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Tennessee Tech - Ambareen, Martha Seth - from high school in Florida Bob - from Poconos high school Rebecca Dovi - high school teacher in Richmond - president of csta central VA Rachna - assistant to Joanne Lecia Barker - recruiting Joanne Cohoon Luther - research with Jim Cohoon Teresa - high school Virginia Mel Jurist - UD Jim Cohoon
Ways to entice kids: one logic problem per day or week in teams in class.
tag workshops:
Need to get financing for later workshops:
It is not the goal to teach a new programming language or technical skills.
Speakers - speak to an audience that is interested but may not have undergrad degree in computer science
keynote speaker - what main message to give out? the future of computing and why important to society the speakers do it for free.
set of talking points for the speaker.
could be state it person. not a pr for the university.
ice breaker - use something from Bob. get them engaged. feel comfortable sharing thoughts with each other.
special topic in cs - faculty with good ability to communicate with the teachers. what might you do with the info in terms of assignments or examples in class.
cs unplugged - toward end of day. get up and do one of these as example.
evaluation - applying the ideas from workshop. being successful - enrollments up.
advice: * make as interactive as possible * include a dinner together that highlights something special about location – need to fund. * promote csta - create a chapter. join one.
packet for teachers: * ncwit resources for k-12 - free
resources in print available:
pre-screen videos from csta especially organization is not focused on diversity so may not be sensitive to issues
make connections that it is for them too
hs teachers: not much on how to teach cs well at hs. most prof develop on learning content.
advertise nationally, but select with emphasize regionally.
taft - one set of workshops.
cs ap course - asking business people to teach.
lack of understanding of cs
no endorsement of cs in state certification
Lecia Barker - social scientist, ncwit.
July 25-27 workshop dates.
What does a cs major do? what is their life like?
why girls don't get interested in cs? Cultural belief: disconnect between feminine and technical stereotype threat: hinder performance need interest + expected positive outcome –> achievement activity choices
girls study cs when:
influencers of girls: family, friends, teachers, counselors
Forming messages that appeal to girls:
Examples:
social relevance is important
test messages and images
* recruit friendship groups - athletes * don't depend on self selection * need good math scores to problem solve. be able to reason. * personally extend invitations * ask other teachers * send out letter to students who did well in first third of a course like 106.
Mythbusting - geeks, cubicles, and guys. * maybe do not want to plant the idea by acknowledging it * do you tell them or not about underrepresented in cs? liken cs to other fields where were underrepresented by now have significant percentages - doctors, lawyers,vets,… * bring a friend
track your outcomes
cs 1: * haiku - structured communication. * we are going to do structured communication in this class.
Example: jelly bean in a jar computation
multiple entry points: * cs 106 with prior experience * cs 106 with no prior experience could not get prior experience people to go to their section.
3 75 minutes with labs integrated with classtime.
art exhibition using the graphics library winner gets tshirt with their design
why cs in high school?
cs106 honors - can it be separated by experience?
106 - first day - show joanne's slides on why do cs
106 - each student create a card of what they use cs for in their life
flow chart to talk with hs guidance counselors
posters on these stats - dotdiva.org cs work in every industry
Bob - Japanese reindeer
move only 3 pieces that makes it face the other way. not only one solution.
logic groups/problems - give them skills to succeed.
enjoying the experience in the class - not just programming. groups of 3 working on a logic problem.
106/other cs classes - use logic problem as ice breaker on first day. break up groups by moving around.
106 - haiku poem.
recruiting - invite classes to come into your classes for 5 minutes and show final projects. go to other classes for 5 minutes and show off/recruit.
talk to guidance counselors.
106 - show off final projects from past semesters.
have girls in cs speak at the workshop - what enticed them into the field
Seth - Lake Brantley high school
Seth - I will take care of your kid. mastery learning. Projects. help others in the course. We are going to “Change the world together.” Makes you special. facebook fan page.
take 9th graders.
to keep them - first 2 weeks when can add and drop. other teachers are mean. start with fun stuff.
not read the syllabus or start with hello world.
looking for good students, not students who are going to major in cs