Randy Macdonald is currently in his 1st year as a Computer Science Teacher at Corvallis High School. Randy recently obtained CTE Restricted Licence. Previously Randy served for 3 years as a Program Manager of Superquests for the Oregon CSTA. Randy also have extensive experience teaching Computer Science in Digital Literacy in the after school space, […]
Curriculum, Pedagogy and Dual Credit
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Curriculum, Pedagogy and Dual Credit
Teach smarter, not harder. Topics include: Review of free MOOC's, self graded formative and summative assessments (Examview and Flubaroo), AP CS Curriculum, and Design Thinking game engines, using Google Forms to gather student growth data for teacher evaluation, and much more...
Bringing Tech Experiences to Elementary Students
17
Sep
My intent is to give teachers a hands on experience with coding and robotics to see that there are wonderful opportunities for elementary school students to give them a taste of technology and programming. I want to show teachers that you don’t need a degree in computer programming to give students a meaningful exposure to […]
Getting Started with Digital Literacy
28
May
Are you interested in bringing digital learning into your classroom? This workshop is especially for teachers who are learning along with their students. We will explore different ways to integrate coding and other digital skills into your existing lessons across several disciplines as well as giving you some new lesson plans to take back to your students. We will give you sample lesson plans and show how they relate to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Code.org for K-7 & Exploring Coding Resources
17
May
We welcome elementary school teachers and middle school teachers (new to computer science education) to sign up for this free, high-quality professional development workshop from an experienced computer science facilitator. The workshop will provide an intro to computer science, pedagogy, overview of the online curriculum, teacher dashboard, and strategies for teaching “unplugged” classroom activities. Day […]
Gamify Your Classroom!!!
In this workshop you will learn how to use the most motivational techniques of gameplay to create a collaborative and creative classroom environment where learning comes alive for your students.
Digital Thinking: Incorporating Math & Science Standards
Learning practices in technology fields have a large overlap with learning practices from the math and science classroom. In this class we will will look at the ways that science, engineering, and math practices are compatible and how to enhance your lessons to support NGSS and Common Core Standards while preparing students to learn and […]
Teaching College Prep Computer Science
Want to teach high school college prep computer science? This workshop will combine pedagogy as well as course content for teaching a semester or full year CS course.
Oracle Academy – Middle School Curriculum
Curriculum details available soon!
Exploring Computer Science
08
Mar
Want to learn more about Exploring Computer Science? Maybe you want to offer the class at your school in the future. Here is your chance to learn more.
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#CSforAll
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Afterschool
AP CS
App Inventor
Career
Common Core Math
Computational Thinking
Computer Science
ctf
cyber security
Elementary
Engineering
FIRST(tm)
FLL
FTC
Game Design
Google
Graduate Credit
High School
Inclusion
Industry
Internships
LEGO
Math
Middle School
NGSS
ogpc
OregonASK
PDU
Post-secondary
Professional Development
Programming
Robotics
Science
Standards
STEM
Stipend
Symposium
Underrepresented
Underwater Robotics
VEX
WOU
ZeroRobotics