Western New York CS District Planning Workshop

April 7, 2025

University at Buffalo

Do Now:

Pre-Survey

• Eat breakfast
• Sit with your district
• Write your district name on a Post-It
• Take this short Pre-Survey if you haven’t already done so
• Visit www.CSForNY.org and follow the pop-up link to find your CS Planning Workshop Documents

Follow the Pop-Up to Access Workshop Resources on CSForNY.org

Workshop Agenda:

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• District Introductions
• Meet Your Local Partners
• Visions of CS Education
• Setting Goals
• Wrap-up + Next Steps

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** GOAL: By the end of this workshop, your team will agree on 3-month, 6-month, and long-term goals for your district’s CS plan **

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Remember…

Final Thoughts

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• You are not alone.
• Everyone is doing this for the first time.
• It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
• Make a commitment to share your progress.

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Welcome to 57 participants from 16 School Districts!

Alden Central School District - 3

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Campbell-Savona Central School District - 4

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Canaseraga Central School District - 2

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Clarence Central School District - 2

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East Aurora Union Free School District - 9

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Falconer Central School District - 4

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Forestville CSD - 2

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Iroquois Central School District - 3

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Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District - 4

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Lakeshore Central School District - 4

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Lockport City School District - 3

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Medina Central School District - 3

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Orchard Park Central School District - 5

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Rochester City School District - 5

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Tonawanda City School District - 3

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West Seneca Central School District - 1

Survey Results:

Survey Results:

Survey Results:

2 - Minimal

3 - Some

4 - Moderate

5 - Extensive

Welcome + Introductions

Choose one person to introduce your district for 1 minute each

• Your Name, District, and Role
• Is your district:
1. 1 - Just getting started with your CS program
2. 2 - Developing a program and learning more
3. 3 - Comfortable and refining your program
• 1 thing your district hopes to learn from others today

District Spotlight: Orchard Park CSD

District Spotlight: Lockport CSD

Your Facilitator & Partner Introductions:

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Tom O’Connell

CSForNY

CSTA New York

Partners + Facilitators will be Circulating

Post-It’s are for Requests + Questions!

Your District Name

Help with CTE

Help with Certification

Help with Integrated Curriculum

Question:

How can we…?

Question:

What should we…?

Partner Resources:

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• New York State Department of Education

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• Erie 1 BOCES & WNYRIC

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• University at Buffalo

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• CTE Technical Assistance Center of NY

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• Computer Science Teachers Association

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• CSForNY Coalition

Also known as the Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center of NY, the CTE TAC is provided through the Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V) administered by the NYSED.

CTE TAC SUPPORTS THESE NYS PRIORITIES:

• Increase access to high quality CTE programs

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• Support at-risk students enrolled in CTE programs

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• Improve career development for all students

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• Building regional collaboration amongst secondary and postsecondary education and business/industry

The academics, technology, and skills needed for tomorrow’s workforce.

Presented by

Tracy Gyoerkoe, Western NY Field Associate

CTE TAC

Mike Woods, Director

mike@spnet.us

FIELD ASSOCIATES:

Tracy Gyoerkoe: tracy@spnet.us

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Tanner Thompson:

tanner@spnet.us

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Di Hesler:

di@spnet.us

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Steve Perry:

steve@spnet.us

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Karyn Watt:

karyn@spnet.us

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Janine Lalia:

janine@spnet.us

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Field Associates Support You in these ways:

Conducting Sharing & Support activities

Helping you to Network & Collaborate

Planning Customized Professional Development

Directing you to Resources & Tools

Assisting with NYSED program approval process and applications

Coaching administrators new to CTE

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How can we help?

