Computer Science for High Schools @ Marquette University
(CS4HS @ MU)
Summer Workshop
July 29, 2013 - July 31, 2013
Agenda
Time | Activity | Location | Leader(s) |
Sunday, July 28 | |||
3:00pm- |
Check-in For those staying on campus, check-in at Straz Tower any time after 3pm on Sunday. See "Getting Here" link above. | Straz | |
Monday, July 29 | |||
7:30am-8:30am |
Breakfast Those checked-in to Straz Tower may gather in the lobby at 7:25am to go over to Cobeen together. Those driving in should register at Cudahy Hall before joining us for breakfast at Cobeen Hall. | Cobeen | |
7:30am-8:45am |
Registration For those commuting to campus, please register here in the morning. See "Getting Here " link above. | CU Atrium | |
8:45am-9:00am | Pre-Survey | CU 001 | |
9:00am-9:45am | Welcome and Introductions | CU 001 | |
9:45am-10:45am |
Problem-Based Learning What are Inquiry- and Problem-Based Learning? What are the hallmarks of this pedagogical approach in Computer Science? | CU 001 |
Heather Bort Marquette University |
10:45am-11:00am | Break | ||
11:00am-12:30pm |
Session 2: Exploring Computer Science - Model Lesson and Debrief
A demonstration of the highly interactive ECS professional development model. | CU 401 |
Baker Franke University of Chicago Lab Schools |
12:30pm-1:15pm | Lunch | Cobeen | |
1:15pm-3:00pm |
Session 3: Exploring Computer Science - Lesson Planning, Presentation 1, Debrief Participants prepare, present, and reflect upon an ECS lesson. | CU 401 |
Baker Franke University of Chicago Lab Schools |
3:00pm-3:15pm | Break | ||
3:15pm-4:30pm |
Session 4: Exploring Computer Science - Presentation 2, Debrief, Evaluation
Participants present and reflect upon a second ECS lesson. | CU 401 |
Baker Franke University of Chicago Lab Schools |
5:00pm-6:00pm | Dinner | Cobeen | |
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Session 5: Advocating for Computer Science Be the source of effective change in your building, your district, or the state. | CU 401 |
Joe Kmoch Milwaukee Public Schools (retired) |
7:00pm-8:00pm |
Session 6: Advocacy Planning / Open Laboratory A time to reflect and digest; space to work on an advocacy or lesson plan appropriate to your discipline with access to the tools, peers, and instructors of the day. |
CU 145 CU 401 Atrium | |
8:00pm |
Daily Evaluation "Assessment is next to Godliness." | CU 145 | |
Tuesday, July 30 | |||
7:30am-8:15am | Breakfast | Cobeen | |
8:15am-10:15am |
Session 7A: Scratch
An introduction to a visual programming tool that allows students to quickly create their own interactive stories, music and games. | CU 412 |
Andy Kuemmel Madison West High School |
Session 7B: Python
An introduction to the popular introductory programming language | CU 145 |
Dennis Brylow Marquette University |
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10:15am-10:30am | Break | ||
10:30am-12:30pm |
Session 8A: App Inventor
Once your students attain proficiency in Scratch, they are ready to develop Android apps using a similar interface! This session will show the power of App Inventor through a brief introduction, hands-on explorations, and a summary of the resources available to you and your students. To maximize your exploration time, please install and test App Inventor by following the instructions at this site: http://appinventor.mit. edu/explore/setup-mit-app-inventor.html . To minimize complexity, your explorations will use the emulator only. At the end of the session, we will show you various ways to load the apps to a physical phone. | CU 412 |
Bob Juranitch University School of Milwaukee |
Session 8B: Raspberry Pi
An introduction to the inexpensive embedded education platform. | CU 145 |
Various Marquette University |
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12:30pm-1:15pm | Lunch | Cobeen | |
1:15pm-2:30pm |
Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium More than 50 students from colleges and universities around the country present the results of intensive 8- and 10-week research programs in mathematics, computer science, biology, and other fields. | Atrium | |
2:30pm-4:30pm |
Session 9A: Cryptography
An introduction to the computer science and mathematics of secure communication. | CU 412 |
Jim Early State University of New York - Oswego |
Session 9B: Mapping Standards to Computer Science
How do computer science courses map to national curriculum standards? | CU 145 |
Joe Kmoch Milwaukee Public Schools (retired) Dave Thomas DPI |
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5:00pm-6:00pm | Banquet | AMU 163 | |
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Session 10A: Git: The "Stupid Content Tracker" Behind the Modern Open Source Movement Come learn about Git, the beloved Distributed Version Control System (DVCS)! We'll talk about core concepts in version control, demo how developers use Git in day-to-day life, and discuss several ways in which Git has been transforming the world. | CU 412 |
Paul Hinze
Instructure.com |
Session 10B: Computational Thinking Beyond STEM Computational Thinking in courses outside of the traditional STEM areas. | CU 401 |
Heather Bort
Marquette University |
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7:00pm-8:00pm |
Session 11: Advocacy Planning / Open Laboratory A time to reflect and digest; space to work on an advocacy or lesson plan appropriate to your discipline with access to the tools, peers, and instructors of the day. |
CU 145 CU 401 Atrium | |
8:00pm | Daily Evaluation | CU 145 | |
Wednesday, July 31 | |||
7:30am-8:15am | Breakfast | Cobeen | |
8:15am-9:30am |
Session 12: Forward! State of the State
Reports on progress on a variety of fronts across the state: AP CSP, PLTW, AP CS A and CE21. | CU 001 | Various |
9:30am-10:15am |
Session 13: Sharing Advocacy Plans
Teams report back action plans to group; time for discussion of shared road blocks. | CU 001 | Participants |
10:15am-10:30am | Break | ||
10:30am-11:30am | Session 13: continued | CU 001 | Participants |
11:30am-12:30pm | Session 14: Lightning
Session Time for participants to share a favorite tool, assignment, or lesson plan with the group. | CU 001 | |
12:30pm-1:15pm | Lunch | Cobeen | |
1:15pm-2:30pm |
Session 15: Careers Panel A panel discussion featuring current practitioners on the topic of career paths in computational fields. | CU 001 |
Tom Kaczmarek Marquette University |
2:30pm-3:00pm |
Closing Session and Final Evaluations
| CU 001 |
Cobeen = Cobeen Dining Hall, 729 North 11th Street
CU = Cudahy Hall, 1313 West Wisconsin Avenue
AMU = Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 West Wisconsin Avenue
Straz = David A Straz, Jr. Tower, 915 West Wisconsin Avenue