Karen Lang
CSEdWeek website committee

CS Education Week is just around the corner, December 8-14. This week is our opportunity to highlight, celebrate, and promote Computer Science education for students, schools, the community, and the country. Hour of Code was so successful during CSEdWeek last year, introducing millions of people to the joy of coding. And it promises to be just as successful this year.

In addition, many CS teachers are looking for other ways to celebrate CS Education in their school or organization. A team of teachers and community people joined forces to put together some great resources that can be found at www.csedweek.org/csteacher. You can also get to the Teacher Resource page from the main page, www.csedweek.org, and clicking on the big red button for Educator Resources. Ideas for events, classroom based activities, as well as other ways to involve parents, teachers, students, and the community are listed. The activities have links to full lesson plans at each grade level.

Perhaps the most exciting feature of the page is the ability to post your own event or activity. Share what you are doing to celebrate CSEdWeek with the rest of us! There is also a searchable event calendar where you can find out what others are doing across the country. You can search by grade level, type of event, or even geographically. There is an event map where you can see what is going on in your area. Check out the great resources and submit your own event.

Remember, even if you cannot participate on the actual week of December 8-14, you can still celebrate CS Education any week of the year. Let us know about it at www.csedweek.org!

Karen Lang
CSEdWeek website committee