BCP 101: Computational Pedagogy for STEM Educators - Professional development workshop

Cassandra Olivas, Maximos Chin, and C. Titus Brown

Contact: clolivas@ucdavis.edu, mzchin@ucdavis.edu, and ctbrown@ucdavis.edu.

Develop the computational skills needed to analyze real datasets and learn the pedagogical strategies to integrate these approaches into the classroom.

Workshop Overview

BCP 101 is a free professional development workshop designed for secondary educators who want to integrate data analysis, visualization, and reproducible research practices into their classrooms. Participants begin with a week focused on building foundational computational skills for classroom application. The program is followed by optional virtual sessions that provide continued support for educators who wish to deepen their skills, experiment with tools, or develop their own curriculum projects. Through hands-on coding, collaborative module development, and guided instruction, teachers gain practical experience with tools such as R, bash, Git/GitHub, and workflow managers — and leave prepared to bring authentic data into inquiry-based lessons