CSinPA May 2023

We are pleased to announce finalists for the 2023 CSforAllPA Exemplary Educator Award which recognizes outstanding K-12 computer science (CS) educators for their efforts to expand CS learning for all.

The winner will be announced on Thursday, June 15 at the 2023 CSforAllPA Summit.

On April 27th, the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance announced the acceptance of seven new member states, including Pennsylvania.

The mission of ECEP is to broaden participation in computing by identifying and addressing the policies, pathways, and practices in state education systems that are barriers to diverse student engagement and success. ECEP state leaders believe that improving equitable capacity for, access to, participation in, and experiences of CS education will increase the number and diversity of students in computing and computing-intensive degree pathways in their states.

Sara Frey (PaTTAN), Jamie Payton (Temple University), and Jigar Patel (Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11) will represent Pennsylvania at the 2023 ECEP Alliance Summit, May 2-3, 2023. During the Summit, they will identify actions and policies that drive short and long-term goals for broadening participation in CSinPA, and engage in a collaborative community with leaders from the 30 states and territories in the alliance.

We look forward to learning more about their experience at the Summit and Pennsylvania's involvement in ECEP.

We had a blast at the CSinPA BUILD FLY CODE Live! events at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology last month with approximately 165 students and educators from:

AIU3, ARIN IU28, Butler Area SD, CCIU, Colonial SD, DuBois Area SD,

Gateway SD, Indiana Area SD, Laurel SD, Lancaster-Lebanon IU13,

MIU4, Octorara Area SD, Reach Cyber Charter School,

St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Tri-Valley SD, & West Chester Area SD

Thank you, For The Win Robotics and Innovation Institute for Tomorrow for putting together such an amazing event for CSinPA educators and students!

Registration for the summer cohort will close June 30. PA 7-12 educators who are teaching or will soon be teaching CS courses may enroll in the pathway to prepare for the PA 7-12 CS Certification Exam (Praxis exam 5652).

Remake Learning Days (RLD) is an annual festival of learning events for youth, their families, caregivers, and educators Events are hosted by a variety of organizations, and most are free.

RLD is happening now through May 23 in Pennsylvania. Find RLD events near you and use the keyword search to look for CS-related events.

Be on the lookout for the new CSinPA Educator Toolkit arriving this month! Designed for educators and administrators involved in K-12 CS education, the Educator Toolkit contains everything you loved from the previous versions of the Administrator toolkit and the Teacher toolkit, plus more, in a fresh new format.

We are still hiring a K-8 Lesson Resources Content Developer for the CSinPA Educator Toolkit. Learn more about the position at CSinPA Toolkit Content Developer.

We are accepting applications for an educational consultant to join the PaTTAN CSinPA team.

The full-time educational consultant: PAsmart Computer Science position will provide training and technical assistance to school districts, intermediate units, and agencies in Pennsylvania in the area of Computer Science and STEM. The position is available ASAP and has a minimum annual salary of $89,758.

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