While the CMU CS Academy is designed to be self-contained, with interactive notes, auto-graded exercises, and assessment templates for Creative Tasks, our free Three-Day CMU CS Academy training is designed to give teachers foundational knowledge of programming and computer science on the CMU CS Academy platform, some working knowledge of our CS1 course, and some tips and tricks on best practices for teaching computer science. Teachers who have never taught Python or computer science benefit most from the training sessions, but even experienced CS teachers will benefit from the CS pedagogical sessions interwoven with the course content sessions.
Our three-day Virtual Summer Training covers the CMU CS Academy CS1 curriculum and is available to those planning to teach CS1, CS0 or our APCSP Modules in their classrooms for the 2020-2021 school year. Our staff here at CMU will cover all of the major topics in the curriculum, spend time exploring the website and also spend time on topics like 'CS Pedagogy' and 'Building interest in CS at your School'. There will be opportunities to collaborate with other educators teaching our courses next year as well as the opportunity for individual support by our CMU CS Academy Support Staff, comprised of students here at CMU!
No prior experience is required for the training. See below for more information about this opportunity!
No prior experience is required for the training. See below for more information about this opportunity!
Nation-Wide Training Dates: Date: June 22 - 24 Time: 8:30am-3:30pm EDT June 22: Additional CS0 Session from 3:30-4:30pm EDT June 23: Additional APCS-P Session from 3:30-4:30pm EDT | Arizona-Specific Training Dates: Date: June 22 - 24 Time: 8:30am-3:30pm EDT Recordings of each session will be made available to watch outside of this time frame Additional cohort sessions will be scheduled for Arizona teachers outside of this time-frame. |