Statewide Programs and Resources

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• 2024-25 Pilot Program Statistics

11 Teachers from 9 schools and BOCES completed the Curriculum and Instruction 5-Day Express Course

Between August 2024 and January 2025, 6 teachers had all 9 credits required for initial CTE Certification

In partnership with

• 2025 Program Expansion

Supporting Special Populations

in NYS CTE Programming

Universal Design for Learning in CTE

GUIDES FOR IMPLEMENTING

nyctecenter.org/UDL

IN 14 CAREER CLUSTERS

• Clusters align with AdvanceCTE’s Modernized National Career Clusters Framework
• Each cluster-specific guide includes:
• An overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• How UDL can be implemented in each cluster
• Data on special populations in each cluster
• Sample lesson plans to showcase UDL in action
• “Try It” activities and guided applications to help teachers adapt existing lessons

Regional Collaboration Guide

& Self-Assessment Tools

Project Focus and Goals:

Five Key Elements:

• Supports education and workforce partners in strengthening collaboration around CTE
• Helps implement best practices for regional coordination
• Addresses growing needs & resource limitations
• Facilitates discussions & priority setting for educational pathways in CTE and workforce preparation

Stakeholder Engagement

Shared Resources

Work-Based Learning

Educational Support

Engaging Options

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www.nyctecenter.org

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Website Resources

Mailing List

Join New York’s CS Education Community

Join your Computer Science Teachers Association Chapter:

• Capital District
• Long Island
• Lower Hudson Valley
• Mid-Hudson Valley
• New York City
• North Country
• Staten Island
• Western NY

www.CSTeachers.org/Join

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

@csta_nyc

CSForNY.org: Our CS Education Resource Center

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

@csta_nyc

CSForNY.org YouTube

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

@csta_nyc

Search for More Curriculum & Service Providers on the CSForNY Training & Curriculum Page

CSForNY Training & Curriculum Page contains some recommended New York curriculum partners & materials aligned to New York’s CS & DF Standards

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CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

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Learn From Other New York Districts

• CSForNY District Spotlights and State Summit Presentations
• Talk to other districts in the room

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CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

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Funding Opportunities:

Next Opportunity: Smart Start Grants

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NYS Smart Start Funding

2021-26 Funding for Grades K-8:

• Will train 7,000 K-8 teachers in 17 BOCES and school districts

2026 Funding:

• Expected to be released spring/summer 2025!
• Express interest with your BOCES

Map of Current Smart Start Grantees

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

@csta_nyc

K-12 Computer Science Education in New York

All Students Need to Learn Computer Science in New York

September 2024 Deadline:

• The K-12 CS & DF standards are expected to be implemented by all districts by September 2024.

When to Teach CS:

• Standards are in grade-bands: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12.

How to implement:

• Standalone courses or;
• Implemented into subject areas

CSForNY.org

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Implementation Guidance from NYSED

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

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CS Courses Count Toward the New CTE Credit Requirement for All Students Starting Fall 2027

or CS!

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Middle Level CTE Requirement (See Website)

Flexibilities for districts and BOCES:

Computer science can now be used to meet the 1.75 units CTE requirement at the middle school level.

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Elementary is Essential

Develop STEM Identity Early

Link to District Initiatives

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NYC CS/DF Standards as a Guide

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

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Break!

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See you in 5 minutes

Let’s Get Planning!

What is SCRIPT?

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Strategic

CSforALL

Resource &

Implementation

Planning

Tool

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Why SCRIPT?

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• No one-size-fits all model works for every education system
• Create a framework to connect with resources for the problems you are trying to solve
• Allow education systems to set priorities and select characteristics for partners that fit their needs
• Integrate into existing infrastructure and processes

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Theory of Action

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A 3-step plan

Individual Early Adopters

Landscaping +

Planning

Ongoing Collaboration

During each group work session:

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• Self Reflect:
• Assess your current CSforALL programs against a rubric
• Identify Target Areas for Goals:
• Select specific areas of focus
• Create Goals for Progress:
• Create 3-month, 6-month, and long-term goals

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By the end of this Workshop, your team will leave with...

