Jake & Nathan are joined by Tracey Allen, Janet Brownell, and Anna Johnson from the Butte County Office of Education to talk about the future of Computer Science in schools. BCOE has been innovating in the sphere of EdTech integration in Northern California for years and has a VERY successful, cutting-edge library model with their EdTech Exchange so that all educators and all students can access creative, innovative, and engaging EdTech tools to use in their classes.

Did you know there are "new" Computer Science state standards in California that you may not even be aware of? We talk Seasons of CS, EWIG, CS First, and the CSTA to find resources and professional development opportunities to integrate EdTech in ALL classrooms and subject areas in ways you might not expect. Computer Science can transform your entire workflow, even as an ELA teacher! Join this crew to dig into why Computer Science IS NOT just one more thing.

Resources mentioned:

CSTA Resources Library

Seasons of CS | California's Year-Round Computer Science (CS) Professional Learning Program

BCOE Educational Technology Exchange⁠

Register Here! for the Spring in CS Summit (Redding, CA)

(05:30) CS is for Everyone

(18:00) CSTA Resources

(19:00) CS First with Google

(21:00) Tips from an EdTech Coach

(24:00) Computer as a Tool

(25:00) Coding Robots in ELA

(28:40) Minecraft Farms

(29:00) Basic CS Skills Across Content Areas

(32:00) Transcend Your Lesson

(35:00) EdTech Exchange Library Model

(42:40) Importance of Libraries

(44:00) CS is in Everything

(46:30) Where are we headed?

(49:00) Future Careers with CS

(50:45) Seasons of CS

(52:15) Natural Language as Coding Language

(59:30) CS in SPED with Piper

(60:01) Next year?