CS Education Week

What is CSEdWeek?

CSEdWeek is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science (CS), advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field. This year’s CSEdWeek theme is “Looking Back, Leaping Forward.”

Why should we celebrate CSEdWeek?

Create excitement and interest around CS
Expose students to CS opportunities who may not be taking CS courses
Promote CS opportunities in your community
Foster computational thinking & creativity skills
Spark student interest in career opportunities

Schools may celebrate by:

Hosting a school-wide competition or Makeathon
Creating a CS awareness campaign
Hosting an Hour of Code event
Hosting a family or community CS event
Learning about CS Heroes

Want to celebrate at home? Check out these resources!

Get hands-on with CS “unplugged” activities: Give kids a break from technology while still teaching exciting and engaging CS skills.
Engage in the Hour of Code (HoC): The Hour of Code encourages students to engage in small coding activities to build excitement and skills for CS. There are many different HoC resources and activities!
Develop AI Literacy: AI literacy is an important part of future readiness!. Check out GCPS Guidance for Human-Centered AI Use and the lessons below to learn more.

Recommended Resources for CSEdWeek Learning:

Elementary School	Unplugged: Code.org (Pre-K+) Hour of Code: Kodable (Pre-K+), Google CS First (3rd+) AI Literacy: AI Dance Party (3rd+)
Middle School	Unplugged: Coding with Karel (6th+) Hour of Code: Makecode Arcade (6th+) AI Literacy: AI for Oceans (4th+)
High School	Unplugged: Conditionals with Cards (9th+) Hour of Code: CodeHS (6th+) AI Literacy: AI for Oceans (4th+)

Check out our district's CSEdWeek Celebrations!

Follow along with us on social media by following @GwinnettSchools and @CS4All _GCPS and our hashtag #GCPSCS4All.