*Educators who have previously participated in a Smart Start Institute are not eligible*The NYS K-8 Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards were adopted December 2020. Through the collaborative efforts of educational constituencies across the state, the writers of the standards took related areas of computer science and digital fluency and combined them under one umbrella to create a comprehensive, cohesive set of learning standards representing the essential knowledge & skills in these areas. We know students need this knowledge and skill set upon graduation to be successful in college, careers, and citizenship. Through Monroe 1 BOCES Model Schools, a consortium of Monroe One & Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES districts have joined together to support teachers in the process of learning about and implementing the NYS CSDF standards into classrooms through the Smart Start Grant.
This 20-hour asynchronous professional learning experience empowers K-8 educators to integrate the NYS CSDF standards into their classrooms. Participants will work through interactive modules featuring self-paced activities, instructional strategies, synchronous meetings and a lesson creation opportunity. By immersing themselves in the standards through the lens of content-based lessons, participants will gain an expertise of the standards themselves and their relationship to content areas. Attendees will be partnered to collaborate in the lesson creation process. Coursework will be open from April 1st-June 30th, 2025.
Participants will work with a Smart Start coach for support with the coursework & lesson creation/adaptation.
Teachers will receive up to a $500 stipend once they complete the work and an additional $70 stipend for a completed lesson.
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