​FREE Self-Paced
Professional Development

This self-paced professional development program will help you learn both the computer science elements of our Grade 3 to 5 curriculum (e.g., block-based coding with Scratch) as well as the pedagogical strategies for teaching computational thinking to diverse upper elementary students. All those who complete the professional development will be able to implement our curriculum in the classroom.
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Unit 0 
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Unit 0: Introduction to Computing and AI for ALL

Take this short course to learn what Scratch block-based coding is and how to navigate its environment. Learn about the CAI curriculum, which is free to access and use. You will learn the pedagogy that supports the curriculum, the curriculum structure and supporting resources, and how to set up a Scratch classroom.

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​ACT 1 CS PD

Link to ACT 1 Curriculum

Unit 1:Scratch Basics

ACT 1 Unit 1
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Unit 2: Sequence

ACT 1 Unit 2
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Unit 3: events

ACT 1 Unit3
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Unit 4: Loops

ACT 1 Unit 4
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ACT 2 CS PD

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Unit 1: Animation

ACT 2 Unit 1
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Unit 2: loops with Conditions

ACT 2 Unit 2
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Unit 3: Parallelism and Synchronization

ACT 2 Unit 3
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Unit 4: VAriables

ACT 2 Unit 4
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ACT 3 CS PD

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VariableS

Variables
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If Then Else Conditional Loops

If Then-Else Conditional Loops
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Functions

Funtions
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