Introduction (2 minutes)

(2 minutes) Code.org Website Overview

Provide participants with a brief overview of what they can find on the Code.org website such as

• Links at the top left of the webpage: Learn, Teach, Projects, Stats, Help Us, and About
• Links on the top right of the webpage: Sign in, create, help and support, report a problem.

Encourage participants to explore what each link provides during a break or after the workshop to learn more about Code.org.

Teacher Dashboard (15 minutes)

(3 minutes) Teacher Dashboard Overview

Share with participants this session includes:

• what the teacher dashboard is and provides
• logging in is required to access the teacher dashboard
• they will create a class section using the teacher dashboard during this session

Q: What is the teacher dashboard?

A: The teacher dashboard contains tools for checking on and evaluating students’ work, as well as managing the students in a particular section.

The teacher dashboard allows you to:

• Add a new classroom section
• Choose how to add students
• Consider students’ ages to use either picture or word logins, school email addresses
• Connect your Code.org class with Google Classroom or Clever
• View and manage your classroom sections
• Access and find courses
• Access resources
  • Lesson Plans
  • Curriculum standards
  • Connect with the teacher community
• Share and hide lessons
  • Highlight hiding lessons may support lesson pacing for the class as well as directly sharing lessons with students
• Join a class section - you’re in one now!
  • Share with participants that joining the class section with a code allows them to use the course features and curriculum resources before having a class section of their own.

(12 minutes) Using the Teacher Dashboard

Share with participants that if they need additional support creating a class section, to reach out to you during the Lesson Planning session or part of their break, as well as to reach out to other participants.

(12 minutes) Creating a Class Section

Help participants with using the teacher dashboard to create a class section:

• Walk participants through the steps of creating a class section and share the video as a reference to use after the workshop.
  • Video, “Creating Sections”, an additional resource to refer to after the workshop.

In addition, consider the following:

• Having participants working individually to set up a section
• Having participants work in pairs to discuss and share their learning, as they individually set up a section

Curriculum Resources (11 minutes)

(1 minute) Curriculum Resources Overview

Lessons on the computer are built into the Code.org site and are where students engage with levels.

Levels are for students to practice building CS skills, create projects, watch videos, and engage in lesson extras.

Features built-in into the lessons are available for both the teacher and students, such as:

• The teacher panel to view the page as a teacher or student.
• Translated lessons into multiple languages.
  • Note: The most current version of the translated curriculum will be made available.

(6 minutes) Breakout Rooms

(6 minutes) Overview of Curriculum Resources

Participants explore curriculum resources in breakout rooms with small groups of 3-4 people.

Participants use the links provided on the slide “Exploring Curriculum Resources” to locate and preview lesson plans and corresponding lesson levels.

Remind participants another opportunity to explore curriculum resources is provided during the “Lesson Planning” session.

Invite participants to make notes about:

• the type of resources they find (e.g. student handouts, slide deck, answer key, videos)
• any questions or ideas that come to their mind as they explore
• the links available in the slide deck to use as a reference to further explore after the workshop

Transition: Remind participants the designated slides include prompts for the breakout room discussion.

Producers: Send groups of 3-4 participants to breakout rooms for six minutes. Then bring participants back to the main room.

Circulate: Circulate the breakout rooms and provide support as needed.

(4 minutes) Check-in: Curriculum Resources

(1 minute) Participants return to the main room. Refer participants to the statement, “I found the following lesson plan resources,” and ask for a quick thumbs up or use another way for participants to indicate a response to the statement.

• Student handouts, answer key, videos
• Some lessons and courses also include slide decks, assessments, end of course rubrics and project guides.

Share with participants that not all courses have the resources listed, as some resources are not appropriate for younger students.

(3 minutes) Help participants with any questions or locating specific resources. Encourage participants who have answers to questions being asked or know where to find specific resources to share out during this time.

Invite participants to share any questions or ideas that came up for them as they explored the lesson plans and levels. Segue into the “Help and Support” that follows based on questions to support participants in finding help to answer their own questions and questions they may have after the workshop.

Help and Support (3 minutes)

(3 minutes) Overview of Help and Support

Share with participants the help and support available from Code.org include the following:

• Bug reports
• Forum.code.org
• Code.org Support Articles
  • Getting Started
  • Account Management
  • Using Code.org as a teacher
  • Sharing students with one or more teachers
  • Moving students between sections

Next Steps (4 minutes)

(4 minutes) Next Steps

(1 minute) Participants individually think about the following prompt. Encourage participants to make notes or a list to refer to after the workshop.

Journal Prompts

• What resources do you plan to further explore after this workshop?
• Based on the grades you teach, what course(s) do you plan on teaching?

(3 minutes) Invite a few participants to share responses to the prompts.