Resources
All the latest updates, podcasts, tools, and online guides to help facilitate your computer science classroom experience, in-person or online.
BootUp Professional Development to Participate in 2021 AASA National Conference on Education
Non-profit will Showcase K-5 Program Success and Expansion of Computer Science Curricula into Leading Districts, including Chicago PS, Dallas ISD, Prince George’s County PS and Shelby County SD
Considering Leisure in Education with Roger Mantie
In this interview with Roger Mantie, we discuss the importance of leisure for self preservation, problematize the single focus of education for workforce readiness, discuss the importance of focusing on happiness and wellbeing, explore discourse in education and around leisure, and much more.
Amazon Funds Computer Science Education
Amazon is working with BootUp PD, a non-profit professional development provider specializing in elementary school education, to bring computer science to each school. BootUp PD’s professional development sessions provide teachers with the tools they need to bring engaging coding lessons to their students both on-screen and in-person.
Amazon Funding Computer Science Education for 11 Elementary Schools in Pendergast District Schools Benefitting More Than 1,650 Students
Pendergast District announced that Amazon is funding computer science education and teacher professional development, with the help of BootUp PD, for 11 elementary schools in the district, impacting more than 1,650 students from underserved communities and groups currently underrepresented in tech as part of its Amazon Future Engineer program.
Eliminating Gender Bias in Computer Science Education Materials
In this episode Jared O'Leary unpacks Medel and Pournaghshband’s (2017) publication titled “Eliminating gender bias in computer science education materials,” which examines three examples of “how stereotypes about women can manifest themselves through class materials” (p. 411)
Other Resources
Integration Studios
In addition to the integration suggestions in our lesson plans and our discussion forum, our Scratch account has several studios that demonstrate the potential for integrating projects with Scratch.
Complete List of Lesson Plans
Use this document to quickly access all of our ScratchJr and Scratch lesson plans and coder resources.
Unplugged Resources
This spreadsheet is a curated list of more than 100 unplugged lesson plans and resources for elementary coders.
Remote Learning Resources
We’ve compiled some resources to help districts, teachers, and families cope with the rise of school closures around the nation.
