2021 CS Discoveries Virtual Summer Workshop

This is the detailed facilitator agenda for Virtual Local Summer Workshop, which is a 5 day online, blended training to prepare teachers to start teaching CS Discoveries. It focuses on the first semester of the course.

Special Notes for Virtual Workshops

As you prepare to deliver the Code.org Virtual Summer Workshop we wanted to cover a few high level tips in addition to the activity level tips that are provided in the Detailed Daily Agenda. While we have tried to provide as many resources as possible, some resources need to be “localized” so you will need to create them prior to the workshop. In addition, these resources are a guide. As with the in-person workshop guides, you should make the necessary adjustments to meet the needs of your participants, including modifying the types of asynchronous activities as you see fit.

1. As you will likely make your own copies of these resources, we will maintain change logs for these documents and will alert facilitators of significant changes.
2. Resources for the Place
   • Sandbox User: vplpteacher Passcode: GetCoding#1 (Note: You will get a "Not Open" message until you login with these credentials)
   • Facilitator Guide to the PLACE
3. The Code.org Facilitator Slack channel is the official support platform. If you need assistance, both Friday Institute and Code.org will be monitoring the channel to ensure the best help available.
4. Module 3 is LONG especially for a single day. If your cohort is not very large (i.e. less than 24ish), you may want to convert TLO 5: U2L16 Sources and Research to a brief overview, and skip the lesson.

Before the Workshop

• Register and enroll in your course at the PLACE. (You should receive this information from your Regional Partner. Here is a video describing the process)
• Once enrolled, you may want to watch the Facilitator Guide to The Place video. There is a similar video for participants.
• Create a some sort of daily digest or omnibus slide that contains the key information for your program and add it to each slide deck. Some of the key local bits are listed below but additional information to include might include:
  • Zoom or other synchronous call information and links. Note: If you are using Zoom, you can use the same link for all 10 synchronous sessions.
  • Off-hours contact information - Slack, text messaging, email, …
  • Link to your instances of the PLACE (which you will get from your regional partner). You will likely want to make a vanity link for it.
• Create copies of all the slide decks for each course/cohort. For example if you have 3 CSD cohorts, you need three separate sets of decks because they serve as the notes and have share-out slides and other information unique to cohorts. It may be easiest to just create folders per course/cohort and link to the folder.
• At the end of each module, participants are still asked to provide Gots and Needs. These are currently scheduled at the end of the last asynchronous session of each module. So you will need a way for participants to submit them, likely anonymously. Here is an example of a Google Form which you might use to do this.
• In preparation for the last module, there is a discussion assignment in Module 4 Session 4 for them to complete for selecting topics for the final module sessions.

Before Each Day

• As with face-to-face workshops, the slides are meant to be customized for your workshop. You will want to work through the slides for a given “day” or session, and make sure you have made the necessary customizations: Gots & Needs, Links, Breakout Room slides (based on the size of your cohort), etc.
• You will want to confirm with the “producer” the schedule and breakout rooms.
• Look at the agenda for polls and surveys for which you may need links or for which the producer will have to plan in your vc platform.
• Be sure to read the Transition to Asynchronous sessions so you are certain you have provided the necessary guidance for teachers.

Agenda Walkthrough Resources

• 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

- PDF of Local Workshop Detailed Agenda

• 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

Teachers Should Bring:

• Computers
• CS Discoveries 2021 - Activity Packet

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:

Prepare for Sessions

Review Materials

On your own review the following materials so you are familiar with the details of each.

Create Materials For Region

• A copy of each of the slides for the workshop, that you have updated according to your needs. Be sure participants will be able to edit each slide.
  • CSD Module 1 Slides
  • CSD Module 2 Slides
  • CSD Module 3 Slides
  • CSD Module 4 Slides
  • CSD Module 5 Slides
• 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
  1. Create a new section using the email login type
  2. Make sure it is assigned to CS Discoveries for 2021-2022
  3. Assign the course to Unit 3
  4. Enable Pair Programming for that section
  5. 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.

First Morning Of Workshop

Setup

Using the supplies provided by regional partner set up the room.

• Tech
  • Reliable Internet - check this as early as possible
  • Webcam
  • Ideally, second monitor

Create Slides

• Each Facilitator should complete the Introduction Slide with your CS Journey
• You may want to pull the Introduction Slides into their own slide deck
• Check the participant slides in the Module 1 Slides
  • Question Parking Lot - For people to put up questions they have.
  • Create a slide with the map of the State(s) in your region that everyone can put a post it on to say where they are from
  • Check the slide with graph number of years of teaching experience
  • Check the slide graph of number of years of computer science experience (any kind)

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.