Summer of CS Kick-off Webinar - June 2, 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 PM

All Grade K-5 regional workshop registrants and Grade 6-12 CSPDWeek registrants were invited to join us for our virtual Summer of CS Kick-off webinar hosted on Monday, June 2, 2025! Registration information for the Kick-off webinar was sent to all registrants via email.

June 2nd At-A-Glance Agenda:

• 3:45 PM Virtual Doors Open

• 4:00 PM Kick-off Start time 

  • Introductions

  • Welcome and Keynote

  • Community Building Activity

  • State of CS (CDE)

• 5:00 PM Kick-off event end time for Grade K-5 Summer of CS regional workshop registrants. 

• 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Grade 6-12 registrants received asynchronous work from their facilitator to help them prepare for their specific workshops in Anaheim. If you did not attend the Kick-off webinar, and you are a Grade 6-12 educator, you are still expected to complete the full 3 hours to remain eligible for the stipend. If you haven’t connected with your CS Champion or workshop hosts about how to make up the missed session, please email seasonsofcs@cdefoundation.org  for guidance.

Grade K-5 registrants were not assigned asynchronous work for their regional workshops.

Audience Eligibility: Intended for Grades K-5 public school educators and paraprofessionals. Learn more

📌 Important!  Due to restrictions in the Educator Workforce Investment Grant (EWIG) in Computer Science, funding is limited to public K-12 school educators. As a result, private and independent school educators, expanded learning educators, pre-service teachers, and substitute teachers are not eligible for Summer of CS participation or a stipend. This includes the CSPDWeek workshops being offered in Anaheim, June 23-27, 2025. These eligibility requirements align with Assembly Bill 185, which prioritizes professional learning for teachers and paraprofessionals in public schools.

Commitment: 18 hours of professional learning including a 3-day regional workshop of your choice happening in June 2025.  This 18-hour time commitment is necessary to fulfill full and active participation. 

Participants will have access to:

• High-quality, no-cost professional learning facilitated by subject matter experts

• Teacher-ready resources that align with the California K-12 CS Standards

• A community of educators who are passionate about teaching CS content

• A daily stipend to compensate your time for full and active participation in your Summer of CS workshop

What is Summer of CS like? Who is available to support me?

By participating in Summer of CS, California educators can inspire and engage their students in computer science, helping to foster the next generation of tech-savvy leaders in our increasingly digitized world.