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Overview: CDE's Computer Science Resource Bank contains a variety of materials for computer science educators, including standards, curricula, and materials for professional educator development as directed by H.B. 17-1884, Modern Technology Education in Public Schools.

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AACE International Competitive Scholarships This scholarship is available to full-time students pursuing a degree in computer science,... Read more	AAUW Cybersecurity The world’s leading cyber security company, Symantec, partnered with AAUW to develop the STEMpack... Read more	abstractingCS Resources and instructional ideas for K-12 Computer Science.
Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Memorial Scholarship The Society of Women Engineers offers this scholarship to women who are attending their freshman... Read more	AFB Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship The Paul and Ellen Ruckes scholarship is available to students who visually impaired or legally... Read more	AFCEA Cyber Security Undergraduate and graduate students who majoring in cyber security, cyber attack, computer... Read more
AFCEA ROTC Students enrolled in the ROTC program who are majoring in computer science, physics, security and... Read more	African-American Women in Technology AAWIT support and provide opportunities for African-American Women in the field of Technology.... Read more	AISES Intel Scholarship Members of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society who are also Alaska or Hawaiian... Read more
Alice Using an innovative programming environment to support the creation of 3D animations, the Alice... Read more	American Society for Cybernetics The American Society for Cybernetics was founded in 1964 in Washington, DC to encourage new... Read more	Anita Borg Institute ABI is a social enterprise founded on the belief that women are vital to building technology that... Read more
Appreneur Scholar Competition The global Appreneur Scholar competition for mobile app development is now accepting entries for... Read more	Arkansas Department of Education Computer Science Arkansas Department of Education is a leader in statewide computer science education... Read more	Association for Computers and Humanities (ACH) The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is a major professional society for the... Read more
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ACM brings together computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue,... Read more	Association for History and Computing (AHC) The Association for History and Computing is an international organisation which aims to promote... Read more	Association for Information Science & Technology ASIS&T is the only professional association that bridges the gap between information science... Read more
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) AAAI is devoted to advancing the scientific understanding artificial intelligence. AAAI aims to... Read more	Association for Women in Computing AWC is dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in the computing professions. Our members... Read more	AWS Educate Professors, teaching assistants, and educators receive access to AWS technology, open source... Read more
BBC Bitesize Complete computing curriculum with topics and explanations K-12.	Beauty and Joy of Computing Beauty and Joy Computing provide classroom activities that teach programming and non-programming... Read more	BeeBot The new Bee-Bot App from TTS Group has been developed based on our well-loved, award-winning Bee-... Read more
Betty Stevens Frecknall Scholarship AITP student members who are full-time students pursuing a degree in computer science,... Read more	Black Boys Code "Black Boys Code is a Not-for-Profit organization dedicated to introducing young boys of... Read more	Black Girls Code Black Girls Code mission: to introduce programming and technology to a new generation of coders,... Read more
Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship (BAM) Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) is a company-sponsored employee network dedicated to supporting the... Read more	Blockly Games Blockly Games is a series of educational games that teach programming. It is designed for... Read more	BlocksCAD BlocksCAD is an easy to use, yet robust, blocks-based, programmatic, computer automated design... Read more
Bloxels Bloxels uniquely unlocks kids’ innate creativity by leveraging something they love: video games.... Read more	BlueJ A free Java Development Environment designed for beginners, used by millions worldwide. Free... Read more	Bootstrap "Bootstrap crafts research-based curricular modules for grades 6-12. Our materials reinforce... Read more
BrainPop Our Creative Coding feature, in partnership with Vidcode, takes a project-based approach to the... Read more	Catching the Dream This scholarship recognizes students who are members of a U.S. tribe and show good leadership... Read more	Cato's Hike Maze puzzler makes learning programming an adventure.
