Computer Science Education Week & Hour of Code

• Two live, virtual panels are schedule for the 2023 CS Ed Week! You can access the event registration and recordings at tinyurl.com/IowaAEACSEvents.
• Both panels are intended for secondary students:
  • Careers in AI
  • Pathways to AI Careers

• Pick and choose activities or lessons from our curated one-page documents that best fit your students needs, instructional time available (from 10 minutes to an hour), and your classroom schedule.
  • K-5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
• Use the CS Ed Week Resource Dashboard to search for a variety of resources, recordings, and events in one filterable location.
• Check out the additional CS Ed Week resources from Hour of Code and CSEdWeek (CSTA).

• Register and save the date to participate in the statewide Virtual Family AI Night on December 7 from 6:30 - 7:30. Students and families will engage in computer science activities. Recorded session will be posted after the event.
• Learn more about the Nutcracker + STEM event on December 8 from information in the event flyer that includes registration and activities.

• CSTA Iowa invites community & business members, educators, and students to create their own Iowa CS Hero poster to help celebrate CS Ed Week! Create your own poster or simply share the information with CSTA Iowa to create a poster for you.
• View the collection of posters for educators and students to help build the identify of CS in Iowa.

• Six different live, virtual panels are schedule for the 2022 CS Ed Week! You can view the full list and registration at www.iowastem.org/csedweek.
• Panels are schedule for:
  • Secondary Students
  • Non-traditional Learning Environments (Librarians, After-School Providers, Homeschool, 4-H)
  • PreK-12 Educatros
  • School Counselors
  • School Leaders
  • Business and Community Partners

• Pick and choose activities or lessons from our curated one-page documents that best fit your students needs, instructional time available (from 10 minutes to an hour), and your classroom schedule.
  • K-5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
• Use the CS Ed Week Resource Dashboard to search for a variety of resources, recordings, and events in one filterable location.

• Register and save the date to participate in the statewide Family Coding Night on December 8 from 6:30 - 7:30

• CSTA Iowa invites community & business members, educators, and students to create their own Iowa CS Hero poster to help celebrate CS Ed Week! Create your own poster or simply share the information with CSTA Iowa to create a poster for you.
• View the collection of posters for posters for educators and students to help build the identify of CS in Iowa.

• Consider collaborating with a community & business partner to connect students with Iowa professionals whose work is influenced by computer science. Use our resources to find the right person to work with you and your students by grade bands K-5, 6-8, 9-12. Partners are available during CS Ed Week, December 6-10, as well as for other events throughout the year.

• Grant Wood AEA partnered with the Southeast STEM Hub & TCS to a host live virtual event for secondary educators and students to experience during a school day. You can view the recorded webinar here. Please check out our 2021 CS Ed Week Resource for links to additional resources and recordings.

• Pick and choose activities or lessons from our 2021 CS Ed Week Resource that best fit your students needs, instructional time available (from 10 minutes to an hour), and your classroom schedule.

These resources will help teachers plan their own Hour of Code: https://wke.lt/w/s/AxPvtQ

These resources will help teachers plan a grade level Hour of Code activity: https://wke.lt/w/s/5eGGey 

These resources will help teachers plan an Hour of Code activity that integrates computer science with a content area: https://wke.lt/w/s/UUWZ9w

These resources will help teachers plan an Hour of Code activity based on their instructional model: https://wke.lt/w/s/x9Eqic