Day 1
01 Intro 02 ML 1: U1L3 03 Break 04 CSD Overview 05 Lesson Process 06 Transition to Asynchronous 07 Lunch 08 ML 2: U1L7 09 Break 10 Tools and Strategies 11 The PLACE 12 Transition to Asynchronous 13 Fac. Debrief
Day 2
14 Intro 15 ML 3: U2L2 16 Break 17 ML 4: U2L3 18 Transition to Asynchronous 19 Lunch 20 Asynchronous Debrief 21 Break 22 TLO 1: U2L5 23 Transition to Asynchronous 24 Fac. Debrief
Day 3
25 Intro 26 Understanding Context 27 TLO 2: U2L6 28 Break 29 TLO 3: U2L9 30 Transition to Asynchronous 31 Lunch 32 Asynchronous Debrief 33 TLO 4: U2L11 34 Break 35 TLO 5: U2L16 36 Transition to Asynchronous 37 Fac. Debrief
Day 4
38 Intro 39 Bias and Responsibility 40 TLO 6: U3L2 41 Break 42 TLO 7: U3L3 43 Transition to Asynchronous 44 Lunch 45 Asynchronous Debrief 46 TLO 8: U3L4 47 Break 48 Barriers, Opportunities, and Commitments 49 Transition to Asynchronous 50 Fac. Debrief
Day 5
51 Intro 52 Community 53 Prep for the Year 54 Break 55 Assessment 56 Transition to Asynchronous 57 Lunch 58 Asynchronous Debrief 59 Planning 60 Closing Ceremonies 61 End Early & Friday Facilitator Debrief

Session 52: Community

30 minutes

discussion-based

Purpose

The goal of this session is for participants to recognize that they are part of something bigger than what is happening just in their own classroom. For some teachers, computer science can be isolating because CS teachers often do not have a built in community in their schools like math or english teachers naturally have. This session is about expanding our idea of community to include our local community and the national computer science community.

Objectives

  • Participants identify potential community resources that could be used to enhance the learning experience of their students and raise CS awareness within the community outside of the classroom
  • Participants identify ways to connect with CS educators outside of their school community
  • Participants know how to access and engage with the Code.org community through the Code.org forum

Supplies & Prep

Room Setup:

  • Full Cohort
  • Table Groups (3-4)

Facilitator Supplies:

Teacher Materials:

Agenda

Leveraging Community Resources (30 minutes)

Facilitation Guide

Leveraging Community Resources (30 minutes)

Producer Tip

Break into table groups of 3-4 before beginning the Table Discussion. Make sure you have enough Share Out slides for the number of groups.

(2 minute) Context Setting

Remarks

As we wrap up our time together, we will spend some time thinking about how we might leverage our community resources to enhance the learning experience for the students in our classrooms. Resources include people, tools, and programs, and can be in school, outside of school, and in the community. Other teachers, administrators, counselors, school staff, families, industry volunteers, librarians, and policymakers can all serve as resources. Not only does involving your community in your classroom enhance the student learning experience by adding relevance to the curriculum, it also raises awareness about CS education in the broader community.

Discussion Goal

Participants should articulate clear examples of ways they might involve their community in their classrooms. Possible examples include:

  • Reach out to your local NCWIT chapter to get a volunteer to speak to your class about the profession
  • Have students design websites for local businesses
  • Invite the person who runs the school website to class to provide feedback on student websites
  • Design an interactive card for a service member, residents of an elderly community, etc.
  • Partner with a younger grade level to create games that younger students might use to practice skills they are learning. CSD students might create games for kindergarten students to identify letters, colors, site words, etc.

(26 minutes) Brainstorm Ideas

Prompt: Think back to what you have learned about the CS Discoveries curriculum. Brainstorm ways that you might be able to involve your community to enhance the learning experience for your students?

  • (2 minute) Think: individual reflection
  • (12 minutes) Pair: discuss with table partners
  • (10 minutes) Share: share and discuss with the whole group

(2 minutes) Individual Reflection

Prompt: In your journal, make a note of one thing you will commit to doing to involve your community in your classroom.