Summer Kickoff - Resources
Summer Kickoff Recap
Welcome! Thank you all for joining us at Summer Kickoff this year. Summer Kickoff provided teachers with the knowledge and resources needed to feel prepared for incorporating coding in the classroom this school year. We recorded our sessions during Summer Kickoff and attached the recordings and slideshows to this page. If you missed Summer Kickoff, or want a refresher on sessions, feel free to peruse the recordings and slides below.
Opening Remarks
No recording available. Find slides here.
Curriculum Overview
Recordings are not available. Begin at the slide for your grade level listed below, or check out our coding practice website.
Kinder (A) - Slide 14
1st (B) - Slide 48
2nd (C) - Slide 84
3rd (D)
Note: 3rd grade has new changes this year
Module D1: Problem-Solving with The Rewriters | Slides | Recording
PixelBots Overview - Slide 124
4th (E) - Slide 164
Note: 4th grade no longer has conditionals for Module E1. Instead, there is a new introductory functions module.
5th (F) - Slide 202
6th (G) - Slide 242
Breakout Sessions
Intermediate Programming - Beyond PixelBots | Slides | Recording
Create an interactive program using the Python programming language. This session is only recommended for experienced Level 3 teachers.
Computer Science Careers | Slides | Recording
Teachers will identify the many opportunities that a Computer Science Education provides and explore different CS Careers.
Social Emotional Learning & Coding| Slides | Recording
Teachers will understand how the debugging mindset makes computer science a subject that is uniquely suited for teaching social emotional learning. They will also learn some best practices for helping students debug their code.
Artificial Intelligence in Education | Slides | Recording
Teachers will define Artificial Intelligence (AI) and get exposure to using an AI tool that they can use as an educators.