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A set of agreed upon 3-month, 6-month, and Long Term Goals set across 5 Rubric Areas:

• Today:
• Materials and Curriculum Selection and Content Refinement
• Teacher Capacity & Development
• Follow Up Sessions:
• Leadership
• Partners
• Community

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By the end of this Workshop, you will leave with defined 3-month, 6-month, and long-term goals across these rubric areas:

Today:

• Materials and Curriculum Selection
• Leadership

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Follow Up Session 1:

• Teacher Capacity and Development
• Partners

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Follow Up Session 2:

• Community
• Share Your Key Goals

• Follow Up Session 1 Options:
• Wednesday 4/30, 3pm - 4pm or
• Thursday 5/1, 3pm - 4pm

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• Follow Up Session 2 Options:
• Wednesday 5/14, 3pm - 4pm or
• Thursday 5/15, 3pm - 4pm

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Please indicate availability on your Workshop Survey

Your ITPs and PDPs should include specific computer science related goals.

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Throughout the workshop, we will showcase ITP examples from approved 2022-25 plans.

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Why does this matter?

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Instructional Technology Plans (ITP) and

Professional Development Plans (PDP)

Visions of CS Education

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Norming a District Vision

Follow the Pop-Up to Access Workshop Resources on CSForNY.org

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Find Your District’s Google Drive Folder

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Open the SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

Your Collaboration Document

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• Throughout this workshop, your district team will be contributing to the team collaboration doc.
• Make sure all team members have access and that all shared notes are captured

Why Bother making a CS Vision?

CS Vision

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Our visions (should) shape the program that we develop.

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ITP Connection: Your CS vision could be added to your ITP Vision Statement

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Taking a Stepping Back: Why Education?

Stepping back:

Why Education?

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• Find the “Why Education” part of the Team Collaboration Doc

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• List at least one item in each box and make sure everyone’s voices are heard in the process

CS Rationales

What is a CS Vision?

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Let’s look at some examples of rationales...

The 7 CS Vision Impact Areas

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Personal Agency, Joy & Fulfillment

Economic & Workforce Development

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Competencies & Literacies

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School Reform & Improvement

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Citizenship & Civic Engagement

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Technological, Social & Scientific Innovation

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Equity & Social Justice

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We should teach CS because…

...kids need to know how the digital world works in order to participate in it well.

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Personal Agency, Joy & Fulfillment

Economic & Workforce Development

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Competencies & Literacies

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School Reform & Improvement

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Citizenship & Civic Engagement

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Technological, Social & Scientific Innovation

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Equity & Social Justice

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Which rationale(s) could this be?

We should teach CS because…

...kids need to know how the digital world works in order to participate in it well.

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Citizenship & Civic Engagement

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We should teach CS because…

...we need to promote a more diverse tech workforce.

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Which rationale(s) could this be?

Personal Agency, Joy & Fulfillment

Economic & Workforce Development

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Competencies & Literacies

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School Reform & Improvement

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Citizenship & Civic Engagement

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Technological, Social & Scientific Innovation

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Equity & Social Justice

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We should teach CS because…

…we need to provide pathways to career opportunities related to CS for ALL of our students

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Economic & Workforce Development

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Equity & Social Justice

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Setting your District’s Rationale for CS Education

1. Read the 14 rationales on your CS District Planning Team Collaboration Document

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• Choose 3-5 rationales that are most important for your district

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• Identify your top 3 impact areas and write them on your document

Stepping back:

Why Education?

SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

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• Find the “Setting your Vision for Computer Science Education” part of the Collaboration Doc

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• List your team’s top 2-3 impact areas & ideas for how they might affect your CS program design

CS Vision Statements

Drafting a CSforALL Visions Statement

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In a moment, your group will draft a single CS Vision statement. Before we do, let’s take a look at some examples

Examples of a CSforALL Visions Statement

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...all students should have a variety of experiences so they can make educated decisions about what they would like to do in the future.

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...we need to prepare students to be successful and involved citizens, by teaching all students the 4C’s (Critical thinking/problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity).

We should teach CS because...

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We should teach CS because...

Personal Agency, Joy & Fulfillment

Economic & Workforce Development

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Citizenship & Civic Engagement

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Examples of a CSforALL Visions Statement

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...exposure and CS knowledge has the potential to break the cycle of poverty and offers our students opportunities not otherwise experienced .

