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Educator Professional Development

Free Computer Science Professional Development for Teachers

The State of Indiana is offering and funding a variety of professional development opportunities through a partnership with the following five professional development providers:

  1. CodeHS (Grades 9-12)
  2. IndianaComputes! (Grades K-12)
  3. Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing (Grades 9-12)
  4. Nextech (Grades K-12)
  5. Project Lead The Way (Grades 6-12)

Information about the specific offerings of each organization can be found below. IDOE is currently recommending that AT MINIMUM three teachers per elementary school, two teachers per middle school, and one teacher per high school be trained to teach computer science so that schools are adequately prepared to meet the requirements of IC 20-30-5-23. Contact Jake Koressel, IDOE Computer Science Specialist, with any questions.

CodeHS

Free Coding Bootcamps for CS Teachers - Register Today!

CodeHS is partnering with the Indiana Department of Education to run month-long Java, JavaScript, Python, and Cybersecurity online bootcamps with virtual weekly classes. These bootcamps are designed to help computer science teachers build their programming skills and content knowledge.

The bootcamps are free for any Indiana public and public charter high school computer science teachers. Teachers who complete the bootcamp will receive the following:

  • $300 Stipend
  • PD Certificate of Completion for 15 hours
  • Enrollment in one CodeHS online PD course
  • Personalized Support

Register for April 2022 Bootcamp.

IndianaComputes!

Indiana University

Nextech

  • Elementary Grades
    • Unpacking the IN CS Standards & Integrating CS in K-5
    • Code.org CS Fundamentals & Unpacking the IN CS Standards
    • Code.org Computer Science Fundamentals Deep Dive
  • Middle Grades
    • Unpacking the IN CS Standards & Integrating CS in your Middle School Classroom
    • Code.org Computer Science Discoveries
  • High School
    • Code.org Computer Science Discoveries (CSD)
    • Computer Science Principles (CSP)
    • Expanded Learning Program for CSD and CSP
    • Cybersecurity
    • CSAwesome (Java)
    • CS Licensure Prep with WeTeach_CS
  • All Educators and Administrators
    • Strategies for Effective and Inclusive CS Teaching
    • CSforALL SCRIPT Implementation

More information can be found here.

Project Lead The Way