Academic Year Workshops, 2023-24

Lead with CS: Just-in-Time CS Content (for first-year participants)

In support of teachers in grades 6-12 as they start their first year of implementing CS instruction, CS4NorCal provides four “just-in-time” workshops to deepen exposure to core CS curriculum and key instructional strategies. These workshops are specific to the CS Discoveries and CS Principles curricula. Also, via two additional workshops, participants explore ways to integrate CS into math and science instruction.

CSI: Computer Science Integration (for first-year participants)

Each Fall and Spring, first-year participants can explore how computer science content can be used to accelerate student learning in Math, Science, English/Language Arts, and other core academic subjects.  Each 6-hour workshop features hands-on lessons, resources to connect CS to core academic subjects, and physical materials to help bring CS lessons to life for your students!  

Implement 4 Impact (for second-year participants)

Integrating college-and career-readiness (CCR) into computer science (CS) instruction increases its relevance for students, their families and school counselors. CS pathways are strengthened by partnerships with local colleges and businesses.

CS4NorCal’s second year of professional learning for teachers of grades 6-12 offers a unique series of 4 workshops to provide teachers with tools to integrate CCR and CS instruction. Teachers will be able to increase the impact of their CS implementation with such strategies as project-based learning, project management, authentic assessment and curation of student work.  These instructional strategies are relevant to any subject area. Employers from California's Far North are looking to hire new employees who are able to manage projects in collaboration with team members utilizing tools like Agile, which CS4NorCal teachers will learn through Implement for Impact.