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...students should have the abilities to understand how technology and CS are used to contribute to society and make informed decisions about consumption of technology.

We should teach CS because...

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We should teach CS because...

Citizenship & Civic Engagement

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Equity & Social Justice

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Stepping back:

Why Education?

(10 mins) SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

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• Find the “Your Visions Statement” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Elect 1 member of your group to turn your team’s thoughts into a brief statement

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• 8 minutes

Linking Values to Design & Implementation

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Linking Values to Design & Implementation

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Linking Values to Design & Implementation

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Break!

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See you in 15 minutes

Return at 10:45am

SCRIPT Rubric

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In order to implement on our CS Visions, we must first make an audit of where we stand currently.

Self-assessment as a team

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This rubric will evaluate your district’s current position in achieving your CS Visions

Self-assessment as a team

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SCRIPT Components

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Find Your SCRIPT Rubric Slidedeck in Your Drive Folder

Add Your District Name

Materials & Curriculum Selection

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Curriculum and Materials

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• Do you know what curriculum your teachers are using/being trained on?

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• What about devices and materials? Consider what technology your district has access to now and what access you might be able to get in the future

Collaboration Doc: SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

• Find the “Materials and Curriculum” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Work together to write a list of the known Materials and Curriculum being used in your district in addition to the needs and wants of the district.

Your Collaboration Document

District SCRIPT Rubric Slides

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Instructions with your SCRIPT Rubric Slidedeck

1. The SCRIPT Rubric is a slide deck. It contains the 5 sections of the SCRIPT rubric, each section is separated by a blue slide.
2. Please complete 1 rubric section at a time with your team
3. For each rubric subcomponent within a rubric section, move the orange oval over the category that your team agrees upon during self-assessment.
4. Feel free to take notes or use other editing tools as your team goes through the self-assessment process.

Let’s Work Together: Curricular Selection

1. Read through “Curricular Selection”
2. Raise your hand when you think of a potential rating for your district

District Work Time

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Assess your district’s ratings on all rubric items for Materials & Curriculum

�You have 15 minutes!

If you finish early, start to think about your goals

Partners + Facilitators will be Circulating

Post-It’s are for Requests + Questions!

Your District Name

Help with CTE

Help with Certification

Help with Integrated Curriculum

Question:

How can we…?

Question:

What should we…?

Self-assessment as a team

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Reflections: Where is your district?

Creating short, medium and long-term goals

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In a moment, your group will draft 3-month, 6-month and long-term goals. But before we do we must consider…

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• Setting SMART goals

Setting SMART Goals

Your Collaboration Document

District SCRIPT Rubric Slides

Components of a SMART Goal

• Specific: Clearly defined
• Measurable: You will have evidence that it is complete
• Achievable: Challenging but defined well within available resources/knowledge
• Result-focused: Measure outcomes, not activities
• Time-bound: Linked to time frame

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What do SMART Goals look like?

SCRIPT

Ex 1: Within the next 3 months, survey current teacher workforce to identify any CS instruction or curricula currently being used in classrooms, and analyze gaps in access to CS across LEA.

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S- survey teachers & analyze survey results

M- goal achieved if both survey administered & gap analysis completed within 3 months

A- up to LEA team to assess given available resources

R- result = identification of gaps in access

T- within 3 months

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What do SMART Goals look like?

SCRIPT

Ex 2: Within the next 3 months, have a team of non-CS teachers (interested in teaching CS either through integration or standalone) from LEA schools where CS instruction is not occuring visit a school/ classroom within the LEA with a CS program.

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S- team of teachers visit a school/classroom to observe inclusive CS ed

M- goal achieved if site visit occurs

A- up to LEA team to assess given available resources

R- result = exposure to inclusive CS education through direct observation

T- within 3 months

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Let’s Work Together: Curricular Selection

• Consider your goals for the “Curricular Selection” row
• Raise your hand when you think of a goal for your district

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Collaboration Doc:

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• Work until 11:55am
• Find the “Your Materials and Curriculum Goals” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Turn your team’s thoughts into 3 month, 6 month, and long-term goals
• Steal examples from other district’s Instructional Technology Plans
• Repeat this process for the Materials and Curriculum Section

District Work Time

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Set district goals for Materials & Curriculum

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You have __ minutes

Partners + Facilitators will be Circulating

Post-It’s are for Requests + Questions!

