Workshop Opening Logistics (15 minutes)

(2 minutes) Welcome

The workshop goals today are to:

• Proactively prepare to successfully implement CS Fundamentals courses, regardless of prior CS experience.
• Examine equity in CS education and commit to taking steps in establishing equitable CS Fundamentals classrooms.

(1 minute) Introductions

• Introduce yourself to participants and share your background.

(1 minute) Logistics

Remind participants about logistics such as:

• Taking a pause and/or break when needed.
• Location of Question Parking Lot slide at the end of the slide deck to use throughout the workshop and when questions will be addressed (i.e. throughout the workshop, at the end, etc)
• Having supplies (as needed) such as the journal, writing utensil, and Curriculum Guide

(2 minutes) Attendance

• Remind participants to log in their attendance using the attendance link provided.

(2 minutes) Norms

Review the “Norms” slide with participants.

• See the “Prior to Workshop” section of the agenda for additional guidance.
• Be present.
• Make and take space.
• Seek to understand.
• Take risks.
• Expect and accept non-closure.

(1 minute) Agenda Overview

• Intro to CS & Code.org
• 5-minute Break
• Model Lessons
• 5-minute Break
• Debugging
• Focus on Equity
• 5-minute Break
• Resources and Support
• Lunch
• Asynchronous Prep for Lesson Planning
• Lesson Planning
• 5-minute Break
• Addressing Implementation Barriers
• Wrap Up

Introduction (15 minutes)

(7 minutes) What is Code.org?

(3.5 minutes) Welcome Video

Play this welcome video from Code.org's CEO, Hadi Partovi, welcoming teachers to the Code.org community.

(3.5 minutes) Overview of Code.org

Code.org’s vision “Every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education.”

Code.org’s Approach to Equity in CS

• CS is a foundational subject for all 21st century careers.
• CS in K-12 is an equity issue that must be addressed because discrepancies in access often fall along lines of race, gender, and income level.

Code.org is part of a larger CS community working towards equity in CS

Code.org collaborates with other equity-minded computer science organizations such as

• Microsoft, NCWIT, CSforAll and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) which has incorporated equity focused elements into its Standards for CS Teachers
• Your Regional Partner hosting this workshop in support of K-12 CS education
  • What’s happening in your state?
  • Add local state information by visiting code.org/promote [link]

(6 minutes) What is Computer Science?

(2 minutes) Check-in

Prompt

• Participants briefly share a word or phrase on the designated slide to describe what computer science means to them.

(2 minutes) Overview of Computer Science

The Computer Science Teacher Association (CSTA) defines computer science as, “The study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and software designs, their implementation, and their impact on society.”

Let’s breakdown this definition. CS is learning about:

• Algorithms - step-by-step processes to complete a task
  • e.g. brushing your teeth, playing a game, opening a file
• Hardware
  • e.g. mouse, keyboard, monitor
• Software
  • e.g. Android, Microsoft Windows, internet browsers like Google Chrome
• Design and use of hardware and software and their impact on society
  • e.g. apps for social change or artificial intelligence

CS is about creativity.

• CS is not technology, like the cell phone we use. CS is a process that can create technology.
• CS teaches students to create new technology instead of only being consumers of technology.

CS is about problem solving.

• CS helps students think differently about solving problems in any context.
• CS uses a problem solving process that can be applied to any field of study and to any problem.

CS uses code, CS is not only coding.

• Code is a tool similar to how arithmetic is a tool for math and words are a tool for English.
• CS teaches students to break down big, ambiguous problems into smaller chunks.
  • Recognizing what’s important and what needs to be solved first are critical thinking skills that are valuable in ANY context.

(2 minutes) Whole Group Share Out

Participants share responses to the following prompts with the whole group.

Prompts:

• What new words or phrases come to your mind based on the Overview of CS?
• When you think of who should teach CS, who do you think of? Why?

Share with participants the prompts will be revisited at the end of the workshop.

(2 minutes) What is CS Fundamentals?

(1 minute) Overview of CS Fundamentals

Share with participants that the Hour of Code and CS Fundamentals courses are not the same thing. Hour of Code introduces students to CS while CS Fundamentals courses support students in building CS knowledge and skills.

CS Fundamentals:

• Provides courses for each K-5 grade level for both pre-readers and readers
• Is designed with K12 Computer Science Framework practices and CSTA K-12 standards
• Includes cross-curricular extension activities mapped to ELA/Math Common Core State Standards and Science Next Generation Science Standards

(1 minute) Overview of Courses

• Courses are organized by concept chunks which are the big ideas for that course and make it easy to see at-a-glance what topics are included in a course.
• Courses include “unplugged” (off a computer) and “plugged” (on a computer) activities to help students learn CS concepts.
• Some courses include:
  • Text-to-speech to support pre-readers.
  • Prediction puzzles to support discovery and critical thinking.
  • Built-in tools for students to create games and animations.