For Teachers
At HER Academy, we believe the best teachers are subject-matter experts, so that’s what we prepare you to be.
At HER Academy, we believe the best teachers are subject-matter experts, so that's what we prepare you to be.
Join our TEAM
We’re rebuilding the technology pipeline from the ground up, instilling leadership skills such as problem-solving, risk-taking, and collaboration. You’re the key.
HER Academy’s Teachers Empower Agile Minds (TEAM) Initiative equips teachers from all disciplinary backgrounds to incorporate project-based social and emotional learning into their classrooms.
Specialized trainings to build the CS TEAM Across the Curriculum are also available for teachers who are interested in incorporating computer science as an interdisciplinary element in English, History, Art, Math, Science, Physical Education, and other classes.
Start Today
Train to teach HER Academy's middle school curriculum or to incorporate computer science concepts and skills into other disciplines along with project-based social and emotional learning. You'll learn and practice teaching leadership skills such as problem-solving, risk-taking, and collaboration, along with web design; block- and text-based coding; robotics; principles of accessibility; unconscious bias; user experience; and how to build a simple web-based app. No computer science experience required.
Become a change-maker
- Session 1 meets 6/4, 6/18, and 7/2, 9am-3pm
- Session 2 meets 7/9, 7/23, and 8/6, 9am-3pm
- Session 3 meets 8/14, 8/15, and 8/28, 9am-3pm
- Session 4 meets 9/15, 9/16, 9/29, 9/30, 10/13, 10/14, 6pm-8:30pm
- Session 5 meets 10/2, 10/3, and 10/16, 9am-3pm
Workshop existing lessons
- Session 1 meets 7/21 and 7/22, 9am-3pm
- Session 2 meets 10/23 and 10/24, 9am-3pm
Scholarship Opportunity
Thanks to a Community Action Grant from Facebook’s New Albany Data Center, teachers in Franklin and Licking counties in Ohio can apply for scholarships to take HER Academy’s 2021 TEAM Trainings at no cost to their school district.
How our TEAM training* works
Our comprehensive three-part training empowers any teacher to become a computer scientist and to teach and adapt HER Academy’s computer science curriculum to their students’ needs. When you get in the classroom, you quickly become the expert on your students. We equip you with the confidence, subject-matter expertise, and ongoing community of support to meet those students where they’re at and give them what they need.
*This description applies to our full TEAM training to teach CS classes.
On your own
Before each of the three live cohort trainings, you will
- Watch 5-8 video lectures (transcripts available).
- Complete exercises.
- Meet virtually one-on-one with your instructor to address individual questions and prep a short lesson for other teachers in your training cohort.
With your cohort
During each of the three live cohort trainings, you will
- Discuss content and pedagogy with your instructors and peers.
- Engage in hands-on workshops to reinforce technical skills and knowledge.
- Teach a short lesson from the curriculum to your peers to build confidence in subject-matter expertise.
“Live” trainings may be virtual, in-person, or hybrid as we navigate the global COVID-19 public health crisis.
In the classroom
During the school year, you’ll continue to
- Access HER Academy instructor support for your first year of teaching the curriculum via email, phone, and weekly virtual office hours.
- Share your successes and challenges with your peer group through our private Slack channel for HER Academy teachers.