This website is the communication hub for any teachers participating in the 2022 AEA Statewide Computer Science grants, both elementary and secondary. These opportunities are available only through grant funding. Before registering, be sure you have received an email from the instructor with registration instructions or have received communication that open seats are available.
The Statewide AEA Collaborative grant at the elementary level includes:
BootUp Professional Development with stipends
Code.org CS Fundamentals & Deep Dive Professional Development with stipends
CS Micro-credentials asynchronous learning with stipends
AEA PD Online CS Standards asynchronous modules with stipends
The Statewide AEA Collaborative grant at the secondary level includes:
Code.org CS Discoveries professional development with stipends (6 - 8 grade teachers)
Code.org CS Principles professional development with stipends (9 - 12 grade teachers)
Code.org CSA (Java) professional development with stipends (9 - 12 grade teachers)
Carnegie Mellon CS Academy (Python) professional development with stipends (6 - 12 grade teachers)
AEA PD Online CS Standards asynchronous modules with stipends (6 - 12 grade teachers)
Check out this link for more current information for AEA Collaborative Computer Science Initiatives:
Iowa Statewide Computer Science Information
Central Rivers AEA - Michelle Meier
Grant Wood AEA - Corey Rogers or Bridget Castelluccio
Great Prairie AEA - Seth Denney
Green Hills AEA - Judy Griffin or Heather Lundquist
Heartland AEA - Marisa Dahl or Tyler Hellmann
Keystone AEA - Gertie Monat
Mississippi Bend AEA - Aaron Maurer
Northwest AEA - Tyler Youngers
Prairie Lakes AEA - Torrey Proctor
Projects funded included stipends for high school and middle school teachers to complete the AEA PD Online CS Standards Modules.
Funding also provided support for high school CS Principles Training and middle school CS Discoveries Training.
We are pleased to announce that through the 2020-21 Statewide AEA Collaborative Grant, 284 secondary teachers were funded to participate in either Computer Science Principles or Computer Science Discoveries training representing 144 Iowa school districts. Thank you to all of the teachers, administrators, Dept. of Education, and AEA staff that made this possible.