Professional Development Schedule
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The sequence of five C-STEM professional development courses in the Joint UC Davis/UC Riverside Computer Science Supplementary Teaching Credential Authorization Program meets the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements. These courses will prepare K-12 teachers with fundamental CS knowledge and pedagogy to teach any K-12 standards-compliant computer science curriculum. Participants can opt to take the courses as non-credit, for credit, or for CEUs.
- You only need to complete Course 1 in order to integrate C-STEM K-12 Math and CS Curriculum into your academic or afterschool/summer program.
- Typical schedules to complete the CS Specific Authorization are as follows:
- Take all five courses in one year.
- Take Courses 1 , 2 in year 1. Then take Courses 3, 4, and 5 in year 2.
- Take Courses 1 , 2, and 3 in year 1. Then take Courses 4 and 5 in year 2.
- Take Courses 1, 4 in year 1. Then take Courses 2, 3, and 5 in year 2.
- Take Courses 1, 5 in year 1. Then take Courses 2, 3, and 4 in year 2.
- Take Courses 1, 4, and 5 in year 1. Then take Courses 2 and 3 in year 2.
- If your organization would like to host an on-site C-STEM Professional Development tailored for your K-12 teachers, please contact us.
Flyer for C-STEM Summer PD

Course 1: C-STEM Academy I (CS X458.01 Introduction to Teaching Computer Science )
Date/PD | Location | Flyer | Registration |
August 28 –August 31, 2023 |
Southern CA Orange USD |
Register here |
Date/PD 1 In-Person Meeting (attend only one) |
Location | Flyer | Registration |
October 14, 2023 (Saturday) 5 Synchronous Sessions |
Southern CA UC Riverside |
Flyer | Register here |
October 21, 2023 (Saturday) 5 Synchronous Sessions |
Northern CA UC Davis |
Flyer | Register here |
Important Dates for Five Synchronous Zoom Sessions (3:45pm-5:45pm):
1. First Synchronous Session will be held on October 26, 2023
2. Second Synchronous Session will be held on November 2, 2023
3. Third Synchronous Session will be held on November 16, 2023
4. Fourth Synchronous Session will be held on November 30, 2023
5. Fifth Synchronous Session will be held on December 7, 2023
Date/PD | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
January 21, 2023, Session 1 February 4 2023, Session 2 February 18, 2023, Session 3 March 4, 2023, Session 4 |
Central CA Center for Professional Development, |
Flyer | Closed |

Course 2: C-STEM Academy 2 (CS X458.02 Programming and Integration of CS into STEAM Teaching)
Date/Location | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
September 16, 2023 (Saturday) Synchronous: 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/23, 11/7, 11/13/23 Asynchronous: 7 sessions |
Southern CA Montebello USD |
Flyer | Register here |
Date/Location 1 In-Person Meeting (attend only one) |
City/State | Flyer | Registration |
January 6, 2024 (Saturday) 6 Synchronous Sessions |
Southern CA UC Riverside |
Flyer | Register here |
January 13, 2024 (Saturday) 6 Synchronous Sessions |
Northern CA UC Davis |
Flyer | Register here |
Important Dates for Six Synchronous Zoom Sessions (3:45pm-5:45pm):
1. First Synchronous Session will be held on January 22, 2024
2. Second Synchronous Session will be held on January 29, 2024
3. Third Synchronous Session will be held on February 5, 2024
4. Fourth Synchronous Session will be held on February 26, 2024
5. Fifth Synchronous Session will be held on March 18, 2024
6. Sixth Synchronous Session will be held on April 1, 2024

Course 3: C-STEM Academy 3 (CS X458.03 Development of Integrated CS and STEAM Curriculum with Physical Computing)
Date/Location | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
September 23, 2023 (Saturday) In-Person: 9/23/2023, 12/9/2023, 1/13/2024, 2/24/2024, 3/23/2024, 4/20/2024 Synchronous: 10/19, 10/24/23 Asynchronous: 4 sessions |
Southern CA Alvord USD |
Flyer | Closed: only for Alvord USD |
Date/Location | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
January 20, 2024 (Saturday) Synchronous: 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5, 3/19, 4/9/23 Asynchronous: 6 sessions |
Southern CA Montebello USD |
Flyer | Register here |
Date/Location 1 In-Person Meeting (attend only one) |
City/State | Flyer | Registration |
March 30, 2024 (Saturday) 6 Synchronous Sessions |
Southern CA UC Riverside |
Flyer | Register here |
April 6, 2024 (Saturday) 6 Synchronous Sessions |
Northern CA UC Davis |
Flyer | Register here |
Important Dates for Six Synchronous Zoom Sessions (3:45pm-5:45pm):
1. First Synchronous Session will be held on April 8, 2024
2. Second Synchronous Session will be held on April 15, 2024
3. Third Synchronous Session will be held on April 22, 2024
4. Fourth Synchronous Session will be held on April 29, 2024
5. Fifth Synchronous Session will be held on May 6, 2024
6. Sixth Synchronous Session will be held on May 13, 2024

Course 4: C-STEM Institute 1 (CS X458.04 Computer Programming in C)
Date/Location | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
July 10 – July 14, 2023 In-Person: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm PST |
Northern CA UC Davis |
Flyer | Closed |
July 17 – July 21, 2023 |
Southern CA UC Riverside |
Flyer | Closed |
Date/Location | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
July 15 - July 19, 2024 In-Person: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm PST |
Southern CA Alvord USD |
Flyer | Closed: only for Alvord USD |

Course 5: C-STEM Institute 2 (CS X458.05 Data Structures and Software Design)
Date/Location | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
July 17 – July 21, 2023 In-Person: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm PST |
Northern CA UC Davis |
Flyer | Closed |
July 24 – July 28, 2023 |
Southern CA UC Riverside |
Flyer | Closed |
Date/Location | City/State | Flyer | Registration |
July 22 - July 26, 2024 In-Person: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm PST |
Southern CA Alvord USD |
Flyer | Closed-only for Alvord USD |

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