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Code.org CS Principles 2023-2024 Professional Learning Program

Code.org CS Principles 2023-2024 Professional Learning Program

Date and Time

June 26, 2023 - July 14, 2023

Registration Closes: July 15, 2023, midnight

Location

See list of cohorts/dates.

Event Address

Exact cohort locations will be announced in Spring 2023

Contact

Contact NameDr. Sheryl Roehl

Contact Emailsroehl@tacc.utexas.edu

Event Description

Please note that this is an informational page. The external registration link will take you to the application.

The University of Texas at Austin is offering in-person CS Principles  local summer workshops in the 2023-2024. Summer 2023 workshops will be the weeks of June 26-30 and July 10-14.

Designed for 9-12 grade students, Code.org Computer Science Principles introduces students to the foundational concepts of computer science and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world. The curriculum is flexible to be taught as a normal course or as an AP course. CS Principles complements CS Discoveries with a deeper focus on concepts such as how the internet works and the societal impacts of computer science. The course works for beginners and students with experience in our other courses.

Teachers who apply and are accepted to the program commit to:

  • Attending the five-day, in-person summer workshop as part of a cohort for Houston, San Antonio, or virtual. 
  • Attending four local one-day, virtual workshops (usually on Saturdays).
  • Teaching the course during the 2023-24 school year.
  • Supporting the recruitment and enrollment of a diverse group of students in the course, representative of the school’s overall student population.

Computer Science Discoveries and Principles workshops are offered at no cost to qualifying teachers accepted into the program. If you don’t meet the requirements to attend at no cost, the program is still only $1,500 per Texas teacher, which is a 50% discount off the national cost thanks to our generous supporters at Code.org. 

Funding Options

Texas Computer Science courses, including those aligned to CS Discoveries (Fundamentals of CS) and CS Principles (AP and non-AP), have moved to CTE and qualify for weighted funding. Teachers should check with their administrators to see if these funds are available to support their involvement in this Professional Learning Program. There are also scholarships available for those who qualify. 

GRANT OPPORTUNITY - The University of Texas at Austin is proud to partner with Code.org on the Equity in CS Principles grant program. 

  • The guided program will:
    • Help schools decide whether or not AP Computer Science Principles is a good fit.
    • Help schools navigate the logistics of creating and adding a new course, and equitably recruit student enrollment for the first year of the course and beyond.
    • Provide new-to-CS teachers a rigorous professional learning program
    • Provide students a strong curriculum to help them not only complete the course but pass the AP exam. 
    • Build internal capacity for a strong computer science program for future years.
  • Criteria
    • School serves 9th-12th grade students and does not currently offer CS Principles.
    • School leaders commit to participating in all tracks of the Equity in AP CS Principles Program 
    • Will offer AP CSP in 2023-2024
    • Serves student populations that are underrepresented in CS.
  • Program is available at no cost to select schools, thanks to a generous research grant from the federal Department of Education. 

Questions about this grant opportunity? Email Sheryl Roehl at sroehl@tacc.utexas.edu

Code.org curriculum, online student learning platform, and access to support from the teacher and Code.org community are available to all schools year round at no cost.

Eligible Applicants

Participants must complete the Code.org application process and be accepted to this cohort. 

APPLY HERE

Questions about the program? Please email Dr. Sheryl Roehl at sroehl@tacc.utexas.edu.

AVAILABLE CS PRINCIPLES COHORTS 

Virtual CSD: June 26-30, 2023

San Antonio CSD: July 10-14, 2023

**Follow-up training dates for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 for these cohorts are TBD.

- Registration fees cover training materials.
- Payments are due before the program starts.
- Refunds will not be issued for cancellations or those not in attendance.

 
Certificates of Participation 
CPE credits are 35 for the 5-day local summer workshop, 28 for the follow ups for a total of 63.

 

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$1500

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