About WeTeach_CS
Educates, empowers, and inspires K-12 CS teachers, administrators, professional development providers, and university instructors to realize the vision of computer science for all.
WeTeach_CS (WTCS) is a teacher professional development program that has empowered thousands of K-12 educators nationwide to integrate and advance computer science education in their classrooms.
Content
Growing computing content knowledge
- Comprehensive online, in-person, and hybrid courses.
- Incorporating computer science into the entire continuum of K-12 training from ScratchJr. and Code.org with pre-readers to advanced topics like quantum computing, AI, and cybersecurity with high school students.
- Unique face to face workshops
- Nationally renowned WeTeach_CS Summit featuring: computer science experts, academic researchers, and industry partners
Pedagogy
Improving instructional strategies
- Support for novice, experienced, and advanced teachers to learn how to teach CS
- Integrating computational thinking into core academics
- Free curriculum and instructional resources.
Broadening Participation
Expanding Computer Science
- The WeTeach_CS Summit brings the latest pioneers in CS education to consult on best practices and pedagogy to ensure everyone is able to engage with and learn computer science.
- Our newsletter which highlights events, workshops, and successful programs to provide examples of how educators can leverage contextually-relevant WTCS resources.
Community
Building community with all stakeholders
- The WeTeach_CS Summit is a three day event that brings together K-12 educators and CS advocates to network, collaborate, and share what works in advancing the goal of computer science for all
- Partnerships with industry and non-profit leaders, such as CS4TX and Code.org, as well as numerous institutions of higher education and research
- A newsletter which highlights professional development, grants and scholarships, student experiences, and policy/funding updates at the state and federal levels