Bootstrap Computer Science/Mathematics Professional Learning Opportunity

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    Bootstrap Computer Science/Mathematics Integration Professional Learning Opportunity

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    Oklahoma legislation requires all public and public charter elementary and middle schools to offer instruction aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science.

    Bootstrap, a non-profit organization based out of Brown University, has partnered with the OSDE to provide free computer science/mathematics integration professional learning opportunities and free and open curriculum. By joining the free Bootstrap professional learning cohorts and implementing the free and open computer science/mathematics curriculum, middle school teachers can seamlessly integrate computer science concepts into their math instruction. High school math teachers can also enhance their lessons, making math more engaging and relevant by incorporating computer science concepts.

    Teachers now have two professional learning options to choose from:

    • Grades 5-9: Topics include properties of numbers (commutative, associative, distributive, and identity properties), expressions, exponents, order of operations, functions, and more.
    • Grades 8-12: Topics include describing data, using data to answer questions, word problems, linear models, quadratic models, and more.

    Join us for an engaging professional development workshop where you'll explore how to integrate computer science and math through the Bootstrap curriculum.

    The training includes:

    • Asynchronous online work from May 12 to June 8 (approximately an hour each week) 
    • An in-person workshop from June 9-13 in Oklahoma City
    •  Three virtual follow-up sessions from 5 pm to 6:30 pm on: 
      • Tuesday, September 9
      • Tuesday, November 18
      • Tuesday, December 9

    Participants may receive a stipend of up to $300 ($150 for completing the individual online work and in-person workshop and $150 for attending all three virtual follow-up sessions).

    Applications are due by 5:00 pm on May 5. For more information, email Jeremy Maker, Project Manager of Computer Science Education, or Chance Stone, Project Manager of Mathematics.