Overview
The PUMP-CS Project promotes equitable access to high quality Computer Science (CS) education for all students in Wisconsin across grades K-12.
The PUMP-CS Team:
- Provides Professional Development (PD) for both experienced CS teachers, and those who are brand new to teaching CS in their classrooms;
- Builds effective and supportive CS Teacher community, through communication channels like the WI CS and IT Teachers Googlegroup, the annual CS Educators Summit, and engagement with regional partners like Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, the NEW IT Alliance, and CESA 7;
- Promotes rigorous and relevant CS curricula and standards, with partners like Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Exploring Computer Science (ECS), Code.org, Microsoft TEALS, Project GUTS, Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC), and others; and
- Researches both teaching CS and preparing CS teachers.
The PUMP-CS Project began as collaboration between high school CS teachers, universities, and DPI in 2010.