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Computer Science Education Week 2021
December 6, 2021 - December 12, 2021

This year’s Computer Science Education Week is coming up quickly from December 6th to the 10th! Focused on data science and #MeMyDataAndI, this year CodeVA is hosting an online LAUNCH event along with an entire virtual week of speakers, family nights, kids activities, competitions, and professional learning sessions for educators. We can’t wait to explore data science with you!
Here’s what we have going on for the week!
Monday 12/06 |
Tuesday 12/07 |
Wednesday 12/08 |
Thursday 12/09 |
Friday 12/10 |
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CS Ed Week Launch! – 9 AM Learn More |
Driving Data Science with Eureka Workshop 10 AM – 11 AM Learn More |
Driving Data Science with Eureka Workshop 10 AM – 11 AM” Learn More |
Lunch and Learn Video Premieres – 12 PM Learn More |
Lunch and Learn Video Premieres – 12 PM Learn More |
Lunch and Learn Video Premieres – 12 PM Learn More |
Lunch and Learn Video Premieres – 12 PM Learn More |
Lunch and Learn Video Premieres – 12 PM Learn More |
CS Deep Dive Workshop – 5 PM – 8 PM Learn MoreParticipants |
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CS Landscape in VA Webinar 5 PM – 6:30 PM Learn MoreParticipants |
CS Quickstart Workshop 5 PM – 8 PM Learn More Participants |
Data-Based Music: Sonic Pi Coding – 6 PM Learn MoreParticipants |
Watch Our Launch Live Stream Here!
CS In Your Neighborhood Competition
CodeVA’s state-wide CS In Your Neighborhood competition invites students from Kindergarten through 12th grade to submit creative “Data Selfies” representing their data footprint. Submissions can be individual, small group or by class, and take any form of shareable media including: visual art, music, video, or code/web content. Two winners from each of the eight Virginia Superintendent Regions be part of a total of sixteen winners from across the state. Students selected to represent their region will win a free laptop or a classroom set of robots!
Submissions should address the following prompt:
In a digital world, data is not only something that we collect and use to understand meaning but also something that we “leave behind” or give away. We create data each morning when we determine what to wear, which route to take to school/work, and what we need to do each day. Our digital footprint can allow others to learn more about us. This data is a reflection of the choices we make when we use technology.
Create a “data selfie”, a piece of creative work that captures your relationship to your data. Does your data influence the way that others see you? How does this selfie compare to the other ways you define yourself? Your selfie should explore those questions as well as:
- Include the kinds of data that you have left behind when using technology
- Share a part of yourself that digital data cannot learn about you
- Investigate the ways that digital data is collected and used, and how that impacts our daily lives.
Try out this example activity with your student (or students!) and spread the word here!
CS Educator of the Year
Every year CodeVA recognizes an outstanding computer science educator from the state of Virginia at Computer Science Education Week. This year, we will be recognizing not just one, but six educators! If you know an outstanding K-12 ITRT/Coach/support personnel, administrator or Pre-K-12th grade educator who goes above and beyond with CS, we want to hear from you!
The CS Educators of the Year will be selected by a panel using the following criteria:
- Criteria 1: Equitable Access and Inclusivity
- Criteria 2: Evidence of Innovative Implementation
- Criteria 3: Impact Beyond the Classroom
- Criteria 4: Computer Science Knowledge and Professional Development
- Criteria 5: Advocacy for Computer Science Education