From your Board: Help your friends, get involved, connect your students to opportunities!
Hello everyone, it's your President, Christopher here. This bulletin has some specific calls to action and some great opportunities for you to enrich your teaching. Please note our April meeting has been switched to Virtual so we can't wait to see your representations on the screen!
TEAM Module Show & Tell - Module 4 - Assessment (Share out a cool Rubric you've made for assessments!)
A call to action!
Convince Governor Lamont to endorse the Computer Science Education Initiative. (Letter writing)
We have the chance to encourage Governor Ned Lamont to join Governors of other States in promoting K-12 computer science education. Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas is the current chair of the National Governors Association (NGA). Through his NGA Chairman’s Initiative, K-12 Computer Science Education, Gov. Hutchinson is promoting K-12 computer science education.
In order for us to have a chance at Governor Lamont to endorse the initiative we will need to reach out to him via a letter writing (physical or electronic) campaign.
Please read the letter we sent to our representatives for their continual support.
News
❗Big news for 089, 090, and 098 Endorsement holders! You can now cross endorse! ❗
I am excited to share that the Bureau, in partnership with their legal team, has developed a pathway for educators who hold the 089, 090 and 098 to obtain a cross endorsement in an academic area, including the #110 Computer Science endorsement. This is in addition to those with current Teaching certificates, now additional certificate types can cross endorse into Teaching certificates. The Certification Alert is attached, or can be accessed on the Bureau’s webpages here
Opportunities for YOU!
GenCyber Teacher Training at University of New Haven!
August 8-12, 2022. Flyer ishere. Deadline to apply: 5/1.
Offer Mobile Computer Science Principles for College Credit in your high school next year!
Connecticut high schools can partner with Capital Community College's (CCC) College Career Pathways (CCP) program to offer Mobile CSP for college credit. Eligible teachers will receive professional development and the full curriculum at no cost and have the opportunity to earn a stipend, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant. Schools and teachers must agree to offer the course the following academic year and recruit students to enroll. In our pilot year, more than 90% of students earned college credit . For more information visit mobile-csp.org/ce and see attached info. To apply, email Karen Binkhorst at KBinkhorst@ccc.commnet.edu.
This year our theme is all about building community, leadership, and uplifting our educators. Each meeting will have time for the Computer Science Praxis preparation, sharing out of best practices in the five TEAM modules, and more! Take a look below at a VERY brief view of what we've put together. Each meeting will also have a guest speaker, product demo, or the like.
Praxis Subject Area: Computing Systems and Networks
TEAM Module Show & Tell - Module 5 - Professional Responsibilities (Share out that cool website, PD, you've found! Self-nominate for a CT CSTA position!)
Remember, your Connecticut Computer Science Teacher's association loves you! Thanks for everything you do!
