Computer Science Education: Online Content Modules and Professional Development for Secondary Teachers in West Tennessee – A Case Study

Volume 15 Issue 2 July - September 2018

Research Paper

Computer Science Education: Online Content Modules and Professional Development for Secondary Teachers in West Tennessee – A Case Study

Lee Allen*

Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Memphis, USA

Allen, L. (2018). Computer Science Education: Online Content Modules and Professional Development For Secondary Teachers in West Tennessee – A case Study. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 15(2), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.15.2.14534

Abstract

With ongoing efforts in the United States to further develop the availability of computer science education in the public schools, federal, state, and local educational agencies are increasing efforts to encourage and promote the inclusion of computer science and programming skills in the middle school curriculum (Grover et al., 2015). The goal for the Online Content Modules: Computer Science in the Middle Grades project was the development of five online content modules with a focus on computer science instruction in three public school districts in West Tennessee, and disseminated through a week-long professional development summer institute.