Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC)
WeTeach_CS
WeTeach_CS educates, empowers, and inspires K-12 CS teachers, administrators, professional development providers, and university instructors to realize the vision of computer science for all. The Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC) group at The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) serves as the backbone organization for the WeTeach_CS collective impact network which serves hundreds of districts, schools, and educators in Texas and across the nation. WeTeach_CS is dedicated to broadening participation in computing for every student regardless of race, gender, income, or location and leverages the TACC's internationally recognized computing expertise to guide strategic improvement in computing education at a state and national level.
Goals and Outcomes
WeTeach_CS educates, empowers, and inspires K-12 CS teachers, administrators, professional development providers, and university instructors to realize the vision of computer science for all.
Certification and Professional Development
Our certification and professional development programs are helping to increase the number of CS teachers in Texas while improving the quality of CS classroom instruction.
Learn more about WeTeach_CS certification and professional development
WeTeach_CS Summit 2020
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The WeTeach_CS Summit is a 3-day event which educates, empowers, and inspires K-12 CS teachers, advocates, administrators, professional development providers, university instructors, and policy-makers to advance the goal of computer science for all in Texas and beyond.
Call for proposals now open, submit a WeTeach_CS Summit Presentation Proposal Form.
WeTeach_CS was founded and directed by Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D. The WeTeach_CS team includes the following individuals:
- Amy Carrell, Director of Outreach
- John B. Owen, CS Professional Development Specialist
- Nathalie Beausoleil, Event Coordinator and CIP Coordinator
- Sheryl Roehl, Project Manager