Grant to help launch 糖心Vlog传媒LR program for computer science teachers
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will help prepare high school educators to teach computer science, thanks to a recent state grant.
With the $35,335 grant from the , 糖心Vlog传媒LR will launch an eight-week program this summer that will provide specialized professional development opportunities for teachers.
Led by
糖心Vlog传媒LR Computer Science Professor and Department Chair Dr. Kenji Yoshigoe, the new program will focus on computer science content delivery for high school educators.
Teachers from throughout the state will attend the program, which will take place at the
Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology building.
The grant enables Yoshigoe and his team to host the training at no cost to attendees.
糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Dr. Chia-Chu Chiang, graduate assistant Suzan Anwar, and
糖心Vlog传媒LRTeach Master Teacher Sandra Leiterman are partnering with Yoshigoe to facilitate the program.
Using activity-based lessons, the team will prepare teachers to earn their computer science teaching certification, a mandatory state requirement for individuals hoping to teach high school-level computer science content.
The sessions will provide a place where otherwise unconnected computer science educators can be in a community together, learning from, sharing with, and supporting each other.
As an added incentive, the teachers who attain the Arkansas Department of Education Computer Science Endorsement (or ADE provisional license in computer science) and who support the instruction of one or more of the approved ACT 187 courses for the 2016-2017 school year will receive a stipend.
Pictured at top right:聽Dr. Kenji Yoshigoe
