Workshops are open to any elementary school educators who taught some of Code.org’s CS Fundamentals courses. Attending a Code.org Intro workshop is not a required prerequisite.

If you’ve already started teaching CS Fundamentals, we recommend starting with the Deep Dive workshop. If you have not yet begun teaching, we recommend our Intro Workshop. See a comparison of our two workshops offerings here. Classroom teachers, librarians, tech teachers, and other educators are all welcome!

Developed with Code.org’s professional learning values in mind, the 7-hour Deep Dive workshop provides teachers with a hands-on learning experience with other like-minded teachers. Teachers are given the space to work through the individual challenges in carefully crafted sessions led by experienced facilitators, most of whom were (and often still are) classroom teachers.

Teachers will leave their Deep Dive workshop not only with an understanding of the details, philosophy, values, and rationale behind how the CS Fundamentals course is structured but also with a customized plan for how to implement more of the CS Fundamentals courses. Teachers will have ideas for fostering and developing a strong classroom rapport that nurtures learners of all types and strategies for addressing roadblocks to implementation. Ongoing support through the Code.org teacher forum and online support after the workshop will continue to build a strong community of practice and support for participating teachers.

When the six CS Fundamentals’ six courses (A-F) are implemented successfully in a school, they can become an important part of a district’s K-12 pathway. A potential K-12 pathway using Code.org curricula might have 1) CS Fundamentals in elementary school grades, 2) CS Discoveries offered in middle school grades, and 3) CS Principles offered in the high school grades.

Deep Dive workshops can be a key strategy to ensure the first part of that pathway, CS Fundamentals, is successfully established. The Intro Workshop is a foundational introduction to the CS Fundamentals curriculum and a great way to support teachers getting started; and the Deep Dive workshop can get them to the finish line. Teachers who complete the Deep Dive workshop will not only leave with a plan for offering more of the CS Fundamentals course, but also connections to a community of support that will help them execute this plan.

Code.org believes that acknowledging and actively addressing the historical inequities within the field of computer science is critical to reaching our goal of bringing computer science to all students. Professional learning plays an essential role in helping educators identify and address equity gaps in their classrooms and schools. Bringing a Deep Dive workshop to your school, or encouraging your teachers to attend a workshop, will support teachers in implementing equitable teaching practices and help ensure computer science is accessible to every student in your schools.

Costs will vary across the country. Contact your Regional Partner to find the cost in your area.

We believe that local support is critical for success - we’ve partnered with a network of Regional Partners and local facilitators to work with your school. Code.org provides grant funding to help subsidize the costs of the program and to ensure you can use the curriculum & tools forever at no cost.

Grant funding from our donors and other local support allows our partners to offer the CS Fundamentals: Deep Dive workshop at substantial discounts. They are also able to offer scholarships and group discounts.