Attending the TCEA Convention and Exposition in Austin from February 5-9? Be sure to check out these presentations about the importance of computer science education in your school or district.
Tuesday, February 6th, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Building a K-12 CS Ed Pipeline in Your District
Is your district looking to build a K12 Computer Science Pathway? This presentation will focus on resources for improving the CS pipeline in your school/district and professional development opportunities that will help your school train and certify more CS teachers through the WeTeach_CS project at UT Austin.
Presenter
Carol Fletcher, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Center for STEM Education, The University of Texas at Austin
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Wednesday, February 7th, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Support for AP Computer Science and AP CS Principles
AP Computer Science Principles is a new course designed to broaden and diversify access to CS in HS. UT Austin’s WeTeach_CS offers training, support, and free curriculum (in partnership with Code.org and Oracle Academy) for schools interested in offering AP CSP and AP CS A. Learn more about online and F2F PD to help you implement these courses.
Presenters
- Carol Fletcher, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Center for STEM Education, The University of Texas at Austin
- John Owen, CS Professional Development Specialist, WeTeach_CS, The University of Texas at Austin