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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. |
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| + | **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. | ||
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