We partner with Code.org®, a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or algebra. Code.org organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged 10% of all students in the world, and provides the leading curriculum for K-12 computer science in the largest school districts in the United States. 

Below is the agenda for our teacher workshops based on the code.org computer science fundamentals program.  

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

lesson 3

TLO Model: Maze, Loops, Puzzle – Online Lessons (Try it!)

Lesson 4

Break (Look for the Code.org Standards Docs on the homepage of the teacher dashboard.)

Lesson 5

CS Teaching and Learning Strategies (Handout) (if on schedule)

lESSON 6

  • 4 Corners Activity
  • Use Gonoodle for Free Brain Breaks
  • Use the Code puzzles and lessons as Incentives, Brain Breaks, to Break Up the Routine, and as Extra Credit
  • CS Teaching Tips

CS Vocabulary (Full glossary at the back of curriculum book or online here.)

lESSON 7

Teacher, Learner, Observer (TLO) Lessons: 4 Groups of up to 10 in each. Count off by four.

LESSON 8

 

Lunch/Dinner on Your Own (1 hour) and Group Prep for TLO Lessons (30 min). Decide who will lead which part of the lesson.  Complete at least 10 Puzzles :-). See Puzzle progress.

lESSON 9

lesson 10

  • TLO Reflections
  • Course 1 Standards Alignment
  • How is the lesson aligned to the Math, Science, and ELA TEKS?
  • Access, Equity, and Opportunity Observations

Lesson 2 – Conditionals with Cards: Group 2 Teaches, Group 3 Learns, Group 1 Observes

lesson 11

  • TLO Reflections
  • Course 2 Standards Alignment
  • How is the lesson aligned to the Math, Science, and ELA TEKS?
  • Access, Equity, and Opportunity Observations

Lesson 3 – Songwriting: Group 3 Teaches, Group 1 Learns, Group 2 Observes

lesson 12

  • TLO Reflections
  • Course 3 Standards Alignment
  • How is the lesson aligned to the Math, Science, and ELA TEKS?
  • Access, Equity, and Opportunity Observations

Break – Hour of Code 2015 Video (Sign Up to Introduce Your School to Computer Science)

lesson 13

lesson 14

Lesson 15

lesson 16

Closing Words

 

lesson 17

See announcements below. CS Resources for Students, Teachers, and Parents