Computer Science and Computing Professional Development
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Office of Computer Science is pleased to announce the 2023 Summer Professional Development Schedule.
The Arkansas Computer Science Specialists http://bit.ly/CSforARSpecialists will deliver the following professional development offerings online:
A list of scheduled offerings with registration information is available at: https://csforar.info/PD
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Computer Science
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning course (e.g., cybersecurity in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom.
Business Intelligence - High School CS/Business Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Business Education Teachers
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 25
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
A Laptop or Chromebook is required for this PD session
Description: This 2-day workshop is designed for the new Business Intelligence course that has been created to meet the Computer Science graduation requirement within a business CTE pathway. This training will include an exploration of the course standards through hands-on activities and discussions.
Computer Engineering for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Computer Engineering
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Computer Engineering course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Computer Engineering course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Computer Engineering course. This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom.
Computer of Science: Teaching K-4
Target Audience: All K-4 Educators Length of PD: 1 days (6 hours)
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Laptop or Chromebook is required for this PD session
Description: This training aims to provide an introduction to computer science at the K-4 level using embedded activities. Join us in exploring coding tools, unplugged activities, and online coding resources to make connections between Literacy, STEM, and Computer Science. Network with other teachers, leaders, and curriculum coordinators to engage in meaningful learning activities. Participants will leave with resources including lesson ideas and projects.
Note: To further develop your knowledge of elementary CS coding concepts, join the Middle School Intro To Coding: Learn Text-based Code
Computer Science: Intro to Block-Based Coding
Target Audience: All K-4 Educators Length of PD: 1 day (6 hours)
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Laptop or Chromebook is required for this PD session
Description: This training helps participants gain a fundamental understanding of computer science concepts through the use of block-based coding in Scratch. It is the perfect opportunity for those who have never coded before and yet feel comfortable around technology. Participants will gain a more concrete understanding of computer science in general and strengthen their ability to integrate those computer science concepts into the classroom.
Note: Teachers may wish to attend Computer of Science: Teaching K-4 if they have little experience with CS integration.
Computer Science: Teaching 5-8
Target Audience: All 5-8 Educators Length of PD: 1 days (6 hours)
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Laptop or Chromebook is required for this PD session.
Description: This training focuses on the integration of computer science into the 5-8 classroom. Explore coding tools, unplugged activities, and online coding resources to make connections between Literacy, ELA, Computer Science and more! Join with other teachers, leaders, and curriculum coordinators to engage in activities meant to be embedded in other content areas. Participants will leave with resources including lesson ideas, projects, and connections with other CS teachers.
Note: Participants who are interested in progressing their (or their students’) CS skills to text-based coding should join us for Computer Science: Transition to Text-based Coding.
Participants who will be teaching the Middle School Intro To Coding: Learn to Text-based Code (formerly Coding Block) may wish to attend the 2-day Middle School Intro To Coding: Learn to Text-based Code (formerly Coding Block) which focuses on introduction to text-based coding and/or the Teaching Middle School Intro to Coding which focuses on standards, pacing and activities.
Computer Science: Transition to Text-based Coding
Target Audience: All 5-8 Educators Length of PD: 1 days (6 hours)
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Laptop or Chromebook is required for this PD session
Description: This training will focus on providing activities and opportunities to help teachers guide students through block-based coding and explore text-based coding for the first time. All the activities will begin with block-based coding and transition to text-based. Participants will utilize resources such as Pencilcode, Microsoft MakeCode Arcade and EduBlocks.
Note: Participants who want a heartier introduction or to focus solely on block-based should consider taking the Computer Science: Teaching 5-8. Participants who will be teaching the Middle School Introduction to Coding (formerly called Coding Block) may wish to attend the 2-day Middle School Intro To Coding: Learn to Text-based Code (formerly Coding Block) which focuses on introduction to text-based coding and/or the Teaching Middle School Intro to Coding which focuses on standards, pacing and activities.
CS Planning and Pacing for Middle and High School
Target Audience: All 5-12 Educators
Length of PD: 1 days (6 hours)
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Laptop or Chromebook is required for this PD session
Description: This training will focus on providing participants with activities and support in unpacking their standards and developing a pacing guide for the Middle School Intro to Coding course (formerly called the Coding Block) or Year 1 High School classrooms. Participants will have access to discuss their standards, review and engage in activities that meet these standards, and will have time and support in developing their own pacing guide prior to leaving this training.
