Launch_K5 CS is a highly interactive 3-day workshop designed for K-5 educators and:
- Aligns to the new Tech Apps TEKS required to be implemented during the 24-25 school year
- Integrates computational thinking, computer science, and cybersecurity into core curricula
- Provides K-5 lessons (unplugged and plugged) for teachers to take back to their classrooms
- Introduces block-based coding and physical computing to scaffold learning with students
- With district approval, completion of this academy can serve as "verification of competency" to teach the Tech App TEKS.
Participants MUST attend all three days (2 in-person, 1 asynchronous) to receive credit. Day 1 covers foundational concepts. Day 2 training is split into grade bands; K-2 (October 29) and 3-5 (October 30). You will be registered for the appropriate grade band training once you have completed Day 1. The online course can be completed at your convenience after Day 2 but MUST be completed by December 13.
Upon completion, you’ll receive a CPE certificate from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin. You will NOT receive workshop credit from Region 17 ESC for this training. K-2 educators will receive 2 VEX robots, and 3-5 educators will receive 10 Micro:bit kits (first 30 to complete the three-day training). This workshop is open exclusively to K-5 teachers. Register now to enhance your teaching toolkit!