As educators, it can be very challenging to find time in our already packed daily schedules to plan for a stand alone Computer Science lesson. What we can do is shift our thinking to integrate Computer Science, including Computational Thinking, into our existing...
Integrating Computer Science into the Science classroom and making it fun! Using Makey Makey devices, Makey Makey apps, and Scratch coding, participants (3rd through 6th grade teachers) were led through lessons of conductivity and switches, which culminated to...
Have you ever wondered how we can create a clear pathway in computer science for our students? This is the question our Computer Science/NW Washington STEM Network Director and Career Connected Learning/NW LASER Alliance Director are tackling, they started by asking...
AESD computer science leads hosted another great WINforCS session on Thursday, February 9. Educators from across the state gathered to meet our new OSPI CS program supervisor, build community, and choose their own adventure in breakout sessions. Breakout sessions,...
The NW Washington STEM Network, in collaboration with the NWESD 189, has created a series of inspiring videos along with interactive classroom materials that are designed to showcase the tremendous opportunities for women in four of our highest demand, living wage...
Touchet School District has a vision for promoting lifelong learning and educational innovation. As such, they are deeply committed to providing students with opportunities to engage in computer science from an early age. Through multiple stakeholders, they are...
This fall, elementary PE and Health teachers in Vancouver Public Schools had the chance to come together and learn about how to integrate computational thinking and computer science concepts into their curriculum. Often, PE and Health aren’t considered logical...
In November, over five afternoons, WA AESD Computer Science Leads welcomed an additional 4 school district teams to participate in a SCRIPT Workshop. District teams were composed of one district-level administrator, one school-level administrator, one CS teacher, and...