Learn to make music with faces when certain keys on a keyboard are pressed. This activity introduces triggering algorithms with specific keyboard events.
Read MoreFort Washakie, Fremont County School District #38, and Wyoming Indian Schools, are partnering to develop a curriculum that integrates Computer Science education standards with Indian Education for All standards. The project goal is to increase teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching computer science standards and increase pedagogical and content knowledge. This is a partnership with American Institutes for Research, the WY Department of Education, and the nonprofit BootUp and funded by the National Science Foundation’s CSforAll RPP. Project members and representatives from schools will share how their teams are developing, piloting, and refining curriculum units that integrate computer science with Indian Education for All standards in their unique school communities. We’ll discuss our process as well as hear from educators about successes and challenges so far.
Read MoreThis session briefly explores some of the ways people create music through computer