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Read Foster Computational Thinking by Building Games in ScratchJr
Kids aged five to seven love to play games. Games provide authentic opportunities to experience different perspectives, collaborate with others,...
Read Introducing CS to Our Youngest Learners
It’s never too early to learn how to code! In this session, we’ll focus on some cross-curricular ways to introduce...
Read Bringing Stories to Life through Coding
In this session, we will use coding to create innovative storytelling experiences on Elementari that can be easily used in...
Read Hedy: A Gradual Language for Programming Education
Hedy is a gradual programming language designed to help new learners understand programming. Do you remember when you were learning...
Read Coding with Scratch Junior in the PreK–2 Years
You’re never too young to learn how to write computer code! In this workshop, PreK–2 teachers will gain the skills...
Read Amazon Virtual Fulfillment Center Tour
Give your students real-world computer science and career exposure through Amazon Future Engineer’s new live, virtual, and interactive Fulfilment Center...
Read Connecting Scratch Loops with College-Level CS
As novices, our students have trouble generalizing across coding problems to see the underlying structure. The most important code pattern...
Read Building Collaboration While Together or Apart
A key part of computer science is working with others, but how do you get your students to work collaboratively...
Read Microsoft MakeCode & TEALS for High School CS
If you are new to teaching Computer Science at the High School level, Microsoft has two great offerings you can...
Read Concurrent Enrollment as an Alternative to AP for Broadening Participation in CS
The session will explore concurrent enrollment (CE) as a pathway for schools to provide computer science education to high school...
Read Dancing Algorithms
Discover the importance of algorithmic design in this immersive, hands-on session. Become the student as you walk through sequencing steps...
Read GaleForce: Virtual Disaster Relief Robotics
GaleForce is a virtual robotics adventure game where students in grades 6–12 can learn to code virtual robots and drones,...
Read Connecting Working Memory and Computer Science Skills
Do you struggle with deciding how many devices and machines you should display in your space in order to advocate...
Read Creative Computing in Remote Learning Environments
Members of the Creative Computing Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, in collaboration with a current middle school...
Read Project-Based Learning with Scratch
This presentation begins with an introduction to various approaches to using Scratch for project-based learning; examples include backwards, inquiry-based, and...
Read Integrating CS and Content Areas in Elementary CS Classrooms
While fully developed curricula for CS coursework in secondary and higher education settings are plentiful, comprehensive curricula for elementary schools...
Read The Opportunity for Surprise
How often are you pleasantly surprised by student performance? How often are you “blown away” by student projects? In the...
Read Coding in Minecraft – An Engaging Computer Science Credential and Curriculum
Are you struggling to engage learners with a fun and immersive computer science curriculum? Do you want to validate your...
Read Preparing Teams for High School Programming Competitions
This session presents a curriculum developed to prepare programming students for regional high school programming competitions. In these competitions, teams...
Read CSAwesome: AP CS A Curriculum
This hands-on workshop will introduce high school instructors to the free CSAwesome AP CS A curriculum on the Runestone platform....
Read Supporting Equitable Online and In-Person Scratch Teaching
With the transition to online and hybrid learning, the Scratch Encore curriculum has focused on making Scratch teaching accessible for...
Read Learning from Young Women: Factors in CS Persistence
Research finds that important factors for young women’s persistence in computing include access to middle and high school computing classes,...
Read Free and Open-Source Educational Software for Generation Z
The students of Generation Z, or post-millennials, have access to gadgets such as smartphones even before they go to school....
Read CS Choice Boards: Building Equity through Layers of Choice
When schools start integrating computer science into core content areas, the creation of equitable opportunities is just as important as...