Description Teach Your Students to Program, Mathematically Bootstrap teaches students to program their own video games in an algebraic programming language, exposing them to key math concepts. Middle- and high-school teachers around the country have implemented the curriculum as a one-month module, a weekly activity or an after school program.… read more
Middle School
Mobile CSP Training Summer 2016
TO: Teachers and Schools Planning to Teach the AP CS Principles Course The Mobile CS Principles project (Mobile CSP*) is accepting applications for its 2016-17 professional development (PD) course. The PD consists of a 4-week summer course (starting June 27) that can be taken either online or in a hybrid… read more
Keep Calm & Java On Spring 2016
The Texas Regional Collaboratives (TRC) in the Center for STEM Education at UT Austin, in partnership with Oracle Academy, is offering a free series of courses for Texas teachers interested in teaching computer science. This series of professional development experiences will prepare participants to teach courses such as Computer Science… read more
Bootstrap Training at UT Dallas
Teach Your Students to Program, Mathematically Bootstrap teaches students to program their own videogames in an algebraic programming language, exposing them to key concepts aligned to the TEKS Math Standards. Middle- and high-school teachers across the country have implemented the curriculum as part of a regular math class, or as… read more
Silicon Labs will host a FREE 1-day Code.org Workshop on Code Studio for Grades K-8: Teaching Students How to Code
Silicon Labs, Austin will host a FREE Code.org workshop. FREE CPEs for educator re-certification will be provided. Teachers will also receive the Code.org printed curriculum, swag, and the supplies they need to teach the course-at no cost. Code.org has developed an elementary and middle school curriculum that allows even the youngest students to explore the limitless… read more
Code.org – Summer 2016 Coding Camp
LeadCS toolbox webinar
LeadCS.org is a new, NSF-funded resource for K-12 district and school leaders, teacher leaders, and their partners and advocates who wish to develop computer science education in their schools. During this webinar, a team from the University of Chicago (CEMSE and Outlier Research &Evaluation) will present the LeadCS toolbox, show you its organization and navigation, and… read more
You may be eligible for a free Constant Contact account to promote STEM camps
Have a STEM program you need to promote? An event you want to collect registration for? A survey you need to conduct? Consider Constant Contact’s email, event and survey platform with integrated social media. Best news ever? If you are a nonprofit that focuses on children, you may be eligible… read more
MICROSOFT’S #CODEGENERATION MOVEMENT
Welcome to <code> generation! Anybody can learn coding – everyone starts somewhere. What’s your dream future? Inventing something cool? Helping the environment? Creating your own business? Whatever it is, chances are that coding can help bring it to life. From now until December 13, you can join in weekly coding… read more
The Hour of Code is Coming!
Hour of Code is a global movement teaching anyone, anywhere how to code in just ONE hour! Microsoft continues to be the resource to train and educate teachers around Hour of Code and be a location where anyone can come during Computer Science Week to learn more about coding. Microsoft is offering FREE Train… read more