Use the filters and search below to discover accredited professional development (PD) programs and associated curricula for K-12 CS teachers. Click a card to view more details.
In the accreditation process, an independent committee of experts evaluates submitted opportunities using a rubric aligned to indicators of quality professional development. Learn more about the accreditation process and volunteer committee .
KIBO by KinderLab Robotics, Inc.
"Growing with KIBO" offers 60 hours of lessons in hands-on coding, CT, engineering, and collaboration for PreK-2 with the screen-free KIBO robot kit.
Teq iBlocks
40+ project-based Pre-K-12/30-40 hours; student workbooks, teacher’s guide, lesson plans, self-assessments. Integrates CS into other subjects.
Code Savvy Educator Cohort
School year long cohort of K-12 CS educators, with monthly facilitated meetings with asynchronous assignments. Teachers bulid capacity in CS by exploring a variety of CS topics, examining equity and belonging in CS, and networking with other CS educators.
Project GUTS CS in Science
5 weeks of CS/CT integration lessons and activities for middle school science classrooms featuring block-based programming in StarLogo Nova.
PLTW Computer Science
Pathway of 4 year-long high school courses that introduce and build CS skills including cybersecurity and AP aligned courses.
PLTW Gateway
Three, 9-week hands-on units for 6th-8th grade students focused on computer science featuring robotics, mobile app creation, and physical computing.
PLTW Launch
Flexible implementation of nine, 10-hour hands-on modules for PreK-5 students focused on computer science featuring Scratch, ScratchJr, and VEXCode.
Ozaria
A browser-based course that utilizes game-based learning and turn-key curriculum to teach the fundamentals of computer science.
AP CSP with CodeCombat
A year-long course that utilizes game-based learning and turn-key curriculum to prepare students to succeed on the AP CSP exam.
Praxis Prep
One 1-hour kick-off session, six 2-hour virtual synchronous sessions alongside about 25 hours of self-paced asynchronous work.
Ellipsis Education Computer Science Training Suite
Full year, standards-aligned courses, including detailed lesson plans (Digital Citizenship, Unplugged, STEM Career, and Coding) and teacher support.
Scratch Encore
An intermediate, culturally-relevant, Scratch-based curriculum for grades 5-8, offering 2-3 years of instruction and a flexible, themed structure.
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