In-person CS Fundamentals 2021 - 22 Deep Dive Workshop

Printing Agendas

PDF of In-Person CS Fundamentals Deep Dive Workshop Agenda

Agenda Resources

• 2021-22 CS Fundamentals Deep Dive Workshop Slides - Template

• 2021-22 CS Fundamentals Deep Dive Workshop Notes - Template

• CS Fundamentals Equity Overview provides an overview of Code.org's Professional Learning Program Equity Framework, connecting equity into workshops sessions, and highlights opportunities to create equitable CS classrooms from workshops. We recommend using this resource in preparation for facilitating workshops.

Goals for the Workshop

• Develop a deeper understanding of the curriculum and how it supports inclusive learning environments.
• Develop a deeper understanding of CS teaching practices that support teaching CS Fundamentals equitably.

Supplies

*Please note – supplies may be ordered and provided either by the facilitator or the Regional Partner. Please confer with your Regional Partner ahead of your workshop and determine who is responsible for which pieces of the workshop preparation.

Prior to the Workshop

Prep for Model Lessons

Become familiar with the model lesson and the teaching tips provided throughout the lesson. The following teaching practices are modeled during the model lesson in order to support discussions after the model lessons, as part of the reflection. These teaching practices are part of the Pedagogical Approach to our Values which accompany the Curriculum Values.

• Role of the Teacher
  • The teacher will act as the lead learner, “I may not know the answer, but I know that together we can figure it out.”
  • Let the lesson activity expose the concept to students instead of lecturing or first offering an explanation.
• Discovery and Inquiry
  • The curriculum is designed for students to explore concepts and build their own understanding through lesson activities.
  • Students (and teachers) do not need prior experience to learn CS concepts and engage with the course content.
• The Classroom Community
  • Lessons allow for building a classroom community where students are almost always communicating, solving problems, and creating things as a class.
• Building this type of learning community calls for active teaching which leads to active learning and an inclusive classroom culture with opportunities for all students to share and listen to ideas.

Update Slides in the Slide Deck

After making a copy of the slide deck template, review the slides to identify which slides need to be updated for your workshop. Slides that need to be updated have sections highlighted in orange and called out below.

• Add an attendance link, shared slides link, and workshop section code.
• Add information to "Meet your facilitator(s)."
• Add specific logistics for your workshop.
• Add information to the Ice Breaker slide (optional).
• Add specific times to breaks and lunch slides as needed.
• Poster Activity Part I
• Add local information for "Ongoing Learning."

Review Feedback

Review your feedback from teachers in the Workshop Dashboard to see what needs you can address and how you can continue to improve.

• If you have a co-facilitator, talk about feedback for each other in how you can better prepare for the workshop together, how you run certain sessions, and other ways you can grow as individuals and a team.
• Make a plan for actions you are going to take to improve.

Morning of the Workshop

Finalize Table Groupings

Review the enrollment information for the workshop and identify the grades participants teach to set up table tents by grade level or grade band. Make table tents to guide participants to sit in groups of at least four with others based on:

• Individual grades (K, 1, 2...etc)
• Grade bands (K-1, 2-3, 4-5)
• Across K-5 support (media specialist, librarian, etc)

Create Posters

Create posters to hang around the room:

• Poster with Norms - review Code.org’s Professional Learning Norms.

• Use the following norms as a starting point for participants to build on:

  • Be present.
  • Make and take space.
  • Seek to understand.
  • Take risks.

  • Expect and accept non-closure.

  • Consider using the following questions to help participants in engaging with the norms:

    • What do we need from the facilitator(s) to practice these norms?
    • What do we need from each other to practice these norms?

• Workshop Opener Session:

  • Poster for Question parking lot (slides also available at the end of the slide deck)
  • Poster for Check-in

• Optional Poster for Ice Breaker

  • Consider providing participants with a quick icebreaker.
  • Suggestion for an icebreaker
    • Write a statement and draw a horizontal line with the left side labeled “Getting Started” and the right side labeled “Teaching CS”.
      • Write a statement and draw a horizontal line with the left side labeled “Getting Started” and the right side labeled “Teaching CS”.
        • Suggested statement to write is, “Where am I in implementing CS Fundamentals?”
        • Provide sticky notes or dots for participants to add to the poster and indicate their response.
        • Example of poster:

• Poster with links to enter attendance, access slides, and join the workshop section.

• Addressing Barriers and Challenges Session:

  • Poster with a T-chart with one side labeled “Barriers to Implementation” and the other side labeled “Challenges to Teaching Equitably.”
  • Poster labeled “Addressing Barriers and Challenges.”
  • Have blank posters available for participants to use during the Focus on Equity session.
    • Note: Refer to Focus on Equity session in the agenda, as options are suggested for consideration.

Workshop Dashboard

Find your workshop on the online workshop dashboard and follow the instructions found on your facilitator landing page to start the workshop. For instructions to start the workshop, see the Facilitator Tools Guide.

As Participants Come In

As participants enter the room and join the workshop, share the following:

• Location of food items available
• Tables tents to indicate to sit by grade or grade band
• Supplies available to make a name tag
• Posters with:
  • Links to enter attendance, access shared slides, and join the workshop section
  • Optional Ice Breaker