PD Provider: BootUp PD

Contact Information
BootUp PD 1936 Park Ln W Orem, UT 84058 Abby Funabiki Associate Executive Dierctor abby@bootuppd.org Phone:435-631-2056 www.bootuppd.org

Provider Details
Organization Type(s):	Non-profit Organization
PD Format(s):	Course, Mentoring/Coaching, Training Session/Workshop
Audience(s) serviced:	Teachers
PD mode(s) of interaction available:	Face-to-Face, Blended (Hybrid), Online
# of PD in an average year:	More than 100 events
Years of experience providing PD in MA:	0-5 years

Brief Description of Services
BootUp Professional Development, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, helps districts implement elementary computer science initiatives through long-term professional development (PD), model teaching, coaching, and curricula. BootUp works closely with each district to create custom initiatives, then provides the PD, curriculum, and support to create a complete and sustainable elementary computer science program. Through ongoing professional development and mentoring, BootUp equips teachers with the experience and resources to be successful, confident coding teachers. Teachers learn how to engage students through easy-to-use, block-based programming languages in Scratch and ScratchJr. Students create and share interactive stories, animations, games, art, music, and more through problem solving and other fundamental computer science concepts and practices (based on the K12 CS Framework and CSTA Standards). No prior coding experience is required for teachers and BootUp’s support includes a free, interest-driven curriculum with nearly 100 class projects (and more to come) for grades K-6 and uses only free open-source coding platforms so there are no ongoing subscriptions or fees.

Brief Description of Services

BootUp Professional Development, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, helps districts implement elementary computer science initiatives through long-term professional development (PD), model teaching, coaching, and curricula. BootUp works closely with each district to create custom initiatives, then provides the PD, curriculum, and support to create a complete and sustainable elementary computer science program. Through ongoing professional development and mentoring, BootUp equips teachers with the experience and resources to be successful, confident coding teachers. Teachers learn how to engage students through easy-to-use, block-based programming languages in Scratch and ScratchJr. Students create and share interactive stories, animations, games, art, music, and more through problem solving and other fundamental computer science concepts and practices (based on the K12 CS Framework and CSTA Standards). No prior coding experience is required for teachers and BootUp’s support includes a free, interest-driven curriculum with nearly 100 class projects (and more to come) for grades K-6 and uses only free open-source coding platforms so there are no ongoing subscriptions or fees.

Content Area(s)

Content Category	Details	Grade Levels	Educator Evaluation Standards
Science and Technology/Engineering		Lower Elementary (Pre-K, K, 1, 2) Upper Elementary (3, 4, 5)	T-I: Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment T-II: Teaching All Students T-IV: Professional Culture

References

Type	Name
District/School	Krystle Bassett, Director of Innovation & Instructional Support, Juab School District
Company or Organization	Sheryl Roehl, Ed.D., EPIC Partnership Coordinator, The University of Texas at Austin

Regions Served

Berkshires	Central	Greater Boston	Northeast
Pioneer Valley	Southeast

Last Updated: March 1, 2015