Teacher PD
About:
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Free, live, virtual professional development for teachers and educators to learn about the Computing Challenge: How to get involved, free resources for teaching computer science and coding, and live Q&A!
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Dates:
- Thurs, Feb 16th, 4:00pm - 5;00pm
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Thurs, Mar 9th, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Topics:
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What is the Challenge?
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What is computing?
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WHY should I teach it?
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HOW do I teach computing?
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Practical activities - how to get started
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Micro:bit, Scratch, wearables, app design, website design
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Who should attend?
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Teachers - in school and out of school time!
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Administrators
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Never coded before? Curious? You should attend!
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Looking for more CS in your classroom or school? You should attend!
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All experience levels welcome
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Student Sessions
Description: During these 30-45 minute interactive, virtual sessions, students learn coding concepts and put them into ACTION, seeing their code control REAL robots, live!
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Ideal for grades 3-12, beginner or intermediate level students.
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These sessions require NO pre-teaching or prep from teachers.
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Students join the session using the link provided from individual computers or Chromebooks.
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During the session, students chat with hosts Kelsey and Matt the Robot while helping robot characters solve problems using the coding concepts they learn.
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Think of these like a virtual field trip or an interactive TV show!
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Up to 400 students can join a session at once, so invite a whole class, grade, or school to share the experience!
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Attend 1 session, or all 3! Each session teaches different concepts.
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The sessions will also introduce the Computing Challenge and help students generate ideas for using Coding For Good to enter the Challenge!
