**Early Bird pricing available through June 27th!**

Calling all K-12 educators who are interested in using computer science education to enhance content area curriculum!

We invite you to join us for the MNCodes CS + Content Integration online course from Monday, July 26 - Thursday, July 29th!

This virtual workshop for K-12 educators and administrators will center around how we can incorporate computer science concepts and practices within core content areas. Often educators feel the need to take time away from one subject area in order to teach computer science. However CS can be a powerful tool to help students interact with and explore content in new ways! This interactive training experience will guide participants through different models, research, and strategies for infusing computer science into core content areas. In this course we aim to build foundational knowledge to help with decision making when incorporating CS into content areas, as well as exploring specific tools and strategies. We will develop an outline for a CS integration project together, and participants will walk away with tools, resources, and an exemplar to bring back and use right away!

Format

This online course will use a mix of both synchronous (live) and asynchronous learning opportunities. There will be a live event each morning, as well as optional virtual "office hours" for additional support during the day. Each day will include self-guided lessons, examples and projects to be completed at your own pace to help you learn and practice best practices for integrating computer science with core content curricula. All live sessions will be recorded and available for review at any time to assist with a self-paced completion of the course. Participants will gain lifetime access to course content and resources.

Schedule

Monday - 7/26

• LIVE: 8:30-10:30am
• Optional Collaboration Time: 1-2pm

Tuesday - 7/27

• LIVE: 8:30-9:30am
• Optional Collaboration Time: 1-2pm

Wednesday - 7/28

• LIVE: 8:30-9:30
• Optional Collaboration Time: 1-2pm

Thursday - 7/29

• LIVE: 8:30-9:30am
• Optional Collaboration Time: 1-2pm

Topics we will explore in this course will include:

Computational Thinking Skills

Within computer science there are a set of thinking skills that are regularly used, known as "Computational Thinking Skills." We will define, explore and practice these skills and how they connect to other common skills students use in the classroom

Different tools for CS education

There are many different ways to teach computer science, whether you are using different types of robots, physical computing tools, app creation, or online platforms. We will explore the basics of these different types of tools, and how they can be used in different ways for integrating CS into content areas.

Differentiation

We will share a research-based model for differentiation that can be applied to computer science education in order to expand equitable and engaging learning experiences for all students

Tips we can learn from PBL

Project Based Learning has been a growing structure for learning recently. As we look to incorporate CS into content areas, there are many practices we can apply from the idea of Project Based Learning

Exemplar

During this course you will have an opportunity to use the tools and resources shared in this course to create, share and receive feedback on an exemplar outline for your own project that incorporates CS into content areas

This course is offered by Code Savvy's MNCodes Educator Training team and is open to all! For more information about Code Savvy's MNCodes Educator Training program, please visit mncodes.org