Teacher Professional Development

Opportunities

If you have questions about any upcoming professional development, please contact Parker Berdon at pberdon@citadel.edu

Learning to Lead CS (L2L-CS)

L2L-CS is a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) project to develop rural computer science teachers.

Teacher participants will receive:

  • 30 hours of virtual graduate course work at The Citadel (FREE)
  • $10,000 stipend per year for 5 years for completing requirements
  • Praxis preparation and free exam registration

In order to be eligible, teachers must meet the following requirements:

  • Teach computer science in a South Carolina public school
  • Currently have a Master’s degree
  • Actively participate in all L2L-CS professional learning
  • Implement content covered during L2L-CS in their classrooms
  • Actively participate in 1 online graduate course per semester
  • Be committed to the program for all 5 years

Interested in joining?  Apply here.
Applications are due October 31st, 2025. We will reach out to schedule an interview once applications close.

CSPDWeek

​The STEM Center at The Citadel has partnered with the national Computer Science Teachers’ Association (CSTA), SC CSTA, and South Carolina Department of Education CTE to provide computer science training to K-12 teachers in South Carolina. This professional development allows teachers from all contexts and backgrounds to select a week-long training based on their classroom needs. 2025 dates are June 16-20, 2025. You can learn and register here: https://citadeljalbert.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rSyjQEcEsiUfm6
Workshops include:

AP Computer Science A (10-12)

CS in Elementary Classrooms (K-5)

Integrating AI (3-5)

Introduction to Programming & Physical Computing (6-8)

Code.org CS Discoveries (6-12) maps to Discovering CS and Fundamentals of Computing courses

AP CS Principles with Minecraft (9-12)

Intro to Web Page Design & Development (9-12)

Intro to Python (9-12)

Cybersecurity Fundamentals (9-12)

EPIC Games Unreal Engine Bootcamp (9-12)

Unboxing CT

A grant awarded by National Science Foundation, the primary goal of Unboxing CT is to investigate computational thinking (CT) teacher learning trajectories and curriculum integration opportunities for elementary teachers. The overarching research goals of Unboxing CT are to support elementary teachers in infusing CT to help students meet content-focused learning goals and to develop further understanding of the learning trajectories through which elementary teachers might move as they begin to integrate CT into disciplinary teaching. Ultimately, we hope that our findings can serve as the foundation for the design of more scalable elementary teacher professional development (PD) and ongoing support for CT integration. We will work intensively with teachers to support them in adapting and implementing interdisciplinary, CT-integrated lessons using equitable pedagogies. This year, the dates will be June 24-27, 2025. Elementary teachers may apply here: 
https://citadeljalbert.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9z2RRMR3pjyXF0G

STEM Competition Training Workshop

Each year, The Citadel provides a training workshop for teachers interested in supporting a group of students in the Student Competitions that The Citadel hosts each year.

Topics Covered:

  • What is Storm the Citadel – Description, individual events
  • Starting a team – Recruiting students, getting other coaches involved, student expectations, parent involvement
  • Tournament Scoring- Tournament format, blocked events, individual events and team winners.
  • Event Training – Event manual, rules, practices, strategies, financial matters, resources.

Our next training is scheduled To Be Determined and will be virtual.

Field Trips

The STEM Center offers field trips for schools across South Carolina. Check out our resources page to learn more!