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 The goal of project PD4CS is to establish an evidence-based professional development (PD) program to improve teachers'​ knowledge to teach computer science, with a special focus on the effective training of teachers having limited computer science background. This is a joint effort between Purdue University, Michigan State University, and Project Lead The Way. The goal of project PD4CS is to establish an evidence-based professional development (PD) program to improve teachers'​ knowledge to teach computer science, with a special focus on the effective training of teachers having limited computer science background. This is a joint effort between Purdue University, Michigan State University, and Project Lead The Way.
  
-The [[http://​www.pd4cs.org/​ |PD material]] ​ was developed along three main guidelines: (i) teaching methodologies and pedagogies grounding in computer science and educational methods, (ii) knowledge of the challenges teachers face when teaching computer science with limited domain knowledge background, and (iii) responding to misconceptions and challenges students encounter in beginning computing courses. The material ​are aligned with the curriculum of the AP CS Principles (CSP) course.  ​+The [[http://​www.pd4cs.org/​ |PD material]] ​ was developed along three main guidelines: (i) teaching methodologies and pedagogies grounding in computer science and educational methods, (ii) knowledge of the challenges teachers face when teaching computer science with limited domain knowledge background, and (iii) responding to misconceptions and challenges students encounter in beginning computing courses. The PD material ​is aligned with the curriculum of the AP CS Principles (CSP) course.  ​
  
 +**Check out the PD resources at http://​www.pd4cs.org/​ !** Teachers are welcome to use the material as supplements to their own lessons; many topics give suggestions on how to do so. 
  
-==== In The News ==== 
  
-July 2016: Dr. Aman Yadav, Dr. Gustavo Rodriguez-Rivera,​ Debbie Hagen and Phil Sands participated in a Purdue University ​CS Teacher Workshop ​from July 25th-27th. Teachers from across Indiana and the greater Chicago area spent three days working on issues related to computational thinking and the big ideas in the CS Principle curriculum. One key focus was in sharing the materials developed through the PD4CS project.+==== Project Updates ==== 
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 +Dr. Aman Yadav, Dr. Gustavo Rodriguez-Rivera,​ Debbie Hagen and Phil Sands participated in a CS Teacher Workshop ​at Purdue. Teachers from across Indiana and the greater Chicago area spent three days working on issues related to computational thinking and the big ideas in the CS Principle curriculum. ​
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-May 2016: The PD4CS team and advisory board met on the banks of Red Cedar (aka Michigan State University) to plan next steps to expand the resources for teaching Python and educational research on its impact on teachers.+The PD4CS team and advisory board met at Michigan State University.
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-Tim Korb welcomes ​high school CSE teachers to the PD4CS project at PLTW Core Training sessions in Kokomo ​and Urbana-Champaign.+Tim Korb welcomes teachers to the PD4CS project at PLTW Core Training sessions in Kokomo.
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