CS First New Orleans, LA - September 20th

In this hands-on three-hour professional development workshop, teachers will learn how to use CS First, Google’s free ready-to-teach introductory computer science (CS) curriculum for elementary and middle school students. Students follow step-by-step instructional videos that introduce fundamental computer science concepts and build computer programs using Scratch, a block-based programming language.

During the three-hour workshop, teachers will learn about the importance of CS for all students and their role in creating a learning environment that fosters creative problem through peer-to-peer learning. Teachers will get a chance to learn about the free lesson plans, solution sheets and other educator enrichment resources included in the curriculum. At the end of the workshop, teachers will walk away with a plan of action and strategies for starting to teach CS First and a connection to the growing community of CS First teachers.

Mr. Brazier is a veteran Educator, FlipGrid Ambassador, Promethean ClassFlow Ambassador & Google Certified Trainer who has served as a Secondary Principal and Central Office Administrator for district and state agencies. He was the Founding Principal of the Lewisville Night High School in Lewisville, Texas. Under his leadership the school made a major positive impact for at-risk and non-traditional students in the district which led to him replicating his efforts in Dallas ISD where he was also the Founding Principal of the John Leslie Patton, Jr. Academic Center. This school helped Dallas ISD to reach its largest graduation cohort at that time. Mr. Brazier is a featured speaker for conferences across the US and the co-founder of #LaEdChat, Louisiana’s online professional learning network held every first & third Tuesday from 7pm-8pm on Twitter. During the 2014-15 school year, Mr. Brazier purchased the first set of Chromebooks in East Baton Rouge Parish School System. He has also led all Chromebook pilots for the district's 1:1 Initiative which now impacts students across the district in grades 4 through 9 with over 20,000 Chromebooks.

Getting Started with CS First

Presented By

Wiley V. Brazier