CSinPA September 2023
Shout-outs and Celebrations
Shout Out to Jeffrey Wile!
Congratulations on the acceptance of your grant proposal by the Lancaster County STEM Alliance. We know it will go to great use to provide students with new opportunities to create ideas, collect data to build programs that respond to data, and explore another side of computing.
Be sure to share your own celebrations on our Community of Practice!
Professional Learning
CSinPA Virtual Book Club
Sign up by September 15 to claim your spot in our second virtual book club.
Beginning October 3, we'll meet every other week for an hour of guided discussion on a section of the novel, Spare Parts, by Joshua Davis. Act 48 credit is available.
CS Innovations - Cohort 3 Open Now
Open exclusively to IU TaC
The CS Innovations professional learning series allows TaC to explore foundational CS concepts and practices through model activities using hands-on resources that remove barriers for students with disabilities.
For more information, including registration, visit our Smore here.
Leading the Charge: Act 45/PIL Program for CS Administrators
If you are a school or district administrator who wants to learn more about how you can support CS teachers, or teachers integrating CS into their classes, please consider joining us for Cohort 3 of our PIL program Leading the Charge: CS for School Administrators.
For more information, including registration, visit our Smore here.
7-12 Praxis Prep Pathway & Reimbursement Program
The 100% virtual 7-12 Praxis Prep pathway is open to PA 7-12 educators who are currently teaching or will soon be teaching a CS course and are planning to take the 7-12 CS Praxis exam required for certification. October 31 is the deadline to register for the Fall cohort. Additional cohorts will open throughout the 2023-24 school year.
7-12 CS teachers: use this Google Form to tell us your plans for the exam and certification, and if relevant, request reimbursement. The form allows for multiple submissions allowing you to update your status with the exam.
Opportunities and Resources
NCWIT Aspirations Award - APPLY TODAY
NCWIT is pleased to announce that the Aspirations in Computing High School Award (AiC HS Award) is now accepting high school students’ applications! Applications are due November 6th. Please help us spread the word and encourage your students to apply.
We're also excited to share that the AiC Educator Award applications are open! NCWIT wants to recognize YOU for the incredible support and encouragement you give to all of your students. We encourage you to apply for this award after you endorse a student for the AiC HS Award.
https://www.aspirations.org/award-programs/apply-for-an-award
2023 CSforALL Commitments - CSforALL
LEAs and organizations are invited to make a 2023 CSforALL commitment as a way to publicly announce new or additive (expands or builds on) work towards achieving equitable CS education for all students. Commitments are due September 11, 2023.
Click here to learn more about CSforALL Commitments.
New CSinPA Educator Toolkit
Designed for educators and administrators involved in K-12 CS education, the CSinPA 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.
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