Stanford Offers Logic Teacher PD

Upcoming Events | 24 Jun 2019

Stanford offers Logic Teacher PD Deadline June 7th, Apply Now! Learn to teach Stanford's IntroLogic in High Schools July 8 to July 12, 2019.

IntroLogic is a free Stanford-developed curriculum that can be taught as a standalone course or embedded in a course. Suitable for grades 9-12. The course addresses the Data and Analysis & Algorithms and Programming concepts in the CSTA Teaching Framework. The course has been approved for credit in California schools.

Logic is to Computer Science as Calculus is to Physics. So far, this essential mathematical training is not available to programmers being trained in high schools. The course is well-tested as it has been taught at Stanford University for over twenty years, and it is now offered as a MOOC that has attracted over 500,000 enrolled students. The topics covered include propositional logic, relational logic, deduction, and proofs.

Who: Computer Sciences and Math Teachers who have knowledge of symbolic manipulation as taught in Algebra and comfort with sets, relations, and functions

When: July 8 - July 12, 2019

Where: Gates Computer Science Building Stanford University

Cost: The tuition for the course is $750. This does not include any travel or lodging expenses.

Wherever support is not available through the school district, we are offering a limited number of tuition scholarships to deserving teachers.

To apply write to the email address given below. Deadline June 7th, Apply Now!

(This article is a reprint from the CS for All Teachers Digest.)

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