FDU CS for all

For the year 2022-2023, we partnered with 6 school districts (LEAs):

Boonton | Florham Park | Hackettstown | Hanover Park | Jersey City | Morris

In addition, we have included other districts to broaden impact.  Two of the larger partners have minority, underserved populations of 86% and 50%. During the 13- month project we have trained 73 , grade K-12 teachers from 34 different school districts in NJ directly impacting over 7000 K-12 students, exceeding our set goal of impacting 3200 students. 

For the year 2023-2024, we have expanded our partnership to 12 school districts:

Bloomingdale | Butler | Hanover Twp | Hawthorne | Hillside | Hoboken | Lakeland | Long Hill | Millburn | Paterson Charter School | Union City | Wayne

We set out to increase teachers’ content knowledge and skills in CS, and introduce and practice strategies to ensure persistence and success of all students by promoting hands-on, active learning strategies. The main purpose of imparting professional development for teacher learning is to enable these teachers to impart improved learning to their students and prepare them to become effective thinkers, problem solvers and communicators, and have the skills needed for high-skilled, high-demand jobs. 

Teacher professional development, with appropriate pedagogical techniques for different grade levels and curricula implementation guidance is one of the most effective ways to increase student learning and improve the quality of CS education in U.S. schools. To implement the 2020 NJSLS, we need to prepare the teachers for our youngest students, i.e., K-5 teachers by offering teacher learning opportunities so that improved instruction can follow, and students will receive a 21st century education, with practical applications in the critical computational thinking skills that are so relevant in our daily lives.