Your District Name

Help with CTE

Help with Certification

Help with Integrated Curriculum

Question:

How can we…?

Question:

What should we…?

Let’s learn from one another!

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Share 1 Material & Curriculum Goal

Materials & Curriculum Resources

Search for Curriculum & Service Providers on the CSForALL Member Directory

CSForALL Member Directory includes a list of partners, including:

• 497 Content Providers
• 253 Service Providers

Search by type to find a specific resource

Visit: www.CSForALL.org

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Curriculum & Professional Development Opportunities

Infosys Pathfinders:

• Cost: Free!
• Virtual with different dates during the school year and summer
• Multiple providers with different grade levels and focus areas
• Click here to create an account & sign up.
• Some current opportunities:

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

@csta_nyc

Curriculum & Professional Development Opportunities

Code.org:

• Cost: Free
• Three course opportunities:
• K-5: CS Fundamentals
• Grades 6-10: CS Discoveries
• Grades 9-12: AP CS Principles and AP CS A
• Learn more about Summer PD
• Access Online Self-Paced PD

CSForNY.org

#CSForNY

@csta_nyc

Curriculum & Professional Development Opportunities

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Amazon Future Engineer:

• Cost: Free for eligible schools + Free CSTA Membership
• Includes:
• Virtual Career Tours
• Real world career explorations
• Computer Science Courses and Professional Development for Elementary, Middle, and High School
• Scholarships & Internships
• Click here to learn more & sign up

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#CSForNY

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Lunch!

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See you at 1pm!

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*Take this opportunity to talk to other districts*

Resources Aligned to SCRIPT Components

Leadership

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Leadership

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• A single advocate cannot implement CSforALL alone from a classroom
• School and District admin MUST be involved
• Who will be your CS Leaders in the short, medium, long term?
• Do you already have some leaders?
• Who should ideally part of your CS District Planning Team?

Collaboration Doc: SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

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• Find the “Leadership and Staff Capacity” part of the Collaboration Doc
• During work time, make a comprehensive list of the team’s leadership and involved CS staff
• If you don’t already have an official District “CS Planning Team,” this could be a good list to start with!

Your Collaboration Document

District SCRIPT Rubric Slides

Find the Leadership Section of your SCRIPT Rubric Slides

District Work Time

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Assess your district’s ratings on Leadership

�You have 10 minutes!

Partners + Facilitators will be Circulating

Post-It’s are for Requests + Questions!

Your District Name

Help with CTE

Help with Certification

Help with Integrated Curriculum

Question:

How can we…?

Question:

What should we…?

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Collaboration Doc:

• Find the “Leadership” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Turn your team’s thoughts into 3 month, 6 month, & long-term goals
• See examples from other district’s Instructional Technology Plans
• Repeat this process for the Leadership Section

District Work Time

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Set district goals for Materials & Curriculum

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Share out at 2:00pm

Let’s learn from one another!

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Share 1 Leadership Goal

Follow Up Sessions

• Follow Up Session 1 Options:
• Wednesday 4/30, 3pm - 4pm or
• Thursday 5/1, 3pm - 4pm

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• Follow Up Session 2 Options:
• Wednesday 5/14, 3pm - 4pm or
• Thursday 5/15, 3pm - 4pm

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Please indicate availability on your Workshop Survey

Next Steps

Remember…

Final Thoughts

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• You are not alone.
• Everyone is doing this for the first time.
• It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
• Make a commitment to share your progress.

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Stepping back:

Why Education?

Don’t forget about your goals!

• When will your team “convene” next?

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• How will you check-in on your goals?

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• Is there anyone missing from your CSed working group?

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• Do you need to consult with anyone to achieve your goals?

