Professional Development Opportunities
Professional development opportunities during the school year are limited. We will update this site as they are added. Please click here to share your specific requests for training to help with planning.
RIDE Computer Science Endorsement
A RIDE CS endorsement allows certified teachers to add a credential to their teaching certification.
Elementary School
Code.org CS Fundamentals (K-5)
Date: By request
Location: Virtual
Contact URI (Code.org Partner)
PLTW Launch (K-5)
Currently, there are no scheduled training sessions for this course. Please contact us with any questions regarding this training.
Ozobot Edu (K-5)
Date: August 14 8:30am - 3:30pm
Location: Cranston Career and Tech Center
Register
Ozobot robots are a simple way to introduce robots and coding and incorporate the RI CS standards into your instruction. All teachers attending the PD will receive two Ozobots for their school to support implementing CS in their classrooms.
Middle School
Bootstrap: Algebra (7-12) & Bootstrap: Data Science (7-12)
Currently, there are no scheduled training sessions for this course. Please contact us with any questions regarding this training.
Code.org CS Discoveries (6-10)
Dates: Fall Course 2024
Location: Virtual
Apply
PLTW Gateway (6-8)
Currently, there are no scheduled training sessions for this course. Please contact us with any questions regarding this training.
RI Computer Science Exploration (RI-CSE - proficiency course)
S2: July 15 - 17 (Cranston Area CTC)
S3: August 7 - 9 (East Providence High School)
S4: August 12 - 14 (Cranston Area CTC)
Register
Cyber ConnectED: Computer Science and Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things World
Dates: 2 day PD (details still being finalized)
Location: TBD
Learn more & register
Ozobot Edu (6-8)
Date: August 13 8:30am - 3:30pm
Location: Cranston Career and Tech Center
Register
Ozobot robots are a simple way to introduce robots and coding and incorporate the RI CS standards into your instruction. All teachers attending the PD will receive two Ozobots for their school to support implementing CS in their classrooms.
High School
Bootstrap: Algebra & Bootstrap: Data Science
Currently, there are no scheduled training sessions for this course. Please contact us with any questions regarding this training.
Code.org AP CS Principles
Dates: Summer 2024
Location: Virtual
Contact URI (Code.org Partner)
Intro to Computing & Data Science (9-12)
Dates: Summer Course 2024
Location: Virtual
Apply
Code.org AP CSA
Dates: Summer 2024
Location: Virtual
Contact URI (Code.org Partner)
URI Cybersecurity
Dates: By request
Location: Virtual
Learn More
CS Work-based Learning
Dates: By request
Location: Virtual
Contact CS4RI
PLTW Essentials
Currently, there are no scheduled training sessions for this course. Please contact us with any questions regarding this training.
RI Computer Science Exploration (RI-CSE - proficiency course)
S2: July 15 - 17 (Cranston Area CTC)
S3: August 7 - 9 (East Providence High School)
S4: August 12 - 14 (Cranston Area CTC)
Register
Cyber ConnectED: Computer Science and Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things World
Dates: 2 day PD (details still being finalized)
Location: TBD
Learn more & register