Challenger Learning Center of Colorado The Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education (CCESSE) established the... Read more	Changing the Curve: Women in Computing @ Berkeley School of Information In this infographic, datascience@berkeley explores the history and influence of women in... Read more	Code Combat We started CodeCombat to give learners the feeling of wizardly power at their fingertips by using... Read more
Code.org Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science and increasing... Read more	Code/Interactive Code/Interactive (C/I), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, that cultivates the potential of America’s youth... Read more	Codea Codea for iPad lets you create games and simulations — or just about any visual idea you have.... Read more
Codeacademy "About Codecademy: Built for adults, self-paced copycode modules. Codecademy is an... Read more	codeCampus codeCampus is an online professional development program and curriculum library that seeks to... Read more	CodeHS Some free resources and two-tiered pay structure. Teacher support with online tutors. Curriculum... Read more
Codelicious Codelicious courses are grade-level differentiated, align with all state and national computer... Read more	Codemancer "‘Codemancer’ is an educational game designed for 6 to 12-year-olds (but fun for grownups,... Read more	CodeMonkey CodeMonkey is an award winning learning environment that teaches a real programming language.... Read more
Coder Dojo Learning resources, lessons, online modules for Java, php, html, Python, Scratch, Swift,... Read more	Coder for Raspberry Pi Coder is an experiment for Raspberry Pi, built by a small team of Googlers in New York. It’s a... Read more	CodeSnaps CodeSnaps is a collaborative robotics coding environment with a mission to provide computer... Read more
CodeSpark We turn programming into play for kids 4-10. Our "no words" approach allows any child,... Read more	Codesters Codesters is on a mission to create a world where every kids learns to code in school. We believe... Read more	College Board AP Central CS The AP Computer Science A course is equivalent to a first-semester, college-level course in... Read more
Colorado School of Mines Summer camps for elementary through high school students. The K-12 Student Outreach Program... Read more	Colorado State University Mission: Facilitate collaboration and coordination among Colorado State University’s science,... Read more	Colorado Succeeds Colorado Succeeds is a network of Colorado business leaders, who have joined forces to make sure... Read more
Common Sense Education Common Sense Education provides educators and students the digital learning tools they need to... Read more	Computational Thinking for Educators by Google The goal of this course is to help educators learn about computational thinking (CT), how it... Read more	Computer Science Is Fun Online resource for CS browser games. Some resources require payment.
Computer Science Online Website lists MOOCS affiliated with major universities that can be taken for credit with payment... Read more	Computer Science Online Scholarship Resource List Computer Science Online provides a comprehensive list of computer science related scholarships.... Read more	Computer Science Teachers Association Computer Science Teacher Association (CSTA) is a membership organization that supports and... Read more
Connecting Girls to Computer Science Information on camps, funding, clubs, and other resources for girls middle school to college.	Construct2 HTML game-based learning software. $1.99 per student take home licenses.	Couragion Couragion’s CS challenges help students build essential skills like critical thinking, problem... Read more
Coursera Online continuing ed for educators: CS101 teaches the essential ideas of Computer Science for a... Read more	Creative Computing "Creative computing is... creativity. Computer science and computing-related fields have... Read more	CS Education Week "Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) is an annual program dedicated to inspiring K-12... Read more
CS for All Teachers Previously known as the CS10K Community, CS for All Teachers provides a virtual home for teachers... Read more	CS Principles Course overview and sample test questions. Computer Science Principles (CSP) is a new Advanced... Read more	CS Unplugged CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through... Read more
CS4All Chicago Public Schools he original CS4All, launched in December of 2014, our initiative has passed the first pure... Read more	CSTA Standards Provides resources with how to link CSTA standards to state and national standards (such as CCSS)	CSTeachingTips.org CSTeachingTips.org is a project to document and disseminate effective computer science teaching... Read more
CTeLearning Today more than ever, you have so many pressures and no time to waste. Let our media rich project... Read more	Dash and Dot Coding and robotics for elementary and middle school. Our curriculum makes it easy to integrate... Read more	Dell Computer Corporation Scholarship To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must have completed an approved college readiness... Read more