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When does this team meet next? Make these goals an agenda item for that meeting!

Stepping back:

Why Education?

SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

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• Find “Calendaring and Outreach” in the Collaboration Doc
• Write a list of “to-do’s” like:
• Complete the SCRIPT rubric to see where your district is on each initiative
• Complete your SMART goals
• Schedule your next meeting
• Choose which follow-up dates to attend with CSForNY
• Complete your ending survey!

Post Survey

�We need your feedback!

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Find Post-Survey link on CSForNY.org or at the top of your District Collaboration Document

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Thank You!

Follow Up 1 Session Slides

Welcome! Do Now:

• Attendance:
• Write your name + school district in the chat
• Let us know what you did since April 7th!
• Open Your District Folder:
• Find your Google Drive materials from the last workshop
• Go to your Google Drive or find the link in my last email

Workshop Agenda:

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• Teacher Capacity & Development
• Rubric Ratings
• Goal Setting

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• Partners
• Rubric Ratings
• Goal Setting

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** GOAL: Agree on 3-month, 6-month, and long-term goals for your district’s CS plan **

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We want to celebrate you!

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Let us know what you did after our April 7th workshop!

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• 0. Bland → We thought about it!

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• 1. Mild → Communicated with your team

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• 2. Medium →
• Met with your team and/or
• Worked on your plan

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• 3. Spicy → Took some actions from your plan!

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Teacher Capacity & Development

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Teacher Capacity and Development

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• All teachers should have an understanding of CS education initiatives in the district and opportunities for integrating CS
• Teachers with responsibility for CS content need defined opportunities to learn CS and expand their pedagogical knowledge.

Collaboration Doc: SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

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• Find the “Teacher Capacity & Development” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Elect 1 member of your group to make a comprehensive list of the team’s leadership and involved staff

Find the Leadership Section of your SCRIPT Rubric Slides

Find the Leadership Section of your SCRIPT Rubric Slides

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Collaboration Doc:

• Find the “Teacher Capacity & Development” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Turn your team’s thoughts into 3 month, 6 month, & long-term goals
• See examples from other district’s Instructional Technology Plans
• Repeat this process for the entire section

Breakout Group Work Time

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1. List your current capacity
2. Rate your district on the rubric
3. Set goals on your district collaboration document

�You have 20 minutes!

Let’s learn from one another!

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Share your:

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• Discussion takeaways

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• 1 new Teacher Capacity & Development Goal

Partners

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Partners

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• Partners are engaged entities who are connected to the district or schools through formal or informal partnerships
• Local Partners
• Professional Learning Partners
• State & National Partners
• Trusted entities to provide opportunities to either students or teachers

Collaboration Doc: SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

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• Find the “Partners” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Elect 1 member of your group to make a comprehensive list of the team’s partners

Find the Partner Section of your SCRIPT Rubric Slides

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Collaboration Doc:

• Find the “Partners” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Turn your team’s thoughts into 3 month, 6 month, & long-term goals
• See examples from other district’s Instructional Technology Plans
• Repeat this process for the entire section

Breakout Group Work Time

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• List your current partners
• Rate your district on the rubric
• Set goals on your district collaboration document

�You have 15 minutes!

Let’s learn from one another!

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Share your:

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• Discussion takeaways

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• 1 new Partners goal

Next Steps:

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Share what you did today with your planning team

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Follow Up Session 2:

• Prepare your “CS District Plan” presentation
• Share Your Key Goals and Takeaways

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Follow Up Session 2 Options:

• Wednesday 5/14, 3pm - 4pm or
• Thursday 5/15, 3pm - 4pm

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Email tom@csforny.org if you don’t have a calendar invite!

Thank You!

Follow Up 2 Session Slides

Welcome! Do Now:

• Write your name + school district in the chat
• Open Your District Folder and Open:
• [NEW] Computer Science Plan Presentation
• District Collaboration Planning Document

Workshop Agenda:

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• Presentation Prep
• Select goals from your District Collaboration Document
• Transfer to your Computer Science Plan Presentation
• Discuss how to best frame and present goals to admin

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• Present
• Present to one another to share ideas and give feedback and suggestions

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Access your files in your Google Drive Folder

The CS/DF Standards Cover AI

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New York’s CS/DF Standards are your guide to artificial intelligence!

