Events

Interested in learning more about Iowa's Computer Science Standards? Check out the Iowa Computer Science Standards Self-paced Course offered on AEA Learning Online for 9-12 educators. The four content modules in this course are: Understanding the What and Why of Computer Science, the K-12 Computer Science Framework, the CSTA (Iowa) Standards, and Applying and Connecting the Computer Science Standards. Educators can earn one license renewal credit for completing the course.

Interested in learning more about Iowa's Computer Science Standards? Check out the Iowa Computer Science Standards Self-paced Course offered on AEA Learning Online for K-8 educators. The four content modules in this course are: Understanding the What and Why of Computer Science, the K-12 Computer Science Framework, the CSTA (Iowa) Standards, and Applying and Connecting the Computer Science Standards. Educators can earn one license renewal credit for completing the course.

Are you interested in learning more about Computer Science using Scratch? Consider signing up for the course, Supporting Technology Literacy K-8 with Scratch Programming - through AEA Online.

This half-day summit will be an opportunity for K-12 CS educators to learn about emerging concepts in the field of CS and engage with industry experts on topics on the horizon.

K-12 educators are invited to register for the Virtual EAAI 2021 conference, on Saturday and Sunday, February 6-7, 2021. This year the organization has a special track for K-12 AI Education Demos, Curricula, and Resources. Educators are invited to learn about these new tools to teach AI in K-12.  EAAI 2021 is co-located with AAAI 2021 (February 2-9), so if you are interested in attending the entire conference visit the  AAAI Registration Page: https://aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI-21/registration However, for those who wish to attend EAAI *only* may apply for a reduced registration fee here: https://forms.gle/ZWkjpdgakNwbcUXk7

FIRST: Level up your classroom with grade band specific CS resources in breakout sessions. 😸 Elementary - Scratch with Ben Schafer (UNI) 💻 Middle School - Physical Computing with Micro:bit 🎯 High School - Recruiting strategies from NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) NEXT: We'll finish the meeting with informal networking and social hour. Feel free to grab the beverage of your choice and chat with fellow CS educators.

Join CSTA on March 6, 2021, for their Equity in Action Summit, presented by the CSTA Equity Fellows. This one-day summit was designed to develop teachers’ knowledge and skills to reduce inequities in the access and achievement of marginalized groups in CS, and an opportunity to develop community among teachers who want to grow together.

FIRST: Learn all how the Girls Who Code program and resources can help support CS for all students in your classroom, building and district. NEXT: We'll finish the meeting with informal networking and social hour. Feel free to grab the beverage of your choice and chat with fellow CS educators.

FIRST: We'll start looking forward at emerging trends in CS. NEXT: We'll finish the meeting with informal networking and social hour. Feel free to grab the beverage of your choice and chat with fellow CS educators.