” model to build teacher networks and share best practices. This special Unconference will focus on CS Education and the topics will be determined by you! We will build the topics for the breakout rooms based on what you say you want to discuss. All are welcome, regardless of experience or expertise level.

Join CSTA-Greater Boston members in weekly chat about using Repl.it in the classroom. Maybe you just starting out with using Repl.it or wanting to learn more of their features, come learn from fellow CS teachers. Link to join Meeting: http://meet.google.com/yua-muhk-wsh

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teacher for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.

In this session, we will introduce Python programming activities that combine Geometry and coding. The session also covers the basic programming concepts of Python including variables, loops, lists, and functions. The activities introduced are freely available for you and your students via Popfizz.io. The course is also available in Spanish!

Join CSTA-Greater Boston members in weekly chat about using Repl.it in the classroom. Maybe you just starting out with using Repl.it or wanting to learn more of their features, come learn from fellow CS teachers. Link to join Meeting: http://meet.google.com/yua-muhk-wsh

Oracle Academy has a new option for educator training called Oracle Academy Supported Self Study Courses! See their description below: "This new option will replace our standard virtual courses and provides educators with: · Extended course duration, allowing educators the flexibility to progress through the professional development course at their own pace. · Option to attend “Oracle Academy Office Hours” which will be scheduled throughout the duration of the course, giving educators the opportunity to get one-on-one support · Possibility to receive a certificate of completion upon finalizing the course including passing mid-term and final exams. Below, please find the list of our Winter Open Class Training schedule Java Fundamentals Start Date: January 4, 2021/ End Date: May 3, 2021 Java Programming Start Date: January 5, 2021/ End Date: May 4, 2021 Java Foundations Start Date: January 6, 2021/ End Date: May 5, 2021 Database Foundations Start Date: January 11, 2021/ End Date: May 10, 2021 Database Design and Programming with SQL Start Date: January 12, 2021/ End Date: May 11, 2021 Programming with PL/SQL Start Date: January 13, 2021/ End Date: May 12, 2021 As a philanthropic education program, Oracle Academy's mission is to advance computing education to increase knowledge, skills, innovation and diversity in technology fields by providing FREE Educator Professional Development, FREE curriculum/teaching materials, plus more!" Learn more and register at https://academy.oracle.com/en/about-events-calendar.html

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teachers for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.

Topic: Formative Assessment

Phidgets are programmable USB sensors that make physical computing easy. No soldering or breadboards required—students plug in a sensor, code in their preferred language, and start creating. Phidgets are used by students, educators and professionals all over the world. We will explore the Phidgets Getting Started Kit and Sonar Phidget with Python. Participants will receive a free Getting Started Kit and Sonar Phidget. For more information check out www.phidgets.com/education

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

The Pathfinders Winter Institute is happening in February 2021. Application Deadline: 12/11/2020. Read on to learn more.

Our five Texas CSTA chapters are collaborating this year to offer the 2021 Texas CSTA Chapters Virtual Conference on Saturday, February 13, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. central time  The theme this year will be Building Equitable and Inclusive CS Programs.   Registration for this conference will open during November 2020.

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teacher for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teachers for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teacher for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.

This free, virtual event is open to K-12 students, college, and indie professionals and provides opportunities to network, learn, and showcase projects in Game Development & Design and Simulations & Graphics. You can showcase digital games or even submit board games! Competition entries must be submitted by March 31, 2021 and winners will be announced at the live event in April. For more information and to register, visit https://csgconf.com/.

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teachers for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.