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CSK5 is in 5 Days!

September 17, 2021 · EVERY SCHOOL CAN: The first National Summit for K-5 Computer Science Education

Attention All Maine K-5 principals, superintendents, district curriculum leads, and STEM/computer science (CS) advocates! Please join us September 22 at 3pm Eastern for one hour, well-spent: it’s the online event CSK5, the First National Summit for K-5 Computer Science Education. The theme is Every School Can: First, 30 minutes of guidance and specific resources from five top national organizations in CS education. Then, our 30-minute ME Breakout Session, featuring our specific state programs and assets for your school(s), including Maine DOE integrating CS into MOOSE Modules, Code.org, Girls Who Code and otherK-5 CS resources, Lewiston Public Schools programs and Maine CSTA. Sign Up Now, then please spread the word to colleagues and staff! See our and the CSK5 Flyer for more details. We’ll see you at CSK5 and our Breakout Session Sept 22!

Project>Login welcomes new intern

September 13, 2021

Iman Mohamed joins Project>Login team as Outreach and Communications intern.

Maine Department of Education seeks the help of educators to create Computer Science content for MOOSE

September 08, 2021

The Maine DOE is developing the new MOOSE Computer Science modules. They seek help from Maine educators to develop the content for the platform.

Learn more and/or apply: https://mainedoenews.net/2021/08/30/seeking-maine-educators-to-create-content-for-moose/

Champlain Valley School District's Code.org Experience

August 27, 2021

This summer, five educators from the Champlain Valley School District participated in the code.org Professional Learning Program through Project>Login. Three of us did the training for the Computer Science Discoveries course (for grades 6-10) and two trained for Computer Science Principles (grades 9-12). It was a wonderful week of learning and community building with other educators from the northeast region. We came away invigorated and ready to apply our learning to our Rowland Foundation… READ MORE

Review of CS Discoveries week-long summer institute

August 17, 2021 · blog article by Clarissa Howard

Anyone who is interested in or planning to introduce Computer Science into their school should really take the Code.org Professional Learning Program - CS Discoveries. This workshop has empowered me so much going into the new school. Although we moved through material quickly (hands-on work), it was so that we as instructors had an opportunity to experience as much as possible of the Units that are covered in the program and more importantly to gain the perspective of the learner. What I… READ MORE

Our Professional Learning Program from a teacher's point of view

August 16, 2021 · blog post by Christopher Brennick

Completing the week-long code.org Computer Science Discoveries Professional Learning Program through Project Login was both informative and rewarding. This professional development opportunity helped me build both a robust skill set for code.org Computer Science Discoveries and a wonderful network of teachers who I can reach out to with questions or concerns regarding the program. One of the major highlights of this experience was the comprehensive nature of it. Throughout the week I was… READ MORE

One teacher's perspective of the Code.org 5-day summer workshop

August 16, 2021 · blog post by Jennifer Luck-Hill

This week I had the opportunity to participate in the Computer Science Discoveries 2021-2022 5-day summer workshop. I was lucky enough to receive a generous scholarship from Code.org to be able to attend. I was blown away by the facilitators, the content, and the deep dive into the curriculum. I take a lot of professional development and I can honestly say this was the best professional development I have taken in years. We were given time to reflect, process, and debrief both individually and… READ MORE

Code.org CSD week-long summer workshop experience recap

August 16, 2021 · Blog by Tia Welch

I had such a wonderful time this past week at Project>Login's PLP Summer Workshop for Computer Science Discoveries! Even though we did not get to experience this in person, the virtual setting was just as effective, if not more effective, in preparing me for new teaching techniques for CSD this year. Having the synchronous sections together will all the teachers in zoom really increased the opportunities to connect with the other CSD teachers. The almost constant breakout rooms made it… READ MORE

ENTRY-LEVEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPER TRAINING FUNDED BY THE HAROLD ALFOND FOUNDATION

July 13, 2021

The Center for Workforce and Professional Development is currently recruiting participants for an entry-level software developer training program; all costs associated with the program are funded by the Harold Alfond Foundation, so the program is offered to the community at no cost. Over the course of the 12-week training, participants in this training program can expect to understand basic software development components: simple coding blocks, portion with conditionals, loops, sequencing, etc;… READ MORE

Everyone Can Code

July 08, 2021 · Teaching Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Problem-Solving

Apple is hosting a 90-minute online event via Cisco Webex on July 15th from 10-11:30 AM EDT. This free SWIFT Coding event is for teachers, curriculum directors, and administrators interested in coding and computer science Register now to save your spot (space is limited!) READ MORE