CS Fundamentals WorkshopGRADE LEVEL: K-5DATE: October 29, 2018WHERE: BCIU Main Office | Board RoomCOST: FreeThis free, one-day professional developmentworkshop provides participants withknowledge and confidence in teachingcomputer science basics and experienceusing online and "unplugged" computerscience activities. No previous experience isnecessary and participants leave with abound paper copy of the CS Fundamentals curriculum guide as well as a link to order freeteaching materials. The CS Fundamentals curriculum consists of CSTA standards-alignedcourses for K-5 students that build upon each other to ensure continuing students stay inter-ested and learn new things. This allows you to use the same course at any grade level for allstudents, regardless of their experience. There is also a CS Fundamentals Express thatcombines the best of the elementary courses and is appropriate for middle and high schoolstudents.

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READY TO REGISTER? Visit https://goo.gl/bQFVZBQUESTIONS: Contact Tanya Bonilla-Smith at tanbon@berksiu.org or 610-987-8494. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: One week prior to start date.

Raspberry PiWorkshopGRADE LEVEL:K-12DATE: December 3, 2018WHERE: BCIU Main Office | Commonwealth ACOST: $195This full-day workshop is designed to showteachers how they can introduce electronics andcoding to their students. Teachers will learn how touse the Raspberry Pi to develop STEM activitiesand how the Pi can be integrated into theclassroom.

CS for Administrators and Counselors Workshop with Computational ThinkingGRADE LEVEL: Administrators / Curriculum Coordinators /Department Supervisors / Teacher Leaders,CounselorsDATE: January 14, 2019WHERE: BCIU Main Office | Hohl RoomCOST: FreeAM - TBDPM - This free, half-day professional develop-ment workshop provides participants with anunderstanding of the importance of computerscience education and strategies for increas-ing computer science access for all students.Participants engage with CSTA standards andCS lessons, discuss barriers for implementa-tion and recruitment, and set goals forexpanding CS within their schools anddistricts.

CS Beauty and Joy of Computing WorkshopGRADE LEVEL: 9-12 DATE: February 7, 2019COST: FreeThe Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) is an AP Computer Science Principles compliant curriculum. It emphasizes the joy and complexity of creating visual computer programs and apps, balanced with critical reflection on both the potential benefits and harms of new computing technologies. BJC has a strong design and programming focus, using the visual program-ming language Snap! and a collabo-rative, exploratory approach where students work in teams to bring their own unique creations to life.

CS First with Google WorkshopGRADE LEVEL: 6-8DATE: October 22, 2018WHERE: BCIU Main Office | Board RoomCOST: FreeCS First provides free, easy-to-use computer sciencecurriculum materials that engage a diverse student pop-ulation in grades 4-8. Facilitators use the video contentto teach kids coding basics with Scratch, a block-basedcoding tool. Anyone can teach CS First - no computerscience experience needed! The CS First kit includeslesson plans and solution sheets for the teacher, as wellas fun passports and stickers for the students. Join over1,000,000 students in over 30,000 classrooms in 75counties using the CS First curriculum.

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Berks STEM Connection mission:To immerse all education stakeholders in innovative strategies and current instructionalpractices to promote robust, systematic, and equitable STEM education for all students.

Math Professional Development for AdministratorsGRADE LEVEL: Administrators& CoachesDATES: February 1, 2019 WHERE: BCIU Main Office |

Hertz RoomCOST: FreeThis professional development opportunitywill consist of conceptualmathematics topics foradministrators and instructional coaches inorder to provide supportand instructionalfeedback to elementaryteachers. Vocabulary, Algorithms, Use of Manipulatives, TeachingStrategies, and ProblemSolving will be modeledand discussed.

CRA Early Numeracy / Addition / Subtraction / Multiplication / Division GRADE LEVEL: K-4DATES: October 1, 2018WHERE: BCIU Main Office | George RoomCOST: $25Participants will explore hands-on CRA strategiesfor elementary algorithms as well as strategies tosupport and promote problem solving in themathematics classroom.

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CRA Early Numeracy / Addition / Subtraction / Multiplication / DivisionGRADE LEVEL: K-4DATES: January 15, 2019WHERE: BCIU Main Office |

George + Rohrbach RoomsCOST: $25Participants will explore hands-on ConcreteRepresentational Abstract (CRA) strategiesfor elementary algorithms as well as strate-gies to support and promote problemsolving in the mathematics classroom.

Makey Makey Invention Literacy WorkshopGRADE LEVEL: K-12Participants only need to attend one date. DATES: November 12, 2018 January 7, 2019

December 17, 2018 March 4, 2019 WHERE: BCIU Main Office | Hertz + Rohrbach RoomCOST: $75 (includes lunch and Makey Makey kit,

valued at $49.95)The Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators is a fun,hands-on learning experience where you'll learn how to teach InventionLiteracy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning MakeyMakey invention kit. We'll explore how to teach circuits and conductivityusing Makey Makeys and then put those skills to use to design your owninventions! Participants will learn best practices and gain access to a multi-media training website that can be used when working with students orfuture trainees.

Google Level 1 Educator BootcampGRADE LEVEL: K-12DATES: October 22– 23, 2018WHERE: BCIU Main Office | Washington RoomCOST: $100During this two-day learning experience, participants will learn theessentials of GSuite for Education with a focus on the skills and tech-niques needed to complete the online exam to achieve “GoogleEducator” status and pursue “Google Education Trainer” status. Youwill explore ways to implement G Suites into your classroom and buildup your toolkit with the latest resources, as well as expand yourlearning network.

Google Suite WorkshopGRADE LEVEL: K-12DATES: January 28, 2019WHERE: BCIU Main Office |

George, Washington, Hertz and Rohrbach RoomsCOST: $75During this one-day learning experience, participants will explore thebest practices of connected learning using Google Suite for Educationwith a focus on design thinking and instructional excellence. Theseworkshops will focus on the skills and techniques needed to leverageGSuite for Education in engaging, effective, and creative ways. Partici-pants will select four 80-minute sessions from a menu of choices.Topics may include: Google Classroom,Sheets, Forms, YouTube,Primary Coding,Gamification, Flipped Learning, Around the World withGoogle,Google and Mathematics, and possibly more!

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googleSTEM Excellence PathwayGRADE LEVEL: K-12, Administrators, CoachesDATES:September 19, 2018 | BCIU Main Office | CommonwealthJanuary 16, 2019 | BCIU Main Office | Hertz RoomMay 2, 2019 | BCIU Main Office | Rohrbach RoomCOST: FreeThe Emerging Workshop is intended for Pathway Partners as a first step to improving their STEM offerings or for thosere-evaluating their progress on the Pathway in subsequent iterations of this improvement process.

Guided MathGRADE LEVEL: K-12DATES: December 12, 2018 WHERE: BCIU Main Office |

Washington RoomCOST: $25This professional development opportunity will support teachers' learning and implemen-tation of Guided Math/Math Workshop, an instructional practice to support students'learning and understanding of mathematicalconcepts and procedures.

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CRA Multiplication / Division / Fractions / Integers GRADE LEVEL: 3-7DATES: October 4, 2018 WHERE: BCIU Main Office |

Washington RoomCOST: $25Participants will explore hands-on Concrete RepresentationalAbstract (CRA) strategies for elementary algorithms as well as strategies to support andpromote problem solving in themathematics classroom.

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