OUR COMMITMENT TO CSforALL
Reach University makes a commitment to provide pre-service teachers in our apprenticeship degree program with an inclusive, comprehensive, compulsory 12-week CS course aligned to state standards in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and California, reaching 700 teachers by Fall 2024.
WHAT IS COMPUTER SCIENCE?
Computer Science is an academic discipline, distinct from Digital Literacy and Educational Technology, that includes Computing Systems, Networks and the Internet, Data and Analysis, Algorithms and Programming, and Impacts of Computing. Reach aligns its programs to state and national K-12 standards for CS content and practice.
Undergraduate
All candidates take CS 300, a 12-week 3-credit course, between their Intermediate and Advanced years.
Graduate
Reach 272: Coding for Teaching is offered as an elective in the Intern program, returning Summer 2024.
Research for Teaching
Join our twice-weekly inclusive CSEd Discussion Group to apply evidence-based practices in your teaching, in partnership with CSEdResearch.org.
Capacity Building
Faculty in any School of Education are invited to participate in CS 333: Pedagogy and Andragogy. Register your interest for Spring 2024.
“When I first saw what class I was enrolled in this summer, my first thought was 'What in the world is coding?' and 'Why do I need to learn about Computer Science?' I have throughly enjoyed this class and I am so grateful that I was enrolled in CS because I have learned an incredible amount of things that I did not know before and that will only make me a better teacher.”
Lana Mason - St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Undergraduate Candidate
Demographics & Select Outcomes
Computer Science 300 Highlights
Growing a Representative CS Teaching Population
Experience CS at Reach
A Changed Perception
Like Elizabeth Alonzo, from Russellville City Schools in Alabama, you too can learn computer science through games, and practical exercises!
Preparing Teachers
Our students need teachers who see themselves not only consumers of technology but also as creators of technology. This is a critical skill!
A CS Champion
LaCamra Perry, of the Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County in Arkansas, is bringing coding back to her community after completing CS 300 in 2023.
Technology Creators
Bianca Rodriguez Plancarte of Aspire Richmond California College Preparatory Academy shares the States and Capitals app she coded for Reach 272.
Reach’s Computer Science course positively impacted candidate attitudes toward coding and computer science.
Changing Perspectives
Candidate self-efficacy increased by a significant 2 points on a 6-point Likert Scale across content, teaching, values and identity.
Building Confidence