Note: If you need the basics of coding, we strongly encourage you to also consider joining us for the Middle School Intro to Coding: Learn Text-Based Code.
Cybersecurity for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Computer Science
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Cybersecurity course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Cybersecurity course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Cybersecurity course (e.g., data in Cybersecurity). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom. If you would like to extend your knowledge further, we encourage you to also consider joining us for the Cybersecurity for Year 2 & 3 training. Visit the Computer Science PD Document for an updated schedule of sessions.
Cybersecurity for Year 2 & 3 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 2-3 Cybersecurity
Length of PD: 3 days, 18 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: This 3-day workshop is for those who hold the 528 Computer Science Teacher Certification, 5014 or 5016 Computer Science Approval Code, or have completed the 30-hr ADE approved professional development. This workshop aligns with the year 2 and year 3 curriculum standards for Cybersecurity. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the basics of cybersecurity that will include, but are not limited to, ethical and legal considerations, hacker methodologies, digital forensics and incident response, network forensics, cryptography, reverse engineering, writing scripts, and more.
Data Science for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Computer Science
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Data Science course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Data Science course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Data Science course (e.g., cybersecurity in Data Science). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom. If you would like to extend your knowledge further, we encourage you to also consider joining us for the Data Science for Year 2 & 3 training.
Data Science for Year 2 & 3 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 2-3 Data Science
Length of PD: 3 days, 18 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: This 3-day workshop is for those who hold the 528 Computer Science Teacher Certification, 5014 or 5016 Computer Science Approval Code, or have completed the 30-hr ADE approved professional development. This workshop aligns with the year 2 and year 3 curriculum standards for data science. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the basics of the field and help to demystify the process of transforming data into intelligence. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with several popular data science tools as we break down the data science process from planning and data prep to model evaluation and visualization
Game Development and Design for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: Teachers interested in teaching Year 2 Game Development and Design.
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Game Development and Design course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Game Development and Design course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Game Development and Design course (e.g., cybersecurity in Game Development and Design). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom. If you would like to extend your knowledge further, we encourage you to also consider joining us for the Game Development and Design for Year 2 & 3 training.
Game Development and Design for Year 2 & 3 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: Teachers interested in teaching Advanced (Year 3) Game Development and Design.
Length of PD: 3 days, 18 hours
Maximum Participants: 25
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Description: This 3-day workshop is for those who hold the 528 Computer Science Teacher Certification, 5014 or 5016 Computer Science Approval Code, or have completed the 30-hr ADE approved professional development. This workshop aligns with the year 2 and year 3 curriculum standards for data science. This will be hands-on training learning about game development and design through building video games. Topics covered will include, but are not limited to, game mechanics, core areas of digital game design, game assets, object-oriented programming, game interfaces, algorithm analysis, and collaboration and version control software.
High School Computer Science Certification and Preparation
Target Audience: High School Teachers
Length of PD: 5 days (30 hours)
Maximum 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer or Chromebook
Description: Don’t know where to begin or need help getting 528 certified? The purpose of this training is to help narrow down and focus your studies on essential concepts while also giving you a basic understanding of various computer science principles. This session is to prepare Arkansas educators planning to teach high school computer science and needing assistance passing the Computer Science (CS) Praxis Exam 5652. Participants will review Arkansas 9-12 Computer Science course codes, computer science standards, resources, and prep material to be used for passing the Computer Science Praxis. Participants will need to spend time outside of the training prior to taking the Praxis Exam.
Note: If you are interested in a deeper understanding of programming, networking, or cybersecurity we strongly encourage you to consider joining us for one or more of our content area focused PDs.
Middle School Intro To Coding: Learn Text-based Code (formerly Coding Block)
Target Audience: Any 5th to 8th-grade educator interested in improving their knowledge of programming
Length of PD: 2 days (12 hours)
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Laptop or Chromebook is required for this PD session
Description: Do you need to learn the concepts behind the coding block and explore a professional, beginner-friendly, text-based programming language that can be used in the coding block? This training puts you on the path to better understanding the programming coding block standards and becoming more proficient in a text-based programming language. Content and activities are geared towards increasing your knowledge of programming to aid in teaching the coding block.