Denver Public Library Idea Lab The SM Energy ideaLAB is a makerspace and digital media lab at the Central Library. With our... Read more	Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures "Dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypal problems, and... Read more	Discover Data Science "Discover Data Science is all about making connections between prospective students and... Read more
DOD STEM Scholarship Sponsored by the Department of Defense to support students in both undergraduate and graduate... Read more	Dot Diva We're idealistic . . . Dot Divas dream of a better world. We imagine: devices to track... Read more	Dr. Java DrJava is a lightweight development environment for writing Java programs. It is designed... Read more
EarSketch EarSketch is a free, web-based STEAM learning environment that engages students by teaching... Read more	Economic Literacy Colorado Professional Development Various professional development sessions for educators to learn about personal finance and... Read more	EDC Our curriculum designers are working to develop a continuum of CS learning and support, from very... Read more
Edhesive Edhesive makes online learning accessible, personal and meaningful. We combine online instruction... Read more	Electronic Document Systems Foundation Scholarship Students interested in document preparation, production and distribution may be eligible for the... Read more	Encouraging Women in STEM Learn more about women in STEM, including what types of resources are available to help budding... Read more
ESA Foundation This scholarship is available to female and minority students working toward a degree in computer... Read more	Everyone Can Code We created a comprehensive Everyone Can Code curriculum to help you teach coding to students from... Read more	ExCEL Computing Scholarships (Only Available for students applying to Loyola University, Chicago). Academically talented... Read more
Finch Robot The Finch is a new robot for computer science education. Its design is the result of a four year... Read more	Florida Computer Science Standards CPALMS, official repository of Florida Standards and resources.	Ford Motor Company Tribal Scholarship American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian applicants are eligible for this scholarship... Read more
Game Code School This web site is for beginners who want to learn how to make games. Building up what will... Read more	Gamestar Mechanic Gamestar Mechanic is a game and community designed to teach kids the principles of game design... Read more	GEMS Clubs - Girls Exploring Math and Science After-school GEMS clubs in elementary and middle schools all over the world serve over 10000... Read more
Georgia Computer Science K-12 Framework Georgia CS K-12 Framework	Girl Scouts Made with Code "Made with Code was designed to: - Inspire millions of girls to experience the power of... Read more	Girls Who Code "Girls Who Code was founded with a single mission: to close the gender gap in technology.... Read more
Glitch Glitch is an online code editor that makes it easy to create and publish your own web pages while... Read more	Google CS First CS First provides free, easy-to-use computer science enrichment materials that engage a diverse... Read more	Google For Education Whether for Pre-K or PhD, Google for Education can support teachers, learners, researchers, and... Read more
Google Lime Scholarship For university students with disabilities pursuing computer science degrees in Canada and the U.S.	Google Made with Code Made with Code is an initiative launched by Google aimed to empower young women in middle and... Read more	Google Sketch-Up 3 D Modeling, visual modeling with coding implications
Greenfoot Greenfoot is an interactive object-oriented Java development environment designed primarily for... Read more	Happy Teacher Jennifer Cooper is a 9-12th grade technology teacher in Colorado and teachers Mobile CS App... Read more	Hello Ruby "Hello Ruby is the world’s most whimsical way to learn about technology, computing and... Read more
HENAAC Scholars Program This scholarship is sponsored by the Hispanics in Science, Technology, Engineering and... Read more	Henry Beckman Memorial Scholarship (Only available for students applying to University of Texas at Austin). High school seniors in... Read more	Hopscotch Lesson plans. "What if creating software was so easy even kids could do it? Writing,... Read more
Hummingbird Robot Robotics and coding kits for 8-12 students under $300. Great flexibility. Produced by Carnegie-... Read more	ID Tech Summer Camps IDTech Summer Camps; Various STEM events	IEEE Computer Society The IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading membership organization dedicated to... Read more
IEEE Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to students who have completed a project that shows outstanding... Read more	Ignite My Future in School Free, online platform filled with real-world and relevant teacher lesson plans and other... Read more	Intellitek STEM The Intelitek STEM and CTE Foundation (ISCEF) develops and distributes state-of-the-art... Read more
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association is the largest professional... Read more	Invent with Python "Learning to program makes you a smarter and more capable human being. Computers are not... Read more	ISTE Student, teacher, administrator, coaches and standards for computer science educators provided.
