Congratulations on your selection to participate in the CODERS Summer Launch Experience. Tammi, Razib, Andrew, Diana, Judith, and I are excited to see you Monday-Thursday, June 5-8 on the campus of Missouri State University in Cheek 151. This is a change from four to five days. We hope you are okay with this! We will meet from 8:30-4:30. Coffee, conversation, and supply pick-up starts at 8:00 am in Cheek Hall 151. For those of you who are new, CODERS stands for Computer Science Opportunities, Development & Education in Rural Schools. This is a grant funded by the US Department of Education’s program called Education, Innovation &
Research. We are proud to be able to bring the latest technology to you and your schools.

• Parking passes will be emailed a week ahead of time. By agreeing to participate, you are agreeing to do the following:
• Attend the five-day summer launch or equivalent of 30 hours
• Implement five CODERS lessons that we will teach you.
• Attend four professional development days (~25 hours) or equivalent during the academic year. Year 2 and Year 3 returning CODERS will have a menu of options
• Write reflections regarding each of those lessons and include exit passes from students.
• Work with your district to collect standardized test data with support from our colleague, Callie Dean, from The Evaluation Group. (easier than it sounds)
• Complete a pre and post survey.
• Have your students who receive the CODERS lessons complete a pre and post-survey
• By agreeing to participate, you will receive
• 10 CODERS kits for your classroom. [We love the fact that you are inviting your colleagues from your schools. 4 teachers in one schools district in one year will have 40 Coders kits. 4 teachers participating for two years will have 80, and it goes on. You will be getting a substantial set of CODERS tools that have been tested by Dr. Razib Iqbal, a professor of Computer Science with much industry experience.
  Cutebot, drones, robots, and more!
• A $2,600 stipend for participating in the summer, the data collection, and the days during the year.
• Provide you data evaluating the impact of your work on students.
• Opportunities to teach teachers
• Opportunities to present at conferences
• Participate in a community of learners in an interdisciplinary experience that combines computer science, writing, music, literacy, and mathematics.
• Opportunity for course credit at a reduced cost to support salary ladders
• Certificate of completion
• A letter to your principal and superintendent commending your participation and partnership with Missouri State University

See you on Monday, June 5.