The purpose of this academy is to help administrators successfully meet the computer science mandates outlined in Illinois legislation by following research-informed practices for creating an implementation plan. These plans will guide them to create sustainable computer science programs that help students learn the computer science and computer literacy skills necessary to be successful in an increasingly technological world.
Participants will know/be able to..
-Examine key concept areas of computer science as a content area, using technical terminology when appropriate
-Investigate the differences between computer science and computer literacy
-Determine the relevancy a computer science education has to long-term student success
-Evaluate their resource availability and compare it to the version they have for their computer science program
-Create their computer science implementation plan
Participants will know/be able to..
-Examine key concept areas of computer science as a content area, using technical terminology when appropriate
-Investigate the differences between computer science and computer literacy
-Determine the relevancy a computer science education has to long-term student success
-Evaluate their resource availability and compare it to the version they have for their computer science program
-Create their computer science implementation plan
Sarah Phelps
sphelps@ltcillinois.org
6184025475