Join us for 3 days of exciting professional development!
Participants will have the opportunity to choose from one of several computing and AI workshops that best align to your experience and professional learning goals. Along with the workshops, there will be whole group events for participants to connect with other educators and organizations working to expanding computing and AI education across the state.
Dates: August 4-6, 2026
Location: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Cost: $100 (includes one year of CSTA membership)
Empower{MN:CS} Workshops
Empower{MN:CS} aims to offer a variety of workshops that support educators in learning about and teaching computing to their students. We're excited to offer the following in August 2026:
- Introduction to Computer Science & Computational Thinking
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Experience CS
- CS Integration with Physical Computing
- Telling Stories with Data
- Cybersecurity Standards & Curricula
- AI in CS Education
