Professional Development

Creating Sections with Clever Video Link

This video will guide you through setting up your class section using Clever. It will show you how to connect your Clever account to Code.org, select the Nevada Standards Aligned Course in Code.org to assign to your section, sync new students, and show/hide lessons.

Update: Since this video was made, the course titles have been changed as follows: 

• Nevada Standards Aligned Kindergarten is now Nevada Standards Aligned: Beta - CSF Course A

• Nevada Standards Aligned First Grade is now Nevada Standards Aligned: Beta - CSF Course B

• Nevada Standards Aligned Second Grade is now Nevada Standards Aligned: Beta - CSF Course C

• Nevada Standards Aligned Third Grade is now Nevada Standards Aligned: Beta - CSF Course D

• Nevada Standards Aligned Fourth Grade is now Nevada Standards Aligned: Beta - CSF Course E

• Nevada Standards Aligned Fifth Grade is now Nevada Standards Aligned: Beta - CSF Course F

Creating Sections with Google Classroom Video Link

This video will guide you through setting up your class section using Google Classroom. It will show you how to connect your Google account to Code.org, select the Nevada Standards Aligned Course in Code.org to assign to your section, and sync new students.

Creating Sections Using Picture Passwords or Secret Words

This video will guide you through setting up your class section using picture passwords or secret words. It will show you how to select the Nevada Standards Aligned Course in Code.org to assign to your section, add students, and print login cards.

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 Video Link

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.

Student Progress & Other Features of Code.org Video Link

After viewing this video, you will know how to edit section details, sync new students, print parent letters, archive a section, and view your students' progress.

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. 

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

• Carrie Hair at chair@nwrpdp.com 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

• Connie Thomson at cthomson@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.

• 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. We would suggest using the following progression:

  • Kinder & 1st Grade: No CS Journeys

  • 2nd Grade: Explore the Technology of Amazon's Fulfillment Centers

  • 3rd Grade: Alexa, Take Me to the Moon!

  • 4th Grade: Go Inside the iRobot Cool Stuff Museum

  • 5th Grade: Explore the Universe with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

• 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 Code - Use the many Hour of Code activities to give your students opportunities to explore and extend their learning.

• 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.