Carnegie Mellon University Python CS Academy

Program Goals

The goals of the Carnegie Mellon Python grant is to:

• Provide teacher professional development in Carnegie Mellon Python curriculum

• Have teachers prepared to implement Carnegie Mellon Python in the fall of 2022

• Spread awareness of middle school computer science standards

Program Information

Carnegie Mellon Python iCMU CS Academy currently offers three different graphics-based computer science curricula in Python. Each curriculum uses interactive notes, autograded exercises, creative tasks, and projects. The notes help explain various topics and include interactive checkpoints to help check for students’ understanding of the concepts covered. Additionally, our autograded exercises help students practice concepts learned directly from the notes and our creative and collaborative tasks help students apply what they have learned to create something of their own! Find out which curriculum best suits your classroom!

The Professional Learning Program is designed to support in-service teachers to implement the curriculum and prioritizes computer science for all students.

Commitments

For participating teachers, we require the following commitments:

• Attend a virtual, half day CSTA Standards for Computer Science Teachers Workshop.

• Attend a four-day, summer workshop in 2022. There are virtual and face to face dates to choose from.

• Complete 8 hours of asynchronous work prior to the first synchronous session on June 14th.

• Teach the content in the 2022–23 school year.

Stipend

Participants who complete the professional development will receive stipends at $20/hour or $160/day for 5.5 days of professional development. Participants who attend all 5.5 days of professional development will be awarded $880 in stipends.

Credit Options

Participants can choose to use part of their stipend to earn two licensure renewal credits for participating in the workshop and completing assignments for an additional cost to the participant. More information will be available during the workshop.

1. Register for ONE of the virtual CSTA Standards for Computer Science Teachers Workshop sessions below. Click here to register.

   • • Thursday, June 16th 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

     • Thursday, June 16th 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

2. Register for CMU CS Academy Python training here. Be careful to find the appropriate section from the list below:

   • Middle School (CS 0) Virtual - June 14, 15, 17, 24th 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

   • High School (CS 1) Virtual - June 14, 15, 17, 24th 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

If your plans to participate change at any point prior to the summer workshop, please let Michelle Meier (mmeier@centralvriversaea.org) or Corey Rogers (crogers@gwaea.org) know so we can update your information and make sure your district does not lose a spot.

Stipends will be dispersed to districts for payment at the end of June 2022. Please note that you may receive your stipend from your district at a later time.