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This program is tentative and subject to change.

Sat 1 Mar 2025 14:41 - 15:00 at Meeting Room 407 - K-12 Professional Development

The rapid advancement of computing technology and increasing dependency on digital information will affect the lives and careers of almost all current students. This eventuality necessitates ongoing evaluation and adaptation of computer science curricula and teaching methodologies to prepare a technology-driven workforce. This paper investigates an initiative developed under a New Jersey state funded Computer Science for All grant program aimed at providing professional learning, resources, and technical assistance to schools and districts to implement the statewide Computer Science Student Learning Standards (SLS-CS) and to expand access to equitable high-quality, standards-based computer science education for all K-12 students. It explores the creation of teacher resources aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) aimed at preparing kindergarten through 8th grade teachers to effectively prepare and teach computer science to students. The proposed paper describes the methodology to create teacher focused instructional materials based on a teacher professional learning community and survey data from 39 respondents, highlighting key insights, limitations, and recommendations for future improvements. This paper contributes to the existing literature by underscoring the role of teachers to inform how to make computer science instruction more accessible to teachers who are new to computer science education.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Sat 1 Mar

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13:45 - 15:00
K-12 Professional DevelopmentPapers at Meeting Room 407
13:45
18m
Talk
How a Small College Can Make a Big Impact on High School CSK12
Papers
James Matthews Siena College, Robin Flatland Siena College, Kathryn Schiller University at Albany, Jesse Moya Siena College, Pauline White Siena College
14:03
18m
Talk
Implementing Standards-Focused Professional Development for Middle School CS Teachers: An Experience ReportK12
Papers
Carol Tate SRI International, Satabdi Basu SRI International, Arif Rachmatullah SRI International, Hui Yang SRI International, Daisy Rutstein edCount, LLC
14:22
18m
Talk
Introducing K-12 Teachers to Computer Science Education through an Online Micro-credential: An Experience ReportK12
Papers
Shan Zhang University of Florida, Nicole Hutchins University of Florida, Joanne R. Barrett University of Florida, Anthony Botelho University of Florida, Maya Israel University of Florida
14:41
18m
Talk
Preparing K-8 Teachers to Teach and Infuse Computer Science Across All SubjectsMSIK12
Papers
Angela Williams-Nash East Orange School District, Sumi Hagiwara department of Teaching and Learning, Montclair State University, Katherine G. Herbert Montclair State University, Thomas Marlowe Seton Hall University, Rebecca Goldstein Montclair State University, Vaibhav Anu Montclair State University