Nextech Educator Book Studies

Overview

Computer science is a new field for many teachers, and even for those teachers where it isn’t a new discipline, often teachers need a reason to focus and reflect on their own CS teaching strategies and CS teaching pedagogy. Nextech will offer four book studies per year (one in the summer, two in the fall/winter, and one in the spring) focused on continuing education for teachers on effective computer science teaching practices.

Each individual book study will meet virtually two times with asynchronous work in between meetings to keep the group on track and engaged. Discussion questions will be emailed out to registered participants prior to the book study meetings.

Eligibility and Pre-Requisites

This workshop is intended for any/all K-12 Teachers, Computer Science Teachers, Media/Library Specialists and Resource/Tech Teachers interested in diving deeper into computer science books and increasing their pedagogy.

Workshop Details

  • Cost to Participate: $0 – We will ship you the necessary book(s)!
  • Stipend: $100

Book Study #1: Can You Crack the Code?: A Fascinating History of Ciphers and Cryptography

  • Register — Check back soon!
  • Link to book website
  • Meeting 1: Monday, July 28, 2025, 7:00PM — 8:00PM ET
  • Meeting 2: Monday, August 25, 2025, 7:00PM — 8:00PM ET

Book Study #2: The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepety and Steve Sheinkin

  • Register — Check back soon!
  • Link to book website
  • Meeting 1: Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 7:00 — 8:00PM ET
  • Meeting 2: Thursday, October 21, 2025, 7:00 — 8:00PM ET

Book Study #3: Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

  • Register — Check back soon!
  • Link to book website
  • Meeting 1: Tuesday, December, 2025, 7:00PM — 8:00PM ET
  • Meeting 2: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 7:00PM — 8:00PM ET

Book Study #4: Computer Science in K-12: An A-to-Z Handbook on Teaching Programming

  • Register — Check back soon!
  • Link to book website: https://www.shuchigrover.com/atozk12cs/
  • Meeting 1: Thursday, February 26, 2025, 7:00 — 8:00PM ET
  • Meeting 2: Thursday, April 16, 2025, 7:00 — 8:00PM ET
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