Computer Science Education Week

December 9 - 15, 2024

COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK IS AN ANNUAL CALL TO ACTION TO INSPIRE K-12 STUDENTS TO LEARN COMPUTER SCIENCE, ADVOCATE FOR EQUITY, AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARTNERS TO THE FIELD.

INSPIRE

Learn about CS Heroes making an impact

Download posters, read stories, use lesson plans for all grade levels about these people making a difference using CS across many different disciplines.

Meet people whose lives and jobs have been impacted by CS

Sign up to bring a Google Volunteer to your classroom during CS Education Week. (Registration may be closed)

Take a virtual field trip to explore careers of the future with Amazon’s technologies.

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PARTICIPATE

Free, recommended activities by grade level

Get the whole family involved!

Planning resources for a smooth implementation to engage families and their students in CS activities.

Watch the MCCE webinar on how to plan and implement a family coding event.

Code.org Hour of Code Activities: Make the (invisible) visible/

Choose from dozens of activities around this year’s theme and from favorites from years past.

INFORM

Let families know what you are doing

Here is one template for a letter to send home.

Encourage others to join the fun

Use the Hour of Code resources for outreach; click on “Emails” at the top of the page, or just scroll down through all the resources.

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The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) was formed on Nov. 3, 2004, by a group of dedicated CS teachers looking to support each other. With the support of this group and the Association for Computing Machinery, CSTA began. Celebrate 20 years of CSTA by Looking Back and Leaping Forward.

CS can be celebrated all year long!

Most of these activities & resources are available throughout the year.