Professional Development: Code.org CS Discoveries / Middle School Computer Science

Nextech offers live professional development for Code.org CS Discoveries.

The Code.org Computer Science Discoveries (CS Discoveries) course is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun. CS Discoveries is appropriate for 6 – 10th grade students and can be taught as a semester or year-long introductory course (3-5 hours per week of instruction for 9+ weeks). The course takes a wide lens on computer science by covering topics such as programming, physical computing, HTML/CSS, and data. The course inspires students as they build their own websites, apps, games, and physical computing devices.

This course aligns to the following Indiana courses:

• Stand-Alone Middle School Computer Science (0488.68)
• 6-8 Integration
• Components of Intro to Computer Science (4803)