Leading the Charge: Computer Science (CS) for Instructional Leaders
Session Dates
Thursday October 12, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Webinar
Thursday November 09, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Thursday December 14, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Thursday January 11, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Thursday February 08, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Thursday March 14, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Thursday April 18, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Thursday May 23, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Friday May 24, 2024 - 11:59 PM - Webinar
Closed
Educational leaders face a unique challenge in building CS programs that are comprehensive, inclusive, and strategically-aligned. This program is designed to meet this challenge by providing participants with a foundational understanding of CS and a framework for increasing or expanding CS education.
Objectives
- Leverage CS education to address data-driven goals
- Recognize opportunities to use CS education to support PA content standards
- Identify and determine relevant data sources / sets.
- Lead a team in setting goals and priorities based on data
- Articulate the need for computer science in Pennsylvania schools
- Define computer science and computational thinking.
- Lead a team to conduct a self-assessment/ analysis of current state of CS
- Determine the relevant data, curriculum selection, alignment & progression, assessments, lesson development, appropriate professional learning, and consideration of the needs of diverse learners required to support the previously developed SMART goals.
- Locate and identify CSTA 2017 standards
- Identify common computer science curriculum resources and providers
- Empower teachers to implement stand-alone and/or integrated computer science curriculum
- Identify curricular needs that can be addressed through an equitable CS education.
- Identify and address potential equity gaps.
- Identify and task teacher-leaders in CS
- Use data to design a plan for appropriate professional learning to support teachers’ implementation of CS education.
- For example: CS concepts/skill pretests for teachers, student achievement in existing CS courses
- Identify relevant stakeholders including teachers, school personnel, community members, higher ed, etc.
- Identify and task teacher-leaders in CS
Target Audience
School and district administrators
Topics Covered: STEM
10/17/2024, 11/07/2024, 12/05/2024, 01/09/2025, 02/06/2025, 03/06/2025, 04/03/2025, 05/01/2025, 05/24/2025
Location: Webinar
Registration: Closed
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Richele Herigan,
rherigan@pattan.net, 717-901-2240