Integrating Computer Science for All (iCS4ALL) Online Professional Learning

As an outcome of a research grant study and multi-year collaboration among faculty and students at East Carolina University, the Friday Institute worked with educational leadership, computer science, music, visual arts, community members and performing arts educators to design the Integrating Computer Science for All (iCS4ALL) project and two self-paced online professional learning modules designed to get educators thinking about computer science and computational thinking strategies that apply to their content area and teaching practice.

iCS4ALL: Exploring Computational Thinking and Computer Science Through K-12 Art is designed to equip teachers with the background knowledge, digital technology and support to integrate activities into their classrooms inspired by the concept of computational thinking, the newly adopted NC K-12 Computer Science Standards and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study curriculum for the arts. However, participants don’t need to teach in the arts to benefit from this module. The strategies, content and resources have cross-curricular applications appropriate for all content areas and grade levels.

iCS4ALL: Exploring Computational Thinking and Computer Science Through K-12 Music is designed to equip teachers with the background knowledge, digital technology and support to integrate activities into their classrooms inspired by the concept of computational thinking, the newly adopted NC K-12 Computer Science Standards and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study curriculum for music. Participants do not, however, need to teach music to benefit from this module. The strategies, content and resources have cross-curricular applications appropriate for all content areas and grade levels.

Partners

East Carolina University College of Education

Teams

Computer Science For All

Online Professional Learning

Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative

Project Team

Laura Albrecht

Emmy L Coleman

Sam Morris

Jaclyn Bell Stevens