CS Discoveries
50 or more hours of instruction per section for a semester-long CS Discoveries course are normally required to participate in the Professional Learning Program, though we will consider applications with at least 30 hours for a limited number of seats.
We suggest using this formula to see if your course implementation plans qualify for Code.org's Professional Learning Program.
For semester-long courses:
Semester hours = (length of one class) x (number of days per week the class will be offered) x (number of weeks in a semester)
For year-long courses:
Year hours = (length of one class) x (number of days per week the class will be offered) x (number of weeks in the school year)
For example, If your classes are:
- 45 mins long, 5 days a week --> 3.75 hours per week --> 67.5 hours per semester (18 weeks) --> 135 hours per year (36 weeks): Qualifies
- 45 mins long, 3 days a week --> 2.25 hours per week --> 40.5 hours per semester --> 81 hours per year: Does not qualify for full year course, but does qualify for one semester's worth of content to be taught over 36 weeks.
CS Principles (AP or intro-level)
100 or more hours of CS Principles instruction per section are normally required to participate in the Professional Learning Program, though we will consider applications for non-AP classes with at least 50 hours for a limited number of seats.
We suggest using this formula to see if your course implementation plans qualify for Code.org's Professional Learning Program.
For semester-long courses:
Semester hours = (length of one class) x (number of days per week the class will be offered) x (number of weeks in a semester)
For year-long courses:
Year hours = (length of one class) x (number of days per week the class will be offered) x (number of weeks in the school year)
For example, If your classes are:
- Semester-long course: 45 mins long, 3 days a week --> 3.75 hours per week --> 40.5 hours per semester (18 weeks) --> Does not qualify
- Semester-long course (block schedule): 90 mins long, 5 days a week --> 7.5 hours per week --> 135 hours per semester (18 weeks) --> Qualifies*
- Year-long course: 45 mins long, 5 days a week --> 3.75 hours per week --> 135 hours per year (36 weeks): Qualifies
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