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Computer Science
Computer Science Workshops
and Conferences
This list includes AP
Computer Science workshops as well as general Computer Science
workshops. These Computer Science workshops cover a broad
range of topics and accommodate Computer Science teachers of all levels.
TCEA State Convention - February 08-12, 2010
Austin Convention Center - Austin, TX
Session Title: Using Games and Graphics to Teach Computer
Science
Session Type: 90 minute
Date: 2/10/2010
Time: 8:00 - 9:30
Overview - This Computer Science workshop will demonstrate ways to use
Graphics and Games to help recruit students, excite students, and build
a CS program.
Session Title: Using Scratch to Teach Computer Science
Session Type: 90 minute
Date: 2/10/2010
Time: 12:00 - 1:30
Overview - This Computer Science workshop will demonstrate ways to use
Graphics and Games to help recruit students, excite students, and build
a CS program.
Session Title: Using Alice to Teach Computer Science
Session Type: 90 minute
Date: 2/11/2010
Time: 8:00
Overview - This Computer Science workshop will demonstrate ways to use
Graphics and Games to help recruit students, excite students, and build
a CS program.
Session Title: Using Python to Teach Computer Science
Session Type: 90 minute
Date: 2/11/2010
Time: 1:00
Overview - This Computer Science workshop will demonstrate ways to use
Graphics and Games to help recruit students, excite students, and build
a CS program.
AP Computer Science
Summer Institute - June 21-24, 2010
Region IV Service Center - Houston, TX
This AP
Computer Science Summer Institute will cover all AP Computer Science
topics, including ArrayList, Inheritance, Abstract Classes, Interfaces,
Sorting, Searching, and the AP Computer Science GridWorld Case Study.
The GridWorld Case Study works best when used throughout the year and
this workshop will demonstrate ways to do that effectively.
GridWorld can be used to enhance the teaching of AP CS
topics and it can be used to effectively introduce and demonstrate many
topics visually. All participants will be asked to solve problems and
write code all week – this will be a hands-on
institute. GridWorld is a great platform for game creation
and several GridWorld games will be demonstrated and explained.
This Computer Science workshop will also focus on the
elements essential to building a successful Computer Science program;
such as, explaining why Computer Science is important to all students,
making Computer Science attractive to all students, using tools that to
help attract students and help them learn, like Scratch, Alice,
and Jeroo, and using different approaches to teach Computer Science.
Cell phone
programming, including IPhone programming, and Lego  NXT
Robotics programming will also be discussed. These topics are
tons of fun and very interesting, but more costly to put into place.
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I will conduct Computer
Science workshops for schools and school districts upon request. I can
conduct half-day, full-day, and multi-day Computer Science workshops
that can cover any AP Computer Science, UIL Computer Science, TCEA,
and/or other general Computer Science topic or topics. If you are in
need of Computer Science staff development, please send me an email
stating the date and time and I will check my schedule.
If you have questions or
comments, please send me an email at stacey.armstrong@apluscompsci.com
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