Professional Development & General Resources

Creating Sections with Clever

This support page will guide you through setting up your class section using Clever. Read through to the FAQ at the bottom of the page on how to sync when you get new students and how students will login through Clever.

• This video also walks you through the process of creating sections using Clever.

• Be sure when choosing the course that you select the "Nevada Standards Aligned" state-approved course in Code.org to assign to your section. The name of the course will have a grade level kindergarten through 5th grade. Do NOT select the national courses A through F.

• It's important as part of setting up your sections to initially hide all the lessons and then only show them as you teach them. Here is a support page on how to show/hide lessons.

Creating Sections with Google Classroom

This support page will guide you through setting up your class section using Google Classroom. Read through to the FAQ at the bottom of the page on how to sync when you get new students.

• Be sure when choosing the course that you select the "Nevada Standards Aligned" state-approved course in Code.org to assign to your section. The name of the course will have a grade level kindergarten through 5th grade. Do NOT select the national courses A through F.

• It's important as part of setting up your sections to initially hide all the lessons and then only show them as you teach them. Here is a support page on how to show/hide lessons.

Creating Sections Using Picture Passwords or Secret Words

This support page will guide you through setting up your class section using picture passwords or secret words.

• Be sure when choosing the course that you select the "Nevada Standards Aligned" state-approved course in Code.org to assign to your section. The name of the course will have a grade level kindergarten through 5th grade. Do NOT select the national courses A through F.

• It's important as part of setting up your sections to initially hide all the lessons and then only show them as you teach them. Here is a support page on how to show/hide lessons.

Adding Co-Teachers to Share Sections

This support page will take you through all the steps you need to follow to add another teacher as a co-teacher to one or more of your Code.org class sections. It also has FAQs that should answer most questions about how this feature works.

What's at CodeNV.org Video Link

This video will first take you through the professional development offerings on CodeNV.org. Then, you will learn about how CodeNV.org and Code.org lessons align. Finally, you will get a tour of all the resources for each grade level's lessons available on CodeNV.org.

Lesson Plans, Student Progress, & Other Features of Code.org

This video shows you how to access lesson plans after you have created a section. You will also see how to hide and show lessons for student viewing as well as how to explore the "Teacher resources" available to you. You will learn how to sync new students, print parent letters, view your students' progress, and archive sections.

Code.org Self-Paced Modules 

Code.org has created self-paced modules for teachers. These modules are available at no cost to any educator with a Code.org account. You can engage with the material at your own pace and on your own time. We recommend focusing on the five "Mastering the Basics" modules so that you can gain experience in some of the computer science structures that you will be guiding your students through learning. Completing these modules will also give you a feel for the types of puzzles that are in the Code.org lessons.

Computer Science Standards Online Learning Modules

If you would like to further your knowledge about the Nevada Computer Science Standards, we recommend working through these modules. The modules were developed through a multi-district consortium in partnership with the Regional Professional Development Programs to support teachers with the new Nevada Academic Content Standards for Computer Science.

Nevada's Computer Science Standards

Here are several views of the K-5 Nevada computer science standards.

• NDE Document - computer science standards are on pages 3-41

• Standards with Comments and Examples

• Standards Progression Chart

• Tabular View of the Standards

If you need additional assistance, please email the following according to your county:

• TBD if you are in Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe

• Danielle Krempp at kremppd@rpdp.net if you are in Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, or Nye

• Natalie Trouten at ntrouten@ecsdnv.net if you are in Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, or White Pine

In the subject line, please use "Request for Computer Science Assistance" and be specific in the body of your message about how we can help.

If you would like to participate in a Google Group to collaborate online with other Nevada elementary teachers regarding computer science topics, click here, then click the Ask to join button, and we'll get you approved soon!

• Computer Science Connections - Make connections between computer science (CS) and other subjects like math, language arts, science, and social studies.

• Computer Science Journeys - Connect what students are learning to the real world to not only enable them to better understand and recall concepts but also to excite and inspire them to continue learning. Code.org has created easy-to-use resources designed to help you illuminate real-world connections and give students opportunities to explore different career pathways.

• Cross-Curricular Extensions - Code.org teamed up with classroom teachers to create cross-curricular extension activities for many of their lessons. These activities build a bridge between what students are learning in elementary computer science and what they are learning in their core curriculum. They are aligned to the Common Core State Standards for mathematics and English language arts and the Next Generation Science Standards.

• Hour of AI - The very popular Hour of Code changed to the Hour of AI in the fall of 2025. Find activities to give your students opportunities to explore and extend their learning of AI concepts. The top 100 legacy Hour of Code activities can still be found here as well.

• Micro:bit Lessons - If you completed Code.org second through fifth grade courses with your students and are looking to continue your learning, there are four extension lessons for each course that allow students to try their hand at being a maker and learn about physical computing using micro:bits.