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Computer Science Education Week 2022
December 5, 2022 - December 9, 2022

Computer Science Education Week is coming up quickly from December 5th to the 9th! Focused on data science and #ConnectingTogether, this year CodeVA is hosting an in-person LAUNCH event at The Science Museum of Virginia where students will hear from speakers from all over Virginia and participate in hands-on activities throughout the museum. We will live stream the event from this page for all to see on our website for friends around the state who can’t join us in person!
After the Launch event, we have a full week of student workshops, after-school programs, and professional learning opportunities for educators! With offerings for K-8 students and any educator level, we’re sure to have something for everyone.
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Monday Dec. 5th |
Tuesday Dec. 6th |
Wednesday Dec 7th |
Thursday Dec. 8th |
Friday Dec. 9th |
CS Ed Week Launch! Livestream9am – 10am Learn More!Coming to you live from The Science Museum of Virginia be sure to tune into the live stream of our CS Ed Week Launch! event live stream to hear from speakers about how they are using computer science to #ConnectTogether all across Virginia! Available to any educator to share with their classroom or any supporter to tune into, we will be streaming the event live from this event page and on our youtube channel! Register to receive a reminder email day of by clicking the Educator Registration! button above. |
Integration through Storytelling using Twine |
Fun with Code & Scratch Jr4:30pm – 6pm Learn More!Connect with Eureka Workshop this CS ED Week! In this workshop, offered specially for CS ED Week, we’ll be coding with Scratch Jr., an introductory program geared for 5-7 year olds to learn the basics of coding and programming. Scratch Jr. is a perfect platform for young students to make their first connection to computer science and the world technology. |
Build a Scratch Project – Poetry Diorama12/8 – 12/22 Learn More!Explore beginning programming concepts through building a poetry-focused project using Scratch. This step-by-step tutorial provides guidance for combining elements from elementary poetry, art, and science standards while learning about some of the most familiar programming blocks from the online Scratch tool. This CodeVA Build a Scratch Project course will take place over ten business days as a self-paced, modular learning opportunity. Content will be made available through Canvas, all work will be asynchronous, and participants will have access to CodeVA facilitators for questions and help. |
Hour of AI with Amazon’s Alexa!Learn More!Create out-of-this-world Alexa skills with students in an hour, no Amazon device or account required. In one hour, any high school student can learn to code their own space-themed Alexa skills on MIT App Inventor – no Amazon account or device required. As they code, students meet Amazon experts and uncover the basic mechanics of voice artificial intelligence systems. Learn more here and Teach an Hour of AI anytime before December 20, 2022 to participate! |
Unplugged to Plugged5pm – 7pm Learn More!Unplugged to Plugged is a webinar connecting conceptual unplugged CS lessons to skills-based plugged CS lessons within core content. Participants will examine the process of bridging the gap from abstract concepts of unplugged activities to the actual execution of computer science skills in plugged activities for integrated lessons. |
Amazon Tech Tours – Now on Kahoot!Learn More!Amazon Future Engineer just launched a new way for elementary to high school students to explore STEM careers. Check out their interactive virtual field trips—now on #Kahoot! Students can meet the engineers behind Amazon’s latest technology, build their computer science vocabulary, and find out how software development and robotics make amazing innovations possible. Check it out here! |
Middle School After-school Program5pm – 7pm Learn More!More details coming soon! |
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Educator On Demand
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Amazon Future Engineer’s Callisto®: Space Innovation Tour!Learn More!Come aboard the Orion spacecraft as a virtual crew member this fall! On this free virtual tour, students can go behind the scenes at Johnson Space Center and discover the inner workings of new, special space technology heading to the moon during NASA’s Artemis I mission. Take this interactive, virtual tour on Kahoot! to gain a deeper understanding of the Deep Space Network, artificial intelligence, payloads, solar radiation, telemetry, and more! Play the kahoot here! Educators—or virtual tour guides, don’t miss the standards-aligned Teacher Toolkit to help facilitate this interactive learning experience. After the tour, complete the Teacher Survey [UTM] and receive free space celebration items for you and your classroom. |
Upper Elementary After-school Program5pm – 7pm Learn More!More details coming soon! |
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K8 Computer Science Integration Guided Module
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Backward Design for Computer Science Integration
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