Only 2 weeks left to register for Empower {MN:CS} Computer Science Professional Development

[Tom Cozzolino]

Join us for an exciting three day computer science professional development opportunity!

Empower{MN:CS} Conference 2025

August 5-7, 2025

Minneapolis, MN

Registration ends on July 22

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER!

There are just two weeks left to register for the Empower {MN:CS} Conference, happening August 5–7 in Minneapolis. This week-long professional development event is designed to empower K–12 educators to bring equitable, engaging computer science education to their classrooms.

Participants choose a workshop that best aligns with their personal goals, interests and experience levels. Workshop topics for this year include:

• Introduction to Computer Science and Computational Thinking
• Teaching Debugging
• Experience CS: A new platform for teaching computer science
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Introduction to Data Science with Computer Programming

The cost for current CSTA members is $50. Non-CSTA member registration is $100, and includes one year of CSTA membership. 

Stipends of $630 are available for MN K-12 Educators who attend all 3 days of the conference. Travel reimbursements are also available for educators not local to the Twin Cities.

This is your chance to connect with passionate educators, dive into CS content, and bring back tools to expand CS learning opportunities for your students. Feel free to forward this to any colleauge or educator who may benefit!

We hope to see you there! You can reach out to nlcolla...@umn.edu with any questions!