6-8 Professional Development
Nextech is excited to help bring computer science to 6-8 students throughout the state of Indiana through exciting and innovative 1-day professional development workshops. These programs are designed for inservice teachers who are being asked to teach the Indiana computer science standards and are either unfamiliar with the content or unsure of what to do next.
At Nextech, our goal is to remove every single barrier to teaching computer science for teachers, schools, and districts. Because of this, all of our programs are offered at no cost to schools/districts.
Select the PD opportunity you would like to learn more about:
Unpacking the Indiana Academic Standards for Computer Science
This professional development for K-8 teaching across all subjects is designed for educators to unpack the academic standards and find authentic integration points in their existing content and curriculum.
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Integrating CS Using Code.org & AI in Any 6-8 Classroom
Throughout this workshop, participants will explore the importance of CS and AI, learn how to implement Code.org’s CS Connections, and leave with a concrete plan to engage their students in meaningful computing experiences.
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Indiana CSPDWeek
Learn more and join us for a full week of computer science professional development alongside 400 other educators across the state.
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CS Licensure Prep with WeTeach_CS
This professional development will prepare K-12 Indiana teachers to take the Praxis Computer Education test to add computer science to their licensure.
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AI Literacy for Educators
This workshop explores tactics and approaches to educate Indiana's K-12 students on concepts, principles and applications of artificial intelligence.
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Code.org CS Discoveries
Computer Science Discoveries is an introductory computer science course for 6 - 10th grade students that can be run as a full-year, semester, trimester or quarter-long course.
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Computing Foundations for a Digital Age (4565)
Professional Learning Communities
Getting Started with Code.org
This workshop will take attendees through everything Code.org has to offer, including their K-5 curricular options, CS Connections lessons, standalone modules, standalone workspaces, and teacher tools.
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