Monday, July 26 |
8:00-9:00
Gates Hillman 5th Floor |
Registration |
8:00-9:00
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Breakfast |
9:00-9:30
Gates Hillman 6115 |
Surveys, Welcome - Tom Cortina and Randy Bryant |
9:30-11:00
Gates Hillman 6115 |
Computer Science Unplugged - Tom Cortina
Can you teach computer science principles without a computer? Yes, you can if you use the activities from the Computer Science Unplugged book. These hands-on, fun activities are designed to illustrate fundamental principles of data representation, compression, sorting, parallel processing and algorithms for kids and adults. We will show you how easy it is to use some of these activities in your classroom.
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11:00-11:30
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Break/Discussion |
11:30-12:30
Gates Hillman 6115 |
Keynote: CS4HS in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
In this session, four projects will be highlighted from Google's CS4HS support in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Teachers will see how CS education differs between EMEA and the United States. |
12:30-1:30
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Lunch |
1:30-3:00
Gates Hillman 6115 |
Privacy - Lorrie Cranor
In this session we will discuss fun ways to teach students about privacy issues and raise their awareness of the privacy implications of their online behavior. We'll talk about ways to protect personal privacy and privacy issues that technology designers should consider when developing new technology. |
3:00-3:30
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Break/Discussion |
3:30-5:00
Gates Hillman 6115 |
Principles of Computation - Tom Cortina
It's surprising to learn there are some problems that computers can't solve no matter how powerful they are. Of the problems computers can solve, can they solve them all quickly? How can we tell? In this session, we will examine some interesting computational problems and see why computers will need millions of years to solve them or will not be able to solve them at all. |
5:00-6:00
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Dinner - Pizza Night! |
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| Tuesday, July 27 |
8:00-9:00
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Breakfast |
9:00-10:30
Gates Hillman 6115 |
Computational Linguistics - Lori Levin
The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad introduces students to computer science through the subject matter of human languages and natural language processing by computers. You will get presentations and reading material that you can use at your school to introduce linguistics and computational linguistics. We will also solve some NACLO problems in small groups.
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10:30-11:00
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Break/Discussion |
11:00-12:30
Gates Hillman 6115 |
Robots in the Classroom - Tom Lauwers
In this hands-on workshop session you will be introduced to the Finch, a new robot that opens up a number of potentially exciting and motivating assignments. During the session you will be shown how to program the Finch and challenged to both solve existing assignments and brainstorm new ones. The Finch is a product of the CREATE lab at Carnegie Mellon and will be released for sale within six months.
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12:30-1:30
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Lunch |
1:30-3:00
Gates Hillman 5205 |
Computer Music - Roger Dannenberg
In this hands-on workshop session you will learn how to program music on the computer using Nyquist, developed by Roger Dannenberg at Carnegie Mellon University. You will see how to illustrate algorithmic thinking to compose simple musical structures and see how you can get your students excited about programming through music.
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3:00-3:30
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Break/Discussion |
3:30-4:00
Collaborative Innovation Center |
Tour of Google Pittsburgh |
4:00-5:00
Collaborative Innovation Center |
Careers in CS - Google
In this session, a panel of Google engineers will tell you what it's like to work for Google and what preparation students need to study computer science in college and pursue a career in computing. The session will include time for Q&A.
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5:00-6:00
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Dinner - Fajita Night |
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| Wednesday, July 28 |
8:00-9:00
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Breakfast |
9:00-10:00
Gates Hillman 6115 |
CS Roadshows - Carol Frieze and SCS Students: Jana Dieser, Gabi Marcu, and Ed McFowland
In this session we will focus on one very special outreach strategy: Computer Science Roadshows. Graduate students from the School of Computer Science will demonstrate the Roadshow we have developed for K-12 children and invite YOU to take part! |
10:00-12:00
Gates Hillman 5201 & 5205 |
Workshop Exercise
We will break into small groups to come up with answers for some important problems concerning computer science education at the high school level. Groups will present their findings in the afternoon. |
12:00-1:00
Gates Hillman 6121 |
Lunch |
1:00-2:30
Gates Hillman 5222 |
Teacher Presentations |
2:30-3:30
Gates Hillman 5222 |
Changing the View of CS in HS: A Group Discussion - Tom Cortina & Carol Frieze
Tom & Carol will lead an open town-hall style meeting where we can discuss what issues teachers face when teaching CS in high schools and share strategies on how we can go about making a change for the better.
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3:30-4:00
Gates Hillman 5222 |
Surveys, Prizes |
