Presented by Leslie Stenger, Professional Learning Associate, UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science

Sponsored by Amplify Science

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The impacts of computer science are all around us and part of many facets of our everyday lives, and yet, learning to code is often not a subject included in K-8 classrooms. Watch the curriculum developers from UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science to explore this question: What if coding were integrated into core science instruction instead of being an isolated, after-school, or elective activity for a select few?

In this edWebinar, we examine some of the barriers that exist to equitable access to coding and computational thinking for all students and experience cutting-edge and research-based instructional materials that help address these barriers. These Coding Science Internships have been designed for grades 6-8 to make coding an interactive, collaborative, and science-based endeavor in service of students finding solutions to real-world problems.

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, STEM coordinators, summer school coordinators, and technology coordinators of the middle school grades.

About the Presenter

Leslie Stenger has been on the Professional Learning team with The Learning Design Group at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science since 2017. In addition to supporting teachers and leaders in implementing Amplify Science, she has been facilitating and designing experiences that build the capacity of instructional leaders to provide high-quality professional learning that supports the implementation of NGSS-designed instructional materials. Before working at the Lawrence, Leslie earned a BS degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, obtained her master’s and credential in science and mathematics education from UC Berkeley, and spent 19 years working in the Berkeley Public Schools as a middle school math and science teacher, a math coach, and a middle school assistant principal.

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