Attend CS PD Week
Grow your impact as a CS educator with multi-day tracks geared toward elementary, middle, and high school classrooms
Thank you for registering!
Thank you for registering for CS PD Week 2023! You will be sent an email confirmation confirming your details. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at events@ltcillinois.org.
Building Prosperous CS Programs
Be a part of a first-of-its-kind professional learning experience centered on bringing high-quality CS learning to every district
The need for broader, more equitable access to CS education is clear – and CS PD Week is how Illinois’ statewide K-12 community begins to close that gap.
Illinois K-12 teachers are invited to participate in five full days of professional learning on topics including computer science, computational thinking, coding, cybersecurity, and more. In each this event’s six tracks, participants will learn developmentally appropriate instructional strategies and key subject concepts that build their knowledge and capacity to teach students in the communities they serve.
By the end of the week, participants will walk away with increased CS knowledge and a variety of resources they can harness to expand access to high-quality, rigorous, and inclusive computer science learning in their schools.
Connecting & Growing
Students are positively impacted when educators build and expand their professional learning communities.
That’s why CS PD Week will also offer attendees organic opportunities to network with peers from across Illinois’ statewide CS community.
During large group meals and an exciting team building excursion, attendees will forge connections and develop support networks that will continue to support them during the following school year and beyond.
Venue
CS PD Week will be hosted at Bloomington Junior High School in Bloomington, IL. Participants may drive in each day or stay at a local hotel. Lodging will not be provided and must be arranged on your own.
FAQ
Please email Sarah Phelps at sphelps@ltcillinois.org with all CS PD Week questions.
Attendence costs vary based upon which learning track you choose.
- $100 Supporting CS track (Thursday/Friday only)
- $400 General tracks (Computer Science Explorations-Elementary/Computer Science Explorations-Middle/High School/ AP Computer Science Principles with MakeCode)
- $1,200 Code.org tracks (CS Discoveries/CS Principles)*
*Scholarships based upon school demographics are available Code.org track attendees
35 hours
CS PD Week 2023 will provide:
- Computer Science training July 17-21, 2023 for Illinois K-12 teachers
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks each day
- T-shirt and other swag
- Opportunities to connect with other educators from across the state
- Fun evening social event to build relationships and celebrate CS education
The Track Catalog has the most up-to-date information about all the workshops
CSPDWeek 2023 is a fully in-person event. If anything changes, we will contact participants and post updates on the Illinois CS PD Week website.
Cancellations are permitted, but precise procedures depend on your chosen track.
- Code.org Track with Scholarship: Scholarship may be transferred to someone else within the same school. However, if unable to find someone to transfer the scholarship less than 30 days prior to the event start, you will be charged $500. This also applies to no shows that have a scholarship through Code.org.
- Code.org (Non-scholarship): Fully transferable and can obtain a full refund up to 30 days before event start. No refunds provide to no show participants or their districts.
- All other tracks:Fully transferable and can obtain a full refund up to 30 days before event start. No refunds provide to no show participants or their districts.
Each track needs a minimum of 12 participants. LTC may, at its sole discretion, choose to cancel an event due to low attendance or other unforeseen circumstances.
In this case, we will notify you via the listed email address provided at registration and refund all registration fees. You will have an option to choose another track or receive a full refund.
Please make sure to provide both your personal email address and your school email address for all communications. Add sphelps@ltcillinois.org to your address book to help prevent our emails from going to your spam folder. Please make sure to check your spam and junk folders for any communications from @ltcillinois.org.
We are excited that the conference will be hosted at Bloomington Junior High School in Bloomington, IL. Participants may drive in each day or stay at a local hotel. Lodging will not be provided and must be arranged on your own.
CS PD Week will kickoff on Monday, July 17 with registration opening at 7:00 am. Workshops will run Monday through Friday, July 17-21 from 8:00 am-4:00 pm each day.
Yes, you will need to book and pay for your own hotel room. We will provide a list of local hotels that you may contact for a room if you would like to stay in the area.
There is ample parking at Bloomington Junior High School. More information regarding parking will be sent closer to the event.
Breakfast and lunch are included for all participants, Monday-Friday. Appetizers and drinks will be provided during the social event on THURSDAY evening.
Application & Registration Information
Application information depends on which track you wish to attend:
Code.org CS Discoveries/CS Principles*: Complete Code.org’s online application. You will be asked to share information about your teaching assignment and your school. You will also be asked to share an administrator’s contact to receive their approval for adding the course. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and if accepted, you will receive an email informing you of whether or not you qualify for scholarship funding. Cohorts do fill up, so apply early!
All Other Tracks*: Once registration is opened, it will be first come, first served.
*All tracks are limited to 35 participants.
The Track Catalog lists all the learning track options for this year’s event. Whether this is your first year teaching CS or you have numerous years as a CS educator under your belt, there is a place for you at CS PD Week.
Code.org applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Applicants will have two weeks from receiving their acceptance to register for their spot in the track or forfeit their participation.
Registration for the non-Code.org tracks is first come, first served.