[Csmatters] [Google CS education] Join the CS educator online summit; 2018 grant applications now open

[Megean Garvin]

Brief notes from the Google grant call today regarding the 2018 awards:

The program rebranded for 2018 to broaden and reach pre-service teachers
and teachers beyond high school level. The 10 year anniversary for this
program is in 2018. The website has changed with new stories to share.

Priority for this cycle of awards includes:

   - equity (teachers and students in areas with less access and
   underrepresented groups)
   - scale (how can your pd scale to new areas/additional teachers;
   dissemination across the state; meaningfully engage within other classrooms)
   - effectiveness (teachers must leave PD with ability to integrate CS &
   computational thinking directly into their classroom; measurable outcomes-
   confidence, knowledge, skills, etc.)

Refer to application companion online or send questions while writing the
application.






On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Katia Naffa <knaffa at google.com> wrote:

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> The moment has finally arrived! Applications for the 2018 CS educator PD
> grants <http://g.co/csedugrants> are now open. To celebrate our tenth
> anniversary of CS PD funding, we’re excited to announce that beginning this
> year, we are expanding applications to include professional development
> programs for middle and high school teachers as well as  pre-service
> educators in the 2018 grant year.
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> Throughout the past 10 years, our CS Educator grant PD program (formerly
> known as CS4HS) has funded close to $13 million dollars in grants
> supporting educator PD in computer science education globally. As we
> continue to invest in educators and the necessary CS PD support needed, our
> website <http://g.co/csedugrants> and online presence will reflect our
> commitment to all educators, now and in the future.
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> Stay tuned over the next few months as we feature insights to help you
> build a successful 2018 application. You’ll hear from the Google team,
> grantees and other organizations committed to providing exemplary CS PD in
> their local communities.
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> PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST EVER GOOGLE CS EDUCATOR ONLINE SUMMIT
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> We’re excited to debut Google’s first-ever online event for CS educators
> on Saturday, December 16th from 10 AM - 2 PM PT (+8 GMT) on the Google
> for Education YouTube channel
> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt84aUC9OG6di8kSdKzEHTQ>. During the
> “Building Pathways to Teaching Computer Science” event, K-12 educators,
> school districts and academics will learn how to integrate CS and CT into
> their classrooms. Tune into the event live <https://goo.gl/GKVLis>.
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> Speakers include: Maggie Johnson, Vice President of Education and
> University Programs at Google, Deborah Seehorn, Interim Director of CSTA, Richard
> Culatta, Executive Director of ISTE and many more.
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> APPLICATION TIPS AND TRICKS
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> Follow these steps to get started with your 2018 application:
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> Confirm your eligibility: Funding is available to universities and
> education nonprofits dedicated to providing exemplary computer science
> professional development for teachers.
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> Build your PD program: Use the application companion
> <https://goo.gl/WgJFCA> as you design a localized PD program.
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> Submit your application: Apply here
> <https://cseduapplication.withgoogle.com/applications/educatorgrantsusca2018/create_application/edit>.
> Funding decisions will be announced in early April 2018.
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> Join the ongoing conversation about CS professional development: Tune
> into the ongoing video series on our YouTube channel and visit the Google+
> community <https://goo.gl/7TjmXE> to learn tips and tricks from previous
> grantees.
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> ADVICE FROM A GRANTEE
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> Meet Dr. Lisa Milenkovic, the STEM and Computer Science Supervisor for Broward
> County Public Schools <http://browardschools.com/Home> (BCPS), the
> sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second largest in
> Florida. As a 2017 grantee, Milenkovic developed an online PD course to
> help educators achieve state certification in Florida for teaching CS.
> “When you’re starting a new initiative like building a computer science
> program, you don’t have formal departments, or methods for teachers to
> interact with one another,” she says. “You need to help teachers build up
> their peer network.” The CS certification course and face-to-face mentoring
> funded by Google’s grant builds CS teaching expertise in the district,
> increasing the availability of CS classes district-wide. Learn more about Lisa’s
> PD journey <https://goo.gl/aLNmsV> for educators in Broward County Public
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> We look forward to growing CS educator PD in 2018 together! Please reach
> out to our team if you have any questions or comments (
> CSedugrants at google.com).
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> Kindly yours,
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> Olga and the CS education Google team
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