2021 CS Discoveries In-Person Summer Workshop
This is the detailed facilitator agenda for a Local Summer Workshop, which is a 5 day in-person training to prepare teachers to start teaching CS Discoveries. It focuses on the first semester of the course.
Agenda Walkthrough Resources
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Goals and Objectives Overview Document
The document outlines the overall goals and outcomes for the summer workshop along with where in the workshop these goals and outcomes are addressed. We recommend you review this document before reading the agenda. -
Equity Overview Document
The document is a high-level roadmap to connect individual sessions and discussions with a focus on equity. We recommend you review this document before reading the agenda. -
Essential Content
It is important for facilitators to be familiar with all content in Units 1 - 3 before facilitating the summer workshop. This resource identifies specific lessons of focus within the summer workshop. We recommend using this document as a reference resource after reading the full agenda.
Printing Agendas
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For the high level agenda(like one on the right) that is printable and editable go to:Google Sheet View of High Level Agenda
Goals
In the Local Summer Workshop, teacher participants will …
- Understand the curriculum
- Transform practice
- Develop empathy with the student experience
- Become part of a network of teachers who are doing similar work
Supplies
Provided By the Workshop Organizer (Regional Partner):
- Room set up for table groups of 4-5 teachers, with: reliable wifi, Power Strips, Projector, and Speakers.
- Workshop Materials: 24 Pens, 2 Easel Pads, 10 Large 3x4 Post-it Notes, 16 Medium 3x3 Post-it Notes, 12 Small 1x2 Post-it Notes, 8 sets 8-pack Markers, Blue Painter's Tape, Scissors, Journal
- Lesson Supplies: Printed Activity Packet (1 per person), Printed CS Discoveries Curriculum Guide (1 per person), 2 Printed Copies of Each Lesson Plan Per Lesson Planning Group
Teachers Should Bring:
- Computers
Preparing for the Workshop
Connect with your Regional Partner
Prior to the workshop, find time to meet in person or virtually with both facilitators and the Regional Partner to discuss:
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Supplies |
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Online Workshop Dashboard |
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Venue |
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Workshop Timeframe |
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Food |
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Agenda |
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Staff |
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Prepare for Sessions
Review Materials
On your own review the following materials so you are familiar with the details of each.
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Create Materials For Region
- A copy of each of the slides for the workshop, that you have updated according to your needs.
- Set up a section for your workshop participants to join. For more details on this process, check out the the support article for creating a classroom section
- Create a new section using the email login type
- Make sure it is assigned to CS Discoveries for 2021-2022
- Assign the course to Unit 3
- Enable Pair Programming for that section
- Enable Lesson Extras for that section
Make a plan
Below is guidance for specific sessions about things you should plan for. Not every session is include below. You should of course go through every session to make a plan for how you and your co-facilitator will support each other in running the session.
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General Considerations For All Sessions |
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Introductions |
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Overview of the Course |
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Model Lessons |
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Lesson Planning |
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TLOs |
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First Morning Of Workshop
Room Setup
Using the supplies provided by regional partner set up the room.
- Tech
- Reliable guest wifi - check this as early as possible
- Projector (separate table for projector)
- Speaker System
- 8 Teacher Tables (for 32 teachers) with:
- 4 chairs at each table
- Table angled toward projector screen
- Surge protectors in middle of each table
- 4-5 post-it note pads of different sizes
- 3-4 Pens
- Facilitator Table:
- Located in the back of the room
- 2-3 chairs at table (need chairs for lead facilitators and apprentices)
Create Posters
- Posters up for people to add post-its to as they come in
- Question Parking Lot - For people to put up questions they have.
- Create a poster with the map of the State(s) in your region that everyone can put a post it on to say where they are from
- Create a poster with graph number of years of teaching experience
- Create a poster with graph of number of years of computer science experience (any kind)
- Create a poster with the grades from 6th to 12th and create a bar chart of the breakdown of teachers in your room
- Create a poster that just says random skills
Concerns?
If you need to raise concerns before or during the workshop about issues that require immediate attention (internet, health issues, etc.) you should contact your regional partner.