
Virtual Professional Development
No programming experience necessary!
Virtual Professional Development:
If you choose to participate in the study, you will be asked to:
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Consent to our Professional Development Study.
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Complete 2 online surveys and assessments at the beginning and end of the PD.
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Attend a 60-minute kick off meeting on Zoom.
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Attend a weekly 30-minute meeting on Zoom.
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Attend a weekly 60-minute Zoom collaborative coding session.
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Complete weekly assignments from the Scratch Encore curriculum.
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Complete one 30-60 minute focus group interview.
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Plan to incorporate Scratch Encore into curriculum during the 2020-2021 school year.
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Time commitment is 2-3 hours total per week.
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You will be paid a stipend for completion, as described below.
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Space is limited (due to the stipends)
To register for our Summer 2020 Virtual PD, please register
here. Please see our flyer for additional information.

What:
PD workshop for Scratch Encore, an intermediate programming-based computational thinking curriculum designed for 5th-7th grade learners designed to be ethnically and socioeconomically inclusive. The curriculum instructional materials are designed for instructors with varying experience levels.
What is special about Scratch Encore?
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All materials and PD are free of charge.
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The curriculum provides a variety of activities that teachers can choose from based on topics that are engaging for their students.
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We provide complete lesson plans, including discussion prompts, reflections, extension ideas, and assessments.
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It is designed with research-based pedagogical approaches, including the Use->Modify->Create learning sequence for each content area and TIPP&SEE, a brand-new learning strategy developed by our lab to help students navigate the Scratch interface efficiently.
CPDU hours and Completion Certificates provided
* Workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation.