Please see below for copies of the resources shared by Audra Block, TDOE Director of STE(A)M and Computer Science, at the JMCSS Professional Learning Day on 9/2/22.

TDOE STEM / STE(A)M School Designation

Link to STEM Designation page overview  Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (tsin.org)

Link to Rubric and Designation resources Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (tsin.org)

Link to Intent to Apply Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (tsin.org)

Computer Science Endorsement Pathway Training

With the passage of Chapter 979 of the Public Acts of 2022 by unanimous vote of the Tennessee General Assembly, all Local Education Agencies (LEA) and public charter schools are required to provide K-12 students with grade-level appropriate computer science education. Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, computer science (CS) will be embedded in grades K-5; middle school students will be required to take CS for one grading period during their 6^th, 7^th, or 8^th grade year; and high school students will take CS as a graduation requirement.

To ensure teachers are properly trained and endorsed to deliver CS courses in middle and high school, the Computer Science Endorsement Pathway (CSEP) has been created. CSEP provides teachers with a no-cost route to computer science endorsement. The endorsement pathway contains six self-paced modules that allow teachers to demonstrate their knowledge and skills of the CS standards by embedding these practices into their current instruction. Teachers who obtained an employment standard or completed Code.org training will only be required to take three of the six modules.

Please note that participants MUST hold a current TN teaching license to enroll in the CS Endorsement Pathway Modules.

Please complete this form to sign up for the FREE TDOE/TSIN CS Endorsement training. https://battelleeducation.typeform.com/to/aBIB3k1j