TRC Computer Science Network Jan 15-16, 2015

Agenda

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Resources for New Computer Science Teachers

Kim Garcia

Texas Computer Science (website)

 

Recruiting Women and Minorities in CS and STEM

Tricia Berry

• Exciting Girls (and All Students) about CS and STEM: Messaging, Imagery, & Attitude
• How to Engage Your Kids in STEM Beyond the Classroom
• xGCP and the Million Women Mentors Project
• Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering
• Girls in IT: The Facts
• Why So Few? Women in STEM

TRC/Oracle Academy Professional Development

Carol Fletcher and Tyra Crockett

• TRC Computer Science Network Training Presentation
• Keep Calm and Java On – Summer 2015 Flyer
• Oracle Academy Ask the Experts Series The Oracle Academy Ask the Oracle Experts series provides students and faculty the opportunity to hear directly from Oracle experts on a wide variety of technology-related topics. This page contains everything you need to know about this live webcast series and supporting podcasts.

 

AP CS Principles

Owen Astrachan and Lien Diaz

• CS Principles Website
• AP CS Principles Presentation (PDF)
• Information about the AP CSP course
• Join the AP CSP Pilot Teacher Community
• View the AP Webinar recording on Broadening Participation in Computing

 

UT OnRamps

Megan Parry and Bradley Beth

Dual Enrollment CS Course from UT Austin via OnRamps Thriving in Our Digital World Curriculum

• OnRamps – Homepage and General Information
• Thriving in Our Digital World – Course Information

 

Code.org

Jake Baskin, Phillip Eaglin, and Hal Speed

Presentations and Resources

• Building the Computer Science Pipeline
• Computer Science in Texas High Schools
• District Partnerships
• TEKS+Code Spreadsheet
• Computer Science Course Options for the STEM Endorsement
• Changing Expectations Flyer

TEDx Videos

• Computer Science is for Everyone (Hadi Partovi)
• You Should Learn to Program (Christian Genco)

 

Exploring Computer Science (ESC)