Past events

Project GUTS’ CS in Science workshop offers interactive instruction from an experienced GUTS facilitators including an introduction to computer science, pedagogy, curriculum overview, and practice with the StarLogo Nova programming environment. The CS in Science curriculum features: use of a block-based programming environment on the web (slnova.org); daily lesson plans for teachers, videos, and supplemental extension resources; a modular design that allows for a variety of classroom implementations; and alignment to national science (NGSS) and computer science (CSTA) standards.

5 Day Training on Integrating GUTS models and computational thinking into the science classroom. 

Project GUTS is providing a week-long workshop for Middle School Science and Technology teachers, as part of Arizona's Computer Science PD week.  

Link to Google Doc for workshop

This is a week long training for Middle School Science and Technology teachers; and a simultaneous facilitator training and design workshop for returning teachers.  

Google Doc for workshop

Facilitator training workshop and Design workshop

Workshop Google Document

Teachers with GUTS Fall PD in Richmond VA

   Resource list

   Slide deck for the Fall PD

   Slide deck for the Winter PD

Facilitators for Fall PD RPS:

   Josh Bearman (jbearman@rvaschools.net )

Teachers with GUTS will be offering a curriculum design workshop for returning Project GUTS Cohort 2 teachers.  The workshop will be held the week of June 18, in Las Cruces, NM.

Google Doc for Workshop

Project GUTS will be offering a PD workshop for Virginia teachers in partnership with CodeVA.  Register and complete paperwork starting at 8:30, Monday July 16.  

Shared Resources Document for Code VA workshop (Google Doc)

This will be our 3rd Facilitator Summit where our corps of national facilitators comes together to prepare for future workshops and sharpen our skills.

Friday: arrival in afternoon/evening, check in at hotel.

Saturday: Full day of planning and preparation - Group dinner

Sunday: Full day of planning and preparation - BBQ at Constitution Marina

Monday: Half-day of closing discussion and goals for the year.

The Teachers with GUTS cohort 3 workshop will be held as part of the NM CS PD Week, June 4-8, 2018 in Albuquerque, NM.  This workshop is open to NM teachers.

Link to workshop google doc

This is Project GUTS' national PD open to any middle school science teacher in the US. 

Workshop Google doc link

Cohort 2 Winter/Spring Workshop

Link to the workshop agenda

Link to the Troubleshooting in StarLogo Nova 2.0

Link to the Scientific Practices and Computational Thinking in Modeling & Simulation

Project GUTS will be participating in a panel discussion on CT integration at this year's To Code and Beyond conference in NYC on November 3, 2017. (See https://tocodeandbeyondrigorandjoy.splashthat.com/)

Project GUTS was invited to participate in the NM EPSCoR Interdisciplinary Innovation Working Group (I-IWG) workshop on New Mexico Computational Science Pathway: an Integral Part of NM’s Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education.  At this workshop, participants will discuss computer science pathways in New Mexico (what currently exists in New Mexico? What populations are served by these? then begin to map out pathways, starting with K-12 through higher education and ending with employment.

One day refresher workshop for TwiG Cohort 2 participants. 

Location: Centennial HIgh School

Link to Projects and Resources (Google Doc for workshop)

Chicago Public Schools will be offering two Project GUTS Professional Development workshops this summer.  The first 3-day workshop is hosted by Kris Beck and Lindsay McGowan.  The second 3-day workshop is hosted by Rodney Weems and Lindsay McGowan.

Houston Independent School District is hosting a two-day workshop facilitated by Irene Fong.

Chicago Public Schools will be offering two Project GUTS Professional Development workshops this summer.  The first 3-day workshop is hosted by Kris Beck and Lindsay McGowan.  The second 3-day workshop is hosted by Rodney Weems and Lindsay McGowan.

Project GUTS will offer a 3 day professional development workshop sponsored by CSNYC on August 28-30, 2017.  This workshop will prepare NYC teachers to integrate the CS in Science curricular modules into regular school day science classes. 

Teachers with GUTS will be offering a curriculum design workshop for returning Project GUTS teachers.  The workshop will be held the week of July 31-August 4th at a location to be announced.

Google doc for workshop