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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

See below for what FREE PD opportunities the Central NJ CS Education Hub has to offer, and register for a workshop today!

New workshops announced for Summer 2025!

Offerings
Online Class

GRADES K-5 PD

All below workshops are free for ALL NEW JERSEY TEACHERS, with eligibility for receiving a STIPEND for attending! Seats are extremely limited, so apply for a seat as soon as possible (application at the bottom of the page). Once your application is accepted, you must RSVP and lock in your seat, attend the session in full, and you will be eligible receive a stipend for your attendance and participation. You may only attend the same workshop once (i.e. You cannot attend CSF once in September 2025, and once in January 2026 to receive two stipends). One seat per participant. Become a partner district, and receive priority access to all workshops and stipend seats.

Physical Computing with Robots in the K-5 Classroom

This in-person workshop will introduce K–5 educators to the basics of physical computing using classroom-friendly robots. Through hands-on activities, participants will explore how robotics can support coding, problem-solving, and computational thinking in elementary settings.

The session will take place on August 14, 2025, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at TCNJ. No prior experience is needed, just a willingness to explore and learn alongside fellow educators.

Date and Time

    • August 14, 2025 IN-PERSON at The College of New Jersey; 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

  • Receive $100 stipend for attending workshop in full.

  • Facilitator: Corinne Blaine

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GRADES 6-12 PD

All below workshops are free for ALL NEW JERSEY TEACHERS, with eligibility for receiving a STIPEND for attending! Seats are extremely limited, so apply for a seat as soon as possible (application at the bottom of the page). Once your application is accepted, you must RSVP and lock in your seat, attend the session in full, and you will be eligible to receive a stipend for your attendance and participation. You may only attend the same workshop once (i.e. You cannot attend CSF once in September 2025, and once in January 2026 to receive two stipends). One seat per participant. Become a partner district, and receive priority access to all workshops and stipend seats.​

Intro to Cybersecurity Part II

Building on the concepts from the Intro to Cybersecurity Part 1 (Units 1-5), the workshop will familiarize teachers with Units 6 through 10. These lessons delve into how we can secure against threat actors performing reconnaissance, scanning for vulnerabilities and performing exploits into networks, SQL databases and web sites. The workshop will give hands-on practice in the lesson activities and the labs using the Cyber.org range.

Intro to Cybersecurity Part I is a pre-requisite for this workshop.

  • Dates and Times

    • Day 1: August 13, 2025 IN-PERSON at The College of New Jersey; 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

    • Day 2: August 14, 2025 VIRTUAL via Zoom; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • Receive $100 stipend for attending workshop in full.

  • Facilitator: Laura Wojick

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