CS PD Week is presented in partnership with the Learning Technology Center (LTC), Bloomington Normal STEM Initiative, CS4IL, and the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI). Illinois K-12 teachers are invited to participate in five full days of professional learning on computer science, computational thinking, coding, cybersecurity, and more. In each of this event's six tracks, participants learn developmentally appropriate instructional strategies and key subject concepts that build their knowledge and capacity to teach students in the communities they serve.
CS PD Week offers attendees organic opportunities to network with other CS educators across Illinois'. Attendees are encouraged to forge connections and develop networks that will continue to support them throughout the following school year and beyond. Participants walk away with increased CS knowledge and various resources they can harness to expand access to high-quality, rigorous, and inclusive computer science learning in their schools.