Code.Org–ComputerScience

WhyComputerScience?Every21st-centurystudentshouldhavetheopportunitytolearncomputerscience.Thebasicshelpnurturecreativityandproblem-solvingskills,andpreparestudentsforanyfuturecareer.

Code.orghaddevelopedelementaryschoolfreeofchargecurriculumthatallowseventheyoungestlearnertoexplorethelimitlessworldofcomputerscience.Code.orgishostingano-cost,one-dayworkshopthatconsistsofcoursesthatblendonline,guidedself-pacedtutorialswith“unplugged”classroomactivitiesthatrequirenocomputer.Theworkshopwillcovercourses1-3andofferallthesuppliesneededtoteachthecourses.

What’sinaworkshop?In-personinstructionfromanexperiencedcomputersciencefacilitator,includinganintrotocomputerscience,pedagogy,overviewoftheonlinecurriculum,teacherdashboard,andstrategiesforteaching“unplugged”classroomactivities.

Whatyou’llreceive(atnocost)• Printedcurriculumguide• Certificateofcompletion

• Classroomsuppliesfortheunpluggedlessons

• FunCode.orgswag

Thousandsofteachershaveparticipated.Theyrateourworkshops4.8ona5pointscale.Themajoritysay,“It’sthebestprofessionaldevelopmentI’veeverattended.”

Code.org’sK-5curriculumconsistsof3courses

Course1:Earlyreaders

Course2:Beginners,readers

Course3:PrerequisiteCourse2

GradesK-1• Sequences• Loopsandevents• Meaningfulcollaborationwithothers

• Problem-solvingandperseverancetechniques

• Internetsafety

Grades2-4• Conditionals• Algorithms• BinaryCode• Debugging• Societalimpactofcomputing

Grades5-8• Problemdecomposition• Functions• Nestedloopsandconditionals• Digitalcitizenship• Internettransmissionmethods

Bytheendofeachcourse,studentscancreateinteractivegamesorstoriestheycansharewithanyone.ThelessonsaligntoCSTAComputerScienceandISTEstandards,andreinforceconceptsandskillstaughtinothersubjectareasbyintegratingnationalMath,EnglishLanguageArts,andSciencestandards.

REGISTRATIONINFORMATION:May24,20168:30am–3:00pmLancaster-LebanonIntermediateUnit131020NewHollandAvenueLancaster,PA17601RegistrationisavailableonMyLearningPlan

Code.orgisa501(c)3non-profitdedicatedtoexpandingparticipationincomputerscienceeducationbymakingitavailableinmore

schools,andincreasingparticipationbywomenandunderrepresentedstudentsofcolor.TheCode.orgvisionisthateverystudentineveryschoolshouldhavetheopportunitytolearncomputerprogramming.