Morgan School District

Computer Science Initiative

Below are exerpts from the Computer Science Plan. To view the plan in it’s entirity click the link on the left side-menu.

A Computer Science Vision for Morgan County

It is the mission of Morgan County School District to create a positive learning environment built on mutual respect and kindness that assists students as they cultivate talents, prepare for meaningful work, advance toward post-secondary education, become responsible citizens, and thrive as life-long learners. We strive to provide meaningful education that will prepare students to enterthe workforce.

Computer Science education offers a unique way to fulfill multiple aspects of our mission by providing a space for students to explore the subject and develop a depth of knowledge that would allow them to pursue a post-secondary degree and ultimately a career in CS.

Curriculum Pathway

Morgan County School District will use a multitude of curriculum providers including Code.org, TechSmart, Skill Struck, FuelCS and CSINSF.org to introduce coding as early as kindergarten, and continue with a pathway of courses culminating in students earning industry recognized certifications and participating in work-based learning opportunities. The following is a summary of our curriculum pathway broken out by each grade level:

Elementary

Kindergarten - Code.org Course A & Skill Struck. 12 lessons taught by classroom teachers.
1st Grade – Code.org Course B. 12 lessons taught by classroom teachers.
2nd Grade – Code.org Course C. 18 lessons taught by classroom teachers.
3rd Grade – Code.org Course D. 18 lessons taught by classroom teachers. Dedicated block coding instruction weekly using TechSmart.
4th Grade – Code.org Course E. 18 lessons taught by classroom teachers. Dedicated block coding instruction weekly using TechSmart. FuelCS.

Middle School

Beginning in SY20-21, at out (2) middle schools all students will receive the following:

5th Grade – Code.org Course F. 18 lessons taught by classroom teachers. Dedicated block coding instruction weekly using TechSmart. Fuel CS.
6th Grade – Coding instruction embedded 1x/week at 45 min in our Keyboarding class. TechSmart CS100, FuelCS.
7th Grade – All students receive 20 minutes a week of coding instruction embedded in our College & Career Awareness course. TechSmart CS101.
8th Grade – All students receive 20 minutes a week of coding instruction embedded in our Digital Literacy course. TechSmart CS101.

High School

At our high school, we will offer the following CTE elective courses for students in grades 9-12:

SY21-22 –
- Exploring Computer Science,
- Computer Science Priniples,
- Computer Programming 1,
- Computer Programming 2,
- Object Oriented Programming,
- Game Development, and
- Web Development 1
SY22-23 – Web Development 2
SY23-24 – Web Development Capstone

Computer Science Leadership
Title	Name	Email
Computer Science Lead	Jennifer Samples	jennifer.samples@morgansd.org
Superintendent/Director	Doug Jacobs	djacobs@morgansd.org
CTE Director	Robert Kilmer	rkilmer@morgansd.org
Curriculum Director	N/A
Technology Director	Terry Allen	tallen@morgansd.org
Business Administrator	Scott McMillan	smcmillan@morgansd.org
High School Teacher Leader	Matt Stokes	matt.stokes@morgansd.org
Middle School Teacher Leader	Adam Christensen	achristensen@morgansd.org
Middle School Teacher Leader	Jonathan Cox	jonathan.cox@morgansd.org
Elementary School Teacher Leader	Rachel Love	rlove@morgansd.org
Elementary School Teacher Leader	Maria Hansen	maria.hansen@morgansd.org
Elementary School Teacher Leader	Tara Hammer	thammer@morgansd.org
School Board Member	Ron Blunck	rblunck@morgansd.org
Comprehensive Guidance Counselor	KyLee Rock	kylee.rock@morgansd.org
Community Council Representative
Higher Education Partner: Weber State University - (Network Management Technology Instructor at the School of Computing)	A.J. Hepler	ajhepler@weber.edu
Industry Partner: Silicon Slopes	John Bowers	john@siliconslopes.com

District	Campus	Directory
	CAMPUS

Computer Science Education. K-12.

CS Plan

First Day of School

Computer Science Links

Computer Science Education. K-12.

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