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Artificial Intelligence

CS/DF Standards

Societal Impacts

Ethics

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NYSED Smart Start Grant Preparations

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Wednesday June 11, 2025

4pm - 5pm

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[District Name] K-12 Computer Science Plan

CS Planning Process

Background: NYSED has mandated that all students learn the K-12 Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards as of September 2024.

• Attended a workshop with NYSED, UB, and Erie 1 BOCES this spring to:
• Assess our current program
• Set goals to expand our K-12 Computer Science Program
• Focused on 4 areas:
• Teacher Capacity and Development
• Leadership
• Materials and Curriculum Selection
• Community and Partners

Teacher Capacity and Development Goals

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Current Status:

• [One sentence] i.e. Few teachers trained, including one high school computer science teacher

Leadership Goals

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Current Status:

• [One sentence] i.e. Individual teachers taking on computer science initiatives with support from one administrator

Materials and Curriculum Selection Goals

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Current Status:

• [One sentence] i.e. Curriculum decided by teachers and schools without district wide curriculum sequence

Community and Partners Goals

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Current Status:

• [One sentence] i.e. Partnerships with after school programs, curriculum providers, and BOCES

Next Steps:

1. [Step 1] i.e. Create a formal Computer Science Planning Team with administrators and teachers

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• [Step 2] i.e. Update Instructional Technology Plan and Professional Development Plan

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• [Step 3] i.e. Present plan to administration or school board

Breakout Rooms - 15 minutes

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• Presentation Prep
• Select goals from your District Collaboration Document
• Transfer to your Computer Science Plan Presentation

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• Other items to consider adding:
• Your vision statements
• Connections to district initiatives

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Let’s learn from one another!

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Share your presentations

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Take notes from other districts

Suggested Next Steps:

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• Share what you did today with your planning team

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• Schedule your next planning team meeting

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• Finalize your presentation

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• Present your goals to decision makers (administrators, school board, partners)

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Thank You!

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Community

Community

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• The engagement of the local community is an important part of a sustainable CSForALL effort
• Includes:
• Families
• Local Workforce Efforts
• Local Diversity Efforts
• Area Schools and Educational Institutions

Collaboration Doc: SCRIPT Team Collaboration Doc

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• Find the “Community” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Elect 1 member of your group to make a comprehensive list of the team’s current Community

Find the Partner Section of your SCRIPT Rubric Slides

Stepping back:

Why Education?

Collaboration Doc:

• Find the “Community” part of the Collaboration Doc
• Turn your team’s thoughts into 3 month, 6 month, & long-term goals
• See examples from other district’s Instructional Technology Plans
• Repeat this process for the entire section

Breakout Group Work Time

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• List your current partners
• Rate your district on the rubric
• Set goals on your district collaboration document

�You have 15 minutes!

Let’s learn from one another!

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Share your:

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• Discussion takeaways

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• 1 new Community goal

Let’s learn from one another!

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Share 1 New Goal

Extra Activity Slides

Breakout Rooms: ICEBREAKER: Secret Egg Riddle

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Before we get into big picture planning, let’s try out a quick “Unplugged” Computational thinking activity

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1. Solve this brain teaser:

In a pile of 24 identical eggs, there is only one egg which contains a mythical creature and thus weighs 0.5 gram less than all other stone eggs. Each other stone egg weighs the same. With just one weighing machine, what is the minimum number of weighings required to find out your own mythical creature? (Assume that you can weigh only one group of eggs at a time).

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ICEBREAKER: Secret Egg Riddle

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Congratulations, parent of a new species

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Let’s share:

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How many weighings did it take?

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Describe how you solved the problem

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Could you name this “strategy”?

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Resource: https://csunplugged.org/en/topics/searching-algorithms/

ICEBREAKER: Secret Egg Riddle

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Real World Application

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