Greetings Seasons of CS Facilitators, COE CS Champions, and Room Hosts!

We are thrilled to kick off the 2025 Summer of CS! Through our professional learning model, we are proud to support 210 K-5 educators in regional workshops across the state and 250 educators (grades 6-12) during our statewide CSPDWeek, taking place in Anaheim, CA, from June 23–27, 2025.

To help COE CS Champions and Workshop Facilitators prepare for and successfully deliver Seasons of CS workshop offerings, we ask that you review and complete the following three asynchronous activities.

1. Inclusive CS Teaching Resources

2. Review the COE CS Champion Roles and Expectations Checklist

3. Add your contribution on the Resource Review Padlet Activity 

Please register to join us, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. for the Champion and Facilitator Orientation Meeting.

Inclusive CS Teaching Resource Review

Time Estimate: (30 Minutes)

To begin with, the end in mind, consider what you want teachers to leave your workshop with, in context to inclusion.

• Browse the site and explore each of the segments 

  • i.e.; Accessibility; Classroom Culture; Direct Instruction; Structured Collaboration; or Equity (10 minutes)

  • Select one segment or resource to explore deeper (20 minutes) 

• Prepare to engage in dialogue around your selected Inclusive CS Teaching Strategy during the orientation meeting.

COE CS Champion Description and Workshop Checklist

Resource Review Reflection Padlet Activity

Time Estimate: (30 Minutes)

Now that you've had an opportunity to engage with the Inclusive CS Teaching Resources and the COE CS Champion Workshop Roles and Expectations Checklist, please engage with our Resource Review Reflection Padlet Activity and respond to the following prompts: 

• Please share the Inclusive CS teaching strategy you engaged with and share a reflection on the resources you reviewed and ways you might utilize insights shared in the planning and delivery of professional learning.

• What might be some strategies teachers can use to support student understanding of and interaction with the computer science content standards?

• How can/have you developed and delivered High-quality professional learning in computer science?

• What are the essential elements to foster equity in computer science? 

• Please offer a reflection on the contributions of other champions and facilitators.
  
  

Specific to COE CS Champions:

• Prepare to discuss components of the COE CS Champion Roles and Expectations Checklist with your facilitators and to respond to any questions they have as they plan for 90 minutes of asynchronous activities their workshop registrants can engage in following the kick off meeting. Facilitators will have approx. 25 minutes to engage workshop registrants during the "Meet Your Facilitator" segment where the asynchronous activities can be shared. 

If you have any questions about the above items, please email Omar Shepherd at omar.shepherd@sbcss.net 

Thank you for participating in the asynchronous portion of the Summer of CS Orientation Meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at the synchronous virtual meetup on Tuesday, May 6th from 4:00 to 5:30 PM.  If you haven't already done so, please register to attend.