Opportunities for Teacher Education

Build confidence and capacity.

Find training that fits for you and your classroom.

Nextech is here to help educators make sense of what’s new, what’s useful, and what’s next.

As a trusted, Indiana-based partner, we work with school and district leaders to bring high-quality, standards-aligned computer science education to life—without adding more to your plate.

BROWSE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course-Specific Professional Development

Nextech equips Indiana K-12 teachers with the content knowledge, instructional strategies and confidence to deliver computer science curriculum in the classroom. With our professional development catalog focused on Indiana courses (from elementary to CTE), teachers will not only learn the subject matter, they will get mapped curriculum, pacing suggestions, classroom lesson plans, and more.

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Standalone Workshops

Nextech supports Indiana K–12 teachers through focused, one-day workshops spanning computer science, AI, data science, standards, and more. These sessions build teachers’ content knowledge and instructional confidence while delivering practical, classroom-ready resources and tools teachers can use immediately.

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Byte-sized Training

Nextech offers byte-sized training through short, focused webinars that help Indiana educators quickly build awareness and skills across computer science, AI, data science, and more. Designed for busy schedules, these sessions deliver timely insights, practical examples, and clear takeaways teachers can immediately apply in their classrooms.

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Book Studies

Nextech facilitates guided book studies that bring together educators to explore books on CS, AI, and teaching pedagogy. Through shared reading and structured discussion, teachers deepen their understanding, reflect on classroom impact, and connect ideas from the text to practical classroom (and life) strategies.

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Professional Learning Communities

Nextech’s topical PLCs connect educators on like topics and provide dedicated time and a structure for teachers to collaborate, share resources, problem-solve, and strengthen their practice together over time.

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Build confidence and capacity.

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Find training that fits for you and your classroom.

Nextech is here to help educators make sense of what’s new, what’s useful, and what’s next.

As a trusted, Indiana-based partner, we work with school and district leaders to bring high-quality, standards-aligned computer science education to life—without adding more to your plate.

BROWSE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course-Specific PD

Course-Specific Professional Development

Nextech equips Indiana K-12 teachers with the content knowledge, instructional strategies and confidence to deliver computer science curriculum in the classroom. With our professional development catalog focused on Indiana courses (from elementary to CTE), teachers will not only learn the subject matter, they will get mapped curriculum, pacing suggestions, classroom lesson plans, and more.

Find an event

Standalone Workshops

Standalone Workshops

Nextech supports Indiana K–12 teachers through focused, one-day workshops spanning computer science, AI, data science, standards, and more. These sessions build teachers’ content knowledge and instructional confidence while delivering practical, classroom-ready resources and tools teachers can use immediately.

Browse workshops

Byte-sized Training

Byte-sized Training

Nextech offers byte-sized training through short, focused webinars that help Indiana educators quickly build awareness and skills across computer science, AI, data science, and more. Designed for busy schedules, these sessions deliver timely insights, practical examples, and clear takeaways teachers can immediately apply in their classrooms.

Build your skills

Book Studies

Book Studies

Nextech facilitates guided book studies that bring together educators to explore books on CS, AI, and teaching pedagogy. Through shared reading and structured discussion, teachers deepen their understanding, reflect on classroom impact, and connect ideas from the text to practical classroom (and life) strategies.

Start reading

Topical PLCs

Professional Learning Communities

Nextech’s topical PLCs connect educators on like topics and provide dedicated time and a structure for teachers to collaborate, share resources, problem-solve, and strengthen their practice together over time.

Join a PLC

Teacher Education keeps you and your classroom up to date.

At Nextech, we’re experts in evolving state requirements and national best practices, and we help educators and teams navigate curriculum shifts and build future-ready programs that integrate AI, data science, and other emerging technologies.

I love interacting (in person) with other computer science teachers in the state of Indiana. This is basically the only opportunity I get to do this. As the only CS teacher in my school, I need more opportunities like this!

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Workshop Name About Description

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Grades:
k-12
Date:
September 1 - October 1, 2026
Location:
online

Description

This book study is FULL. This book study explores FAIK by Perry Carpenter. Participants will learn to navigate a world of deepfakes, phishing attacks, and other cybersecurity threats emanating from generative artificial intelligence and leave with practical tips for navigating an AI-driven world. The study consists of two live, virtual meetings and asynchronous reading assignments. 
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Grades:
3-8
Date:
October 6, 2026
Location:
online

Description

CodeAI Computer Science Connections helps students discover how computer science supports learning across math, science, language arts, and social studies. Lessons are meant to integrate into existing content areas over a few hours or a a full week.
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Grades:
k-12
Date:
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Location:
online

Description

The need for this topic has reached its ultimate high as we enter the era of AI. Leave this session with lesson plan ideas, resources, and technology tools (Checkology) to help guide you along the journey for creating critical thinkers rather than regurgitators. The session will be facilitated by Stevie Frank, Zionsville Community Schools.
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Grades:
k-12
Date:
October 12, 2026
Location:
online

Description

Explore vibe coding, an approach where students collaborate with AI to build websites, apps, games, and digital tools without relying solely on traditional programming skills. This session shares classroom-ready strategies and real student examples for using vibe coding to boost student agency, creativity, and ownership in authentic project-based learning.
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Grades:
3-8
Date:
October 15, 2026
Location:
online

Description

This Open Mic Night Series explores explores how multimedia and AI tools empower students to create, collaborate, and communicate learning. Participants will experience seven engaging platforms, discover strategies to increase student agency and engagement, and leave with classroom-ready ideas that amplify every learner’s voice.
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Grades:
6-12
Date:
October 21, 2026
Location:
online

Description

Teachers bring an assignment they already give. In the first ten minutes we run it through a chatbot and see what survives. Then we rebuild the task so the thinking students do is the part that can’t be handed off, using decomposition and pattern-finding as the frame. Everyone leaves with one rebuilt assignment and a […]
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Grades:
k-5
Date:
October 23, 2026
Location:
online

Description

Data science does not always require new lessons or another subject. Elementary classrooms already engage students in data practices through science investigations, surveys, observations, mathematics, and everyday learning. In this session, teachers will explore elementary data science, identify practices already present in their curriculum, and discover practical ways to strengthen them through existing lessons and […]
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Grades:
k-12
Date:
October 24, 2026
Location:
online

Description

Explore how Imagi creates a safe, supportive space for students to learn, experiment, and grow with AI through creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. Leave with a ready-to-use unit template, rubric, and starter prompts for a community-based project—no coding required! Get hands-on with Imagi Labs and Lovable AI to turn a local legend into a standards-aligned CS […]
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About

Grades:
k-12
Date:
October 26, 2026
Location:
online

Description

Discover how NotebookLM can transform your existing curriculum into interactive lesson plans, assessments, study guides, differentiated activities, and instructional supports, all while keeping your own trusted resources at the center of the process. This session introduces a practical AI tool that saves planning time and supports K-12 educators across content areas.
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Grades:
K-6
Date:
October 27, 2026
Location:
online

Description

This session will explore unique and fun ways to introduce, teach, and review loops to students in grades K-6. This workshop will be facilitated by Maria Sellers, South Vermillion Schools.
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