SCRIPT Computer Science District Team Planning

SCRIPT Computer Science District Team Planning

Instructor(s): Peney E. Wright, M.Ed.  TIU 11 STEM/STEAM Curriculum and Instruction Specialist and Dr. Eric Yoder PhD Coordinator of Educational Technology 

Description of Activity:  Pennsylvania is revitalizing the CSforAll SCRIPT Program for all districts and schools to revisit or plan anew their K-12 Computer Science Programs using  SCRIPT — the Strategic CSforALL Resource & Implementation Planning Tool. It is a framework to guide teams of district administrators, school leaders, and educators through a series of collaborative visioning, self-assessment and goal-setting exercises to create or expand upon a computer science education implementation plan for their students.

We will use our time together to check-in on progress from the last year of CS work at your school, reflect on gains made using the SCRIPT rubric, and set new goals and priorities for the coming year. Don't worry if you have not been using your SCRIPT plan. The pandemic upended all STEM and CS programs.

PA has adopted the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) K-12 Science Standards. See the K–12 Computer Science Framework with the Core Concepts and Practices and click here: CSTA K-12 Standards, for the interactive K-12 CS Standards and resources. As we plan for your district’s K-12 cohesive CS program we will be using this set of standards and resources.

We will check in with you every 3 months to support your implementation of Computer Science with your learners.  

Recommended Resources:

Computer Programming and Coding, Computational Thinking

Code.org K-12 Fully supported and turnkey curricula and resources, always free

K-5 CS Fundamentals, Pre-Reader Express Teacher Resources and Course Resources (K-2), CS Express Teacher Resources and Course Resources (2nd – 9th grades), Middle School Curricula Discoveries, High School Principles, High School AP Computer Science A, Artificial Intelligence (AI), CS Connections (integration with various subject areas), Maker Curricula, Game Design Curricula, Sprite Lab, Game Lab,  App Lab,   Google First, Carnegie CMU Academy (Python), Swift Playgrounds