Newboco K-12 Education

That’s a wrap on Iowa CSPD Week 2026! 🎬🎉

Hours of coding, lesson planning, and collaborating are officially in the books. Our educators are heading home with fully mapped out curriculum paths, classroom resources, and a renewed confidence to teach computer science this fall. 🖱️

We are so incredibly proud of this year's group — Iowa students are in amazing hands! 💻❤️

‼️P.S. We'd love to learn what we might do differently to meet educators' professional development needs in the year to come. Take our brief survey & let us know ➡️ https://bit.ly/2027pdneeds

Day 2 of Iowa CSPD Week is all about collaboration! 🧠✨ Right now, classrooms across our cohorts are buzzing with ideas as educators team up to solve coding challenges and build lessons they can use on Day 1 of school this fall. 🏫

Seeing teachers from completely different school districts share strategies and build community together is exactly why we love hosting this wonderful program year after year. 🥰

Keep up the amazing work, everyone! 🙌

Day 1 of Iowa CSPD Week is officially underway at Grinnell College! 🎉 Midwest educators are hard at work collaborating, coding, and building incredible strategies for their students. 🏫

We'd like to extend a massive thank you to our program sponsor, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and to our incredible hosts at Grinnell College for making this program possible. Your support ensures that high-quality workforce development stays completely accessible and funded for Iowa's K-12 educators. 💻

Join us for a FREE CoderDojo event at Wellington Heights Community Church tomorrow from 3:30–5:30 pm.

To register or learn more, visit: https://newbo.co/event/coderdojo-at-wellington-heights-community-church-7/

Happy Monday! ☀️ Looking for some free, family-friendly fun to add to the calendar this week? Join us this Thursday, July 9 for CoderDojo! 🚀💻

We are thrilled to spotlight this week's featured community partner: Antelope Lending Library! 📖

Antelope Lending Library is an independent, non-profit bookmobile library working to overcome barriers and provide full and equal access to information and ideas in our community. All materials are lent on a no-fees basis, so access is always free, no matter what. 🥰

📍 Where: Hills Splash Pad Park (200 Knolls Ridge Dr., Hills, IA)
⏰ When: Thursday, July 9 from 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

RSVP: https://newbo.co/event/coder-dojo-antelope-lending-library/

Pack a blanket, bring your curiosity, and we'll see you there! 📚✨

Looking at the upcoming school year calendar and wondering how you're going to hit every state standard? 😅 Let us take that weight off your shoulders! 🎒

Iowa CSPD Week is built explicitly to ensure your classroom instruction aligns seamlessly with state standards. You'll walk away with a complete roadmap and a community of peers backing you up. 🏫

🗺️ Get your classroom game plan ready: https://newbo.co/education/educators/cs-pd-week/

Keeping middle and high school students engaged in tech requires tools that keep up with them. 💻✨

At Iowa CSPD Week, our secondary education tracks dive deep into rigorous, interactive curricula (including Code.org pathways) that prepare students for AP exams, cybersecurity basics, and real-world coding. 🎒

🚀 Find your cohort and register: https://newbo.co/education/educators/cs-pd-week/

Computer science isn't just for high schoolers. 🎒

"But my elementary school day is already packed!" 🕒 We hear you! That’s why the elementary track at Iowa CSPD Week features a dedicated elementary cohort designed to make tech integration seamless and fun for younger learners. 💻

Learn how to weave foundational problem-solving and computational thinking naturally into the reading, math, and science lessons you’re already teaching.

🧩 Claim your seat in the elementary cohort: https://newbo.co/education/educators/cs-pd-week/

Join us for a FREE CoderDojo event at Wellington Heights Community Church tomorrow from 3:30–5:30 pm.

To register or learn more, visit: https://ow.ly/7i2b50Yj8CW

Let’s celebrate a season of STEM! 🚀💻

We’ve had an incredible season of coding, creating, and exploring, and now it’s time to celebrate! Join us for the CoderDojo End of Season Celebration on Saturday, May 16.

Whether your kiddo is a regular at our stations or has never attended before, this is the perfect time to jump in. We’ll have all the favorites, including:

✨ Drones & Snap Circuits
✨ Hour of Code & Scratch
✨ Turing Tumble & logic puzzles
✨ ...and plenty of high-fives!

It’s FREE, fun, and open to K-5th graders (older siblings/K-8 welcome, too!). Come see what the Dojo is all about.

📅 When: May 16 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

📍 Where: Foundation 2 (305 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids)

🎟️ RSVP here: https://newbo.co/event/coderdojo-end-of-season-celebration/