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Free Professional Development Opportunities

  


Free Professional Development Opportunities

CompuScholar provides FREE Professional Development for all teachers! Whether or not you've adopted CompuScholar curriculum for your classroom, take advantage of these opportunities for personal growth and skill development.

Professional Development Format

All CompuScholar PD opportunities have a similar online format:

  • Online (no travel expenses, access anywhere)
  • Self-study (no set meeting times)
  • Self-paced (go as fast and as far as you like)
  • FREE for all teachers

If this easy, flexible format meets your needs, then read on!

Summer and Winter Skill-Building Sessions

Free Professional Development OpportunitiesDo you want to learn Java, Python, C#, HTML/CSS, Unity for game development, or brush up on computing skills? Sign up for CompuScholar's Summer or Winter Skill-Building sessions. During these months, teachers can take any online CompuScholar course for free to learn new skills.

  • Winter Session - Nov 1 - Feb 28
  • Summer Session - May 1 - Aug 31

For more details, click on the link below to visit our Skill-Building page!

Skill-Building Registration Page

Praxis Computer Science Exam (5652) Prep

Many aspiring Computer Science teachers need to pass the Praxis CS Exam as part of a certification pathway to teach CS in their state. Fortunately, two CompuScholar courses, Java Programming and Digital Savvy cover all technical topics found on that exam.

CompuScholar's Praxis CS Exam Prep program grants 6-month access to these two courses for teachers studying for the exam. Registration is available in states that have an agreement with CompuScholar to support the program. To see if your state is participating, visit our Praxis registration page.

Praxis CS Exam (5652) Exam Prep Registration Page

AP CSP and AP CSA Professional Learning

CompuScholar's Computer Science Foundations and Java Programming courses have been endorsed by the College Board for AP CS Principles and AP CS A. As part of that endorsement, we are pleased to offer free Professional Learning for AP teachers. The online PL takes about 10 hours and teachers who meet the completion requirements will earn a $50 Amazon gift card!

AP Computer Science Principles Registration Page

AP Computer Science A Registration Page

Other Opportunities

Longtime CompuScholar teachers know we publish monthly webinars on topics of interest. Check out our monthly webinars page to watch any previous session! Most sessions are about 10 minutes long.

Monthly Webinars Page

Teachers who have adopted CompuScholar's curriculum in their classroom will also receive comprehensive training at the beginning of each school year.

  • New Teacher PD & Orientation Session
  • "What's New" Session for returning teachers

Links to both sessions are emailed to licensed CompuScholar teachers at the beginning of each school year.

For More Information

For a video discussion of our PD opportunities, please view our January 2025 Professional Development webinar, "Free Professional Development Opportunities". As always, please Contact Us if you have questions!