Winter WSST Newsletter
WI Computer Science News
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computer science teachers trained in more recent approaches to teaching computer science with CESA led SCRIPT district level workshops teachers newer to teaching computer science. available WI-Dairyland co-Presidents, Amy Fetherston All CESAs have a trained SCRIPT facilitator and Linnea Logan are leading this yearlong available to districts to plan implementation of effort. Newer CS teachers are receiving rigorCSForAll efforts. ous, ongoing, one-on-one support from experiSCRIPT (Strategic CSforALL Resource enced high school CS teachers. Teachers & Implementation Planning Tool) is a frameinvolved are teaching one of the newer curricula work to guide teams of district administrators, – Exploring Computer Science or AP CS school leaders, and educators through a series of Principles. Further information can be found collaborative visioning, self-assessment and here. At this time it is unclear whether this will goal-setting exercises to create or expand upon a continue for the 2022-2023 school year computer science education implementation plan Free Practice for Praxis CS Exam from for their students. CompuScholar School districts and other local education CompuScholar is offering two of their courses organizations are the unit of change toward creand study guides which should prepare you to ating rigorous, inclusive and sustainable K-12 take the Computer Science Praxis Exam (5652) computer science education. The SCRIPT supin Wisconsin. This is entirely free of charge and ports systems-level change by addressing five offered by CompuScholar in conjunction with key areas: (1) Leadership, (2) Teacher Capacity the CSTA WI-Dairyland. The courses are online, and Development, (3) Curriculum and Materials self-paced and self-study, so you can get started Selection and Refinement, (4) Partners, and (5) at any time and take up to 6 months to complete Community. them. Here is the registration link: Midwest is Best CS Education Unconference – https://www.compuscholar.com/schools/standard Coming! s/states/wisconsin/praxis Hang on to your hats and caps! Several CSTA Useful Links chapters in the Midwest (at least Iowa, Ohio, WI CS Teachers Google Group: to join contact Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin) are beginning Joe Kmoch at joe@jkmoch.com to plan to have a Virtual CS Summit. The date PUMP-CS Professional Development: will be Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 9am – 2pm CST. We’ll be asking you for thoughts and pumpcs.mu.edu ideas on what you’d like to see included. If you WI CS K-12 standards: bit.ly/wi-cs-standards have some ideas now, please contact one of these Join CSTA: Visit csteachers.org and click on four CSTA WI-Dairyland chapter leaders: Membership tab at the top (free membership or Amy Fetherston CSTA+ membership is available) (fetheram@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us), Saghar Homayounpour (saghar.homayounpour@nbexcellence.org), Joe Kmoch (joe@jkmoch.com), or Mary Walz (mary.walz@saukprairieschools.org) CSTA WI-Dairyland Implements the CSTA Personalized Mentoring Program For 2021-2022 CSTA WI-Dairyland is one of several chapters in the U.S. who is implementing the CSTA NSF program to match experienced
