Session 3: Connecting to the Community Going Forward
15 minutes
discussion-based
Purpose
As this is the last time this group will be coming together, we want to leave the workshop on the note of community and leadership. This extends the asynchronous work participants did to connect to the CS community both locally and nationally.
Objectives
- Participants have a plan to continuously develop new skills after this workshop.
Supplies & Prep
Workshop Modality:
- Whole group
- Breakout rooms
Facilitator Supplies:
- Virtual Module 8 - CSP 21 - 22 - Slides
- Slide set-up: Consider adding local groups you know about to the “CS Communities” slide prior to the workshop.
Participant Materials:
- None
Agenda
Introduction (5 minutes)
Discussion (10 minutes)
Facilitation Guide
Introduction (5 minutes)
(5 minutes) Introduction
Remarks
💷 We started this adventure together last summer. Since then, we have gone through much of the material in Code.org’s CSP curriculum, discussed teaching CSP with an equitable lens, brainstormed solutions to problems, and began to more fully understand the AP Exam. While we covered a lot of content, and we hope that this stays with you beyond this year, we also want to acknowledge the community we have built here and also connect you with the larger CS community.
In your asynchronous work we introduced you to some communities that you can work within. However, you might already be plugged into a supportive CS community locally that we didn’t list in the asynchronous work. If you have communities you would like to share with the group, please add it in the slide in our deck.
💷 Give participants a few minutes to add to the slide deck if they have something to contribute.
Discussion (10 minutes)
(3 minutes) Review Asynchronous Work
Remarks
💷 In your asynchronous work, you were asked to consider “What do you think you will need from your local or national CS community moving forward? Consider, what has been helpful this year? What challenges are you still facing that the community could support?”
Take a minute to go back and read your responses or think about your answer here.
Producer support: Prepare to put participants in groups of two into breakout rooms for 4 minutes.
(4 minutes) Pair Discussion
💷 In pairs, share your thoughts on the following two questions:
- What support from the CS community do you think would be helpful moving forward for you?
- What can you offer to the CSed community either in this room or outside it?
- Examples include: Project ideas you used in your classroom that you could share on a facebook group, strategies for recruiting girls and students of color to CS, AP review games you created, etc.
Producer support: Put participants in groups of two into breakout rooms for four minutes.
Facilitator tip
Pull out ideas you see in the chat. This is a chance to thank participants and one another for their engagement this year. It is also a chance to acknowledge the growth everyone has had - both participants and facilitators.
(3 minutes) Share Out
💷 In the chat answer one of these two prompts:
- What is one way this community has supported you this year?
- What is one way you might connect to the CS community in the future?