CodeVA Created Courses

This course will support teachers in approaching lessons in a culturally responsive way that acknowledges the systemic erasure of Indigenous people in America and supports a CS for All approach.

Curriculum Writing Workshop are designed to help participants develop skills in creating or modifying computer science (CS) lessons that are aligned with Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) CS K-8 Standards of Learning.

In the course participants will learn the fundamentals of the computer science field, as well as important concepts covered in the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) for computer science. Educators will also learn how to teach computational thinking skills in their classrooms and how the computer science SOLs can be integrated into core academic content.

Computer Science Integration helps teachers explore the Computer Science Standards of Learning and learn how to best integrate them into other content areas with students.

Computer Science Integration will help teachers explore Computer Science and learn how to integrate the VA CS SOLs into core curriculum with students.

Launching Computer Science will prepare educators to include computer science standards into their regular curriculum.

Launching Computer Science will prepare educators to include computer science standards into their regular curriculum.

Computer Science Coaching is designed for teachers and instructional leaders and prepares them to lead professional development about the Computer Science SOLs.

Computer Science Coaching is designed for teachers and instructional leaders and prepares them to lead professional development about the Computer Science SOLs.

This asynchronous course allows educators to explore the Twine platform for interactive storytelling and consider how to apply it in their classroom.​​

Programming Using Scratch I introduces educators to the Scratch programming tool and block-based programming, basic understanding of programming concepts, and understand best practices for integrating programming into K-8 classrooms.

Programming Using Scratch II builds upon participant's knowledge of Scratch programming tools and concepts as well as introduce and expand their knowledge on using variables, operators, sensing blocks, and My Blocks within the programming platform.

Programming Using Python I introduces educators to introductory Python coding principles tools and resources, expanding their knowledge of how to code and how to teach coding to novice CS students.

This course builds upon participants' prior knowledge of the Python coding language, tools, and concepts, covering functions with parameters and return values, lists/dictionaries, and iteration.

Programming with Java introduces educators to the Java coding language through hands-on, creative programming using the Processing framework.

These quick "bytes" explore compute science concepts, pedagogical strategies and resources to support computer science integration at every skill, content and grade level.

These quick "bytes" explore compute science concepts, pedagogical strategies and resources to support computer science integration at every skill, content and grade level.

These quick "bytes" explore compute science concepts, pedagogical strategies and resources to support computer science integration at every skill, content and grade level.

These quick "bytes" explore compute science concepts, pedagogical strategies and resources to support computer science integration at every skill, content and grade level.

This asynchronous course allows educators to explore the Twine platform for interactive storytelling and consider how to apply it in their classroom.​​