JCreator JCreator is the development tool for every programmer that likes to do what he does best:... Read more	JFugue Music Programming for Java™ and JVM Languages With JFugue, writing programs that create music is... Read more	K-5 Integrated Computer Sciences @ WeldRE-4 Computer Science Literacy for K-5 Learners, sample lesson plans developed by teachers
Kano Teaches students how to make a computer and code. Lesson plans	Khan Academy Provides free online curriculum and exercises for both teachers an students.	Kids, Code, and Computer Science Kids, Code, and Computer Science magazine is a bi-monthly online and print magazine about... Read more
Kinesthetic Learning Activities for CS A kinesthetic learning activity (KLA) is a physically engaging classroom exercise. This might,... Read more	Kodable Class "We put educators first At Kodable, we believe that teachers are the gatekeepers of... Read more	Lance Stafford Larson Student Scholarship To qualify for this scholarship, the student must write a paper regarding a topic of interest in... Read more
Lead CS Scholarly information regarding starting computer science programs. Provides overview and... Read more	Learn Python Welcome to the LearnPython.org interactive Python tutorial. Whether you are an experienced... Read more	Learning Blade This is a high quality supplemental curriculum that is focused on offering your students real... Read more
LearnToMod LearnToMod is a critically-acclaimed Minecraft modding platform that teaches students, 6-18 years... Read more	Lego Mindstorms Teaches robotics and other programing concepts.	Lego Robotics Education Robotics, competitions, and lesson plans for PreK through middle school.
Lightbot Teaches students, ages 4 and up, programming and coding logic.	Lily Pad LilyPad is a set of sewable electronic pieces designed to help you build soft interactive... Read more	Lissa Explains HTML for kids
Little Bits littleBits is a platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks that empower you to invent... Read more	Logo Foundation The Logo Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization devoted to supporting educators,... Read more	Lucy Kasparian Aharonian Scholarship This scholarship is available to female scholars of Armenian descent. Applicants must be full-... Read more
MakerBot MAKERBOT IN THE CLASSROOM The easiest setup experience with no tinkering required. Get started... Read more	Makey Makey MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and... Read more	Massachusetts STEM Standards K-12 Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards
Microbit The micro:bit is a handheld, fully programmable computer given to students across the UK - and... Read more	Microsoft Tuition Scholarship This scholarship requires that applicants be enrolled full-time at a four year college or... Read more	mindSpark Learning Computer science education, and the computational thinking that accompanies it, is integral to... Read more
Minecraft: Education Edition Since the introduction of Minecraft to the classroom, educators around the world have been using... Read more	Minefaire Minefaire is a massive Minecraft experience merging the fan experience with learning... Read more	Mircoprocessor PBJ Lesson Students will understand that the microprocessor follows a precise set of instructions.... Read more
MIT App Inventor MIT App Inventor is an innovative beginner's introduction to programming and app creation... Read more	Mobile CSP Mobile CSP is an openly licensed, NSF-funded AP CSP curricula which supports evidenced-based... Read more	Move the Turtle Move the Turtle teaches children (ages 5+) the basics of programming.
MY CS Complete step-by-step lesson plans. Very complete! "MyCS, or middle-years computer science,... Read more	NAF NAF’s Academies of Information Technology prepare students for careers in programming, database... Read more	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is the public voice of mathematics education,... Read more
National Math and Science Initiative NMSI provides content-based, teacher-to-teacher coaching, classroom-ready lessons, web-based... Read more	National Science Teacher Association Colorado Association of Science Teachers: It's CAST's goal to support, stimulate, and... Read more	ncLab Learn Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math With the most advanced online education... Read more
NCWIT Engage CS Three features distinguish EngageCSEdu: 1) A living collection of materials from the CS community... Read more	Nepris Nepris connects teachers and students with the right industry experts, virtually without having... Read more	New York Hall of Science At NYSCI, we believe that computer science is best learned contextual to solving problems... Read more
NGSS "Through a collaborative, state-led process, new K–12 science standards have been developed... Read more	no starch press "The finest in geek entertainment." E-books for K-12: Arduino, Art & Design,... Read more	NSA Educational Resources NSA Partners with Schools What does NSA do with schools? To meet future national security... Read more
Nyble Apps We make computer programming fun and engaging for both students and educators. Our aim is to... Read more	Open Culture Computer Science Courses A resource for free computer science courses online from leading universities.	Oracle Academy Oracle Academy advances computer science education globally to drive knowledge, innovation,... Read more
Pencil Code Gym A coding laboratory using drawing, music, and creative fiction to help students progress from... Read more	Processing Foundation The Processing Foundation was founded in 2012 after more than a decade of work with the original... Read more	Project GUTS Project GUTS-- Growing Up Thinking Scientifically -- is a science, technology, engineering and... Read more
Project Lead The Way "Our K-12 Pathways: Cohesive, Hands-On Learning Experiences We believe all students –... Read more	Puzzlet Puzzlets combines hands-on play with interactive gaming to form one seamless experience, engaging... Read more	QPi Education Engineering Workshops Designed by Engineers for Educators. Through our in-person workshops,... Read more
Quantum Build an entry-level computer game.	Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr. The mission of Random Hacks of Kindness Junior, Inc. (RHoKJr) is to empower students to use... Read more	Rasberry Pi Rasberry Pi, a small and affordable computer you can use for programming.
