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Illinois CS Teacher Toolkit

January – August 2022

In partnership with ten leading K-12 computer science educators from throughout the state, DPI will launch this website to provide a space for K-12 CS educators to view and share curated resources that support teaching and learning CS, collaborate and engage with other CS teachers, and reflect on their teaching practices and outcomes.

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Swift Coding & Mobile App Development

May – December 2022

Are you a K-12 teacher looking to shift your career? This PD can support you to integrate technology into your content area, create a passion project, expand your knowledge, or find a new way to engage with your students. Whatever your reason for wanting to learn to code and develop apps in Apple’s Swift coding language, DPI can help you get there.

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Human-Centered Design and Design Thinking

August 2022

In partnership with UIUC’s Siebel Center for Design, DPI is facilitating this workshop to support K-12 CS Educators as you prepare for the 2022-23 school year. Make connections between human-centered design and design thinking, the mindsets they support, and their alignment to the ISBE’s newly-released K-12 CS learning standards to build your course syllabi and adapt your CS curriculum for the year.

The next CS Teaching Endorsement cohort begins in the Summer of 2022:
June 13 to August 6

with an introductory Computer Programming
and the CS Classroom course.

Enroll in CSTed Cohort

Interested in Learning More?
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Attend an online info session to meet faculty and facilitators, preview courses offerings, learn about opportunities for funding, and more!

SWIFT CODING & MOBILE APP PD

Wednesday 2/9
4:30-5pm CT
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 CS TEACHING ENDORSEMENT

Thursday 2/17
4:30-5pm CT
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 SWIFT CODING & MOBILE APP PD

Thursday 2/24
4:30-5pm CT
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