The BPC/NCWIT K-12 Outreach Workshop took place June 10-12, 2009, at the Sheraton Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia.
This intimate workshop gave BPC grant PIs and others working in both formal and informal K-12 computing education and outreach an opportunity to network, share promising practices, and discover effective strategies for broadening participation in computing. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Download a PDF of the Event Agenda
Click the links for copies of the presentations:
Keynote Presentations
"Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit - Engaging Underserved Youth"
Eric Schwarz, President & CEO of Citizen Schools
Citizen Schools extends the school day for 4,400 low-income students in seven states by engaging citizen-teachers in after school programming.
"CS Unplugged - Unplug Your Curriculum"
Dr. Tim Bell, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury
with Dr. Tom Cortina, Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Bell’s Computer Science Unplugged is a project that teaches principles
of computer science without using computers. It can be used in conjunction
with computer courses, in classrooms, and in situations where access to
computers is limited. Dr. Bell and Dr. Cortina will demonstrate several
activities as part of the keynote presentation.
Panel Discussion and Networking Lunch
"Leveraging Existing Networks"
Learn how to leverage existing youth program networks to effectively scale your outreach efforts. Network with representatives from the Girl Scouts, 4-H, Citizen Schools, Girls Inc., Boys & Girls Club, and MESA.
Breakout Sessions
- Creating High Quality Resources
Dr. Joanne Cohoon, NCWIT Senior Research Scientist - Working with Diverse Communities (see links for presentations)
Paula Shelton, Maryland MESA
Susan Cippoletti, Rural Outreach - Challenge & Change
Kathy Benedetti, Salish Kootenai College
Dr. Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University
Dr. Stephanie Ludi, Rochester Institute of Technology (no slides)
Dr. Richard Alo, Univeristy of Houston Downtown - Working with Curriculum, Schools & School Districts (notes from this session)
Lynn Nolan, ISTE
Susan Crowe, Milton High School
Dr. Youwen Ouyang, CA State University San Marcos
Dr. Ursula Wolz, The College of New Jersey
Laura Fay, Fisher Middle School - CS Outreach Using Virtual Worlds
Dr. Margaret Corbit, WITS
Claudia L'Amoreaux, Linden Lab (Second Life) - Robotics Programs for CS Outreach
Steve Goodgame, KISS Institute for Practical Robotics
Dr. Elizabeth Sklar, CUNY Brooklyn College
Dr. Chutima Boonthum, Hampton University - Introducing Programming
Lissa Snowdon, Girl Scouts of Atlanta
Susan Crowe, Milton High School
Dr. Ursula Wolz, The College of New Jersey
- Effectively Evaluating Your Programs and Resources
Dr. Wendy DuBow, NCWIT Research Staff
Project Demos
- MC2 - Dr. Karen Davis lead a demonstration of fun, hands-on activities that utilize a variety of common materials. The activities were developed by undergraduate computing and engineering students and they do not require a computer.
- STARS Alliance - Dr. Helen Chen and STARS students from Johnson C Smith University lead a short interactive activity using Alice. Click here for a paper on Storytelling Alice. or to download.
- RoboCupJunior - Dr. Elizabeth Sklar demonstrated soccer playing, rescue and dancing robots.
- Botball - Steve Goodgame from the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics enabled participants to build, test and take home the BYO-Bot, a behavior-based mechanically reprogrammable bot that fits in the palm of your hand.
Please direct questions to Ruthe Farmer.