Scratch Your students can use Scratch to code their own interactive stories, animations, and games. In... Read more	Scratch Maths Here’s the big idea. Maths is difficult in part because of the language in which it is expressed... Read more	Silicon STEM Academy "Silicon STEM Academy is a much needed new concept in after-school tech courses and summer... Read more
Society of Women Scholars Scholarship resource. List of available scholarships to women in a variety of degree programs (... Read more	Sphero Teaches programming block to Java script and robotics concepts.	Squeakland Etoys is . . . an educational tool for teaching children powerful ideas in compelling ways a... Read more
Squishy Circuits Squishy circuits are a project from the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas.... Read more	Stencyl Game Studio in a Box Stencyl isn't your average game creation software; it's a... Read more	Stokes Educational Scholarship Program This scholarship program is offered by the National Security Agency. High school seniors planning... Read more
Teaching London Computing Activities Resource Teaching London Computing in conjunction with cs4fn have produced a series of fun, mainly... Read more	TEALS "Learning computer science empowers young people to compete in the global economy and pursue... Read more	Technolochicas TECHNOLOchicas is a collaborative project of the National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT)... Read more
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching Primarily math and science teaching resources but some CS.	The Ada Project The Ada Project (TAP) is a clearinghouse for information and resources related to women in... Read more	The Connectory Thhe most comprehensive collection of STEM opportunities and programs. The Connectory is the go-... Read more
The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program (SFS) National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides... Read more	The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship is offered by Google. This scholarship awards $10,000 to... Read more	The Virtual High School The Virtual High School (VHS, Inc.) is a non-profit organization serving more than 600 schools... Read more
Thingiverse Thingiverse Education provides over a hundred free lessons that make teaching with a 3D printer... Read more	Trinket Trinket makes an all-in-one coding environment designed for education. Our mission is to bring... Read more	TryItOnline TIO is a family of online interpreters for an evergrowing list of practical and recreational... Read more
Tynker Tynker is a creative computing platform where millions of kids have learned to program and built... Read more	UC Davis C-STEM Center The C-STEM Math-ICT Curriculum and C-STEM ICT Pathway provide K-12 students with up to 13 years... Read more	Udacity Our mission is to democratize education through the offering of world-class higher education... Read more
Unity Unity 2017 introduces new features that help teams of artists and developers build experiences... Read more	University of Colorado System Online BS in computer science, summer camps, and more.	University of Denver "Summer Camp: In this program, 9th to 11th grade students will be on the beautiful... Read more
Upsilon Pi Epsilon Student Award for Academic Excellence The Executive Council of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) offers this scholarship to both undergraduate... Read more	UTeach CS Principles Since 1997, UTeach at The University of Texas at Austin has prepared large numbers of STEM majors... Read more	Vidcode Vidcode is an award-winning software that teaches middle and high school students computer... Read more
W3 Schools The World Wide Web Consortium shares extensive studying tools and tutorials for web development.... Read more	Washington State K-12 computer science standards	Women in Computer Science: Getting Involved in STEM The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects computer science research jobs will grow 19% by... Read more
Wonder Workshop Wonder Workshop’s robots, which include Dash and Dot, are ready to go, right out of the box.... Read more	Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Xerox offers this scholarship to any minority student enrolled in a technical science discipline... Read more	Zulama Zulama has developed a highly engaging way for middle and high schools to teach Computer Science... Read more

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