Professional Development in Computer Science, Grades K-5

Code.org is working with four Massachusetts teachers to offer free, one-day professional development workshops in computer science for K-5 teachers, librarians, and tech-ed specialists.  Register using these links:

Code.org has developed elementary-school curriculum for computer science combining online, self-guided, and self-paced tutorials with offline activities.  There are about 20 lessons for each grade level.

  • Course 1:  Early-readers (ages 4-6)  Sequences, Loops and events, Meaingful collaboaration with others, Problem-solving and perseverance techniques, Internet safety
  • Course 2:  Beginners, readers (ages 6+)  Conditionals, Algorithms, Binary code, Debugging, Societal impacts of computing
  • Course 3:  (ages 6+; prerequisite Course 2)  Problem decompostion, Functions, Nested loops and conditionals, Digital citizenship, Internet transmission methods