Brandon Petcaugh

Contact Information
bpetcaugh@cairn.edu

Certifications:

• Pennsylvania Instructional II Certification (Pending, September 2017)
• Pennsylvania Instructional I: K-12 Technology Education, July 2015.
• Project Lead the Way. AP Computer Science Principles (Computer Science Pathway), June 2015.
• Project Lead the Way. K-5 Lead Teacher (Launch Program), June 2015.
• Project Lead the Way. Automation and Robotics (Gateway Program), June 2014.
• NXT-G Programming Instructor Certification, August 2012.
• Pennsylvania Instructional I: 7-12 Mathematics, Summer 2010.
• ACSI Standard 7-12 Mathematics, Summer 2010.

Presentations:

• “From Python to Java: Challenges and Pitfalls,” Project Lead the Way National Summit, October 2017.
• “Launch: Teaching Engineering and Computer Science in Grades K to 5.” PA PLTW East Annual Conference. Reading Area Community College, November 2016.
• Emphasizing the “E” in STEM: Integrated Approaches to K-12 Engineering Education Conference. University of Delaware, January 2016.
• Eastern PA Project Lead the Way Conference. Wilson High School, November 2016.

Teaching at Cairn since 2016