Mobile Application Development for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Mobile Application Development.
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Mobile Application Development course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Mobile Application Development course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Mobile Application Development course (e.g., cybersecurity in Mobile Application Development). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom. If you would like to extend your knowledge further, we encourage you to also consider joining us for the Mobile Application Development for Year 2 & 3 training.
Mobile Application Development for Year 2 & 3 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: Teachers interested in teaching Mobile Application Development Year 2 & 3.
Length of PD: 3 days, 18 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Description: This 3-day workshop is for those who hold the 528 Computer Science Teacher Certification, 5014 or 5016 Computer Science Approval Code, or have completed the 30-hr ADE approved professional development. This workshop aligns with the year 2 and year 3 curriculum standards for mobile application development. This will be hands-on training learning about mobile application development through building mobile applications. Topics covered will include, but are not limited to, mobile application design process, data structures, object-oriented programming, mobile hardware, GUI building, algorithm analysis, and collaboration and version control software.
Networking for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Computer Science
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Networking course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Networking course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Networking course (e.g., cybersecurity in Networking). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom. If you would like to extend your knowledge further, we encourage you to also consider joining us for the Networking for Year 2 & 3 training.
Networking for Year 2 & 3 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 2-3 Networking
Length of PD: 3 days, 18 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: This 3-day workshop is for those who hold the 528 Computer Science Teacher Certification, 5014 or 5016 Computer Science Approval Code, or have completed the 30-hr ADE approved professional development. This workshop aligns with the year 2 and year 3 curriculum standards for Networking. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the basics of network architecture and diagnostics. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with several networking tools and hardware as they relate to network scalability, management, and design.
Python Programming for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Programming using the Python programming language.
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Laptop
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Python Programming course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Python Programming course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Python Programming course (e.g., cybersecurity in Python Programming). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom. If you would like to extend your knowledge further, we encourage you to also consider joining us for the Python Programming for Year 2 & 3 training.
Python Programming for Year 2 & 3 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: Teachers interested in teaching Year 2 & 3 Programming using the Python programming language.
Length of PD: 3 days, 18 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Laptop
Description: This 3-day workshop is for those who hold the 528 Computer Science Teacher Certification, 5014 or 5016 Computer Science Approval Code, or have completed the 30-hr ADE approved professional development. This workshop aligns with the year 2 and year 3 curriculum standards for Programming using Python. Topics covered will include, but are not limited to, data structures, object-oriented programming, file input/output, GUI building, data visualization, algorithm analysis, and collaboration and version control software.
Robotics for Year 1 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 1 Robotics
Length of PD: 2 days, 12 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: Join the CSforAR team for this 2-day workshop designed specifically for teachers teaching a Year 1 Robotics course. This engaging session centers on enhancing your computer science skills and integration of the standards directly applicable to a Year 1 Robotics course. You'll participate in hands-on coding activities and diving into relevant topics based on the standards in the Year 1 Robotics course(e.g., cybersecurity in Robotics). This is a perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge, engage in collaborative learning, and bring back valuable skills to your classroom. If you would like to extend your knowledge further, we encourage you to also consider joining us for the Robotics for Year 2 & 3 training.
Robotics for Year 2 & 3 - High School CS Professional Development
Target Audience: 9-12 Teachers interested in teaching Year 3 Robotics
Length of PD: 3-days, 18 hours
Maximum Participants: 20
Facilitator: Arkansas CS Specialist Computer Science
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Required Technology: Computer with Internet access
Description: This 3-day workshop is for educators who hold the 528 Computer Science Teacher Certification, 5014 or 5016 Computer Science Approval Code, or have completed the 30-hr ADE approved professional development. This workshop aligns with the year 2 and 3 curriculum standards for robotics. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to apply robotics concepts regardless of the resource used. Participants will build and program robotic systems and explore various robotic and industry-related concepts through engaging activities and dynamic lessons.
For more information, please contact:
Three Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-289-2204 | |
State Director of Computer Science Education 501-289-2204 | |
