In lieu of their regular November meeting, CS4TX is holding an Hour of Code training event on Saturday, November 12th. Teachers, administrators, parents, and community members all are welcome! Coffee and breakfast tacos will be provided. This training will prepare participants to lead Hour of Code events. The trading will cover the Code.org offerings, but will also cover content-specific activities that you can do with students. Whether you are new to the Hour of Code or have run events before but want to learn more, this training will be perfect for you.
Administrators
WeTeach_CS Summit 2017 – Theme Contest!
2016 saw the successful launch of the first WeTeach_CS Summit, hosted by UT Austin’s Center for STEM Education. A cornerstone of the newly launched WeTeach_CS program, the summit brought together almost 300 teachers, administrators, and practitioners to talk, learn, and share experiences about growing CS education opportunities in Texas.
Computer Science Training for Counselors and Administrators – November 14
As a Code.org Professional Learning Partner, the WeTeach_CS Program, housed at The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for STEM Education, will be hosting a free workshop for Central Texas middle school and high school counselors and administrators. Participants will learn more about K-12 Computer Science (CS) Education and why all students should have an opportunity to learn CS.
Ozona Computer Programming Meet – Fall 2016 – November 5, 2016 (Saturday)
National Medal of Science Recipient, Dr. Richard Tapia added to CS4TX Statewide Meeting Lineup
Speakers Confirmed for the CS4TX Statewide Meeting
The CS4TX Statewide Meeting will be held in Houston on October 19th, bringing together education leaders, teachers, business leaders, policy makers, parents, and CS professionals to address the challenges we face in K-12 CS education in Texas, and discuss opportunities for improvement and scale-up. Today, we’re excited to announce some of the speakers and panelists we have confirmed for the event.
Register now! – WTCS Certification Prep Face-to-Face
WeTeach_CS Certification Prep will provide an overview of the educator competencies required of all teachers to become certified in Grades 8-12 Computer Science. This certification is necessary to teach courses such as Computer Science I, II or III, Fundamentals of Computer Science, or AP Computer Science A. Course instructors will address several competencies in depth and link attendees to additional resources that will help to prepare them to challenge the CS certification test.
CS for All through WeTeach_CS
CS4TX Statewide Meeting – October 19, 2016
WeTeach_CS by the numbers – Who's Succeeding?
CS High School teachers in Texas must pass the CS 141 certification exam in order to teach CS Courses. The WeTeach_CS Certification Prep program developed at the Center for STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin was developed to provide review and practice for teachers interested in preparing for the 141 Certification Exam. The program started as a face to face workshop bringing 20–40 teachers together for 2 days of review of key CS concepts and understandings. Over 150 teachers have participated in that course since it was first offered in the summer of 2015. Since then a 6 week online EdX Edge version of the course was developed and offered for the first time from June-August of 2016. Over 1000 teachers signed up, and about 500 actually participated by watching and reading prepared materials, doing practice exercises and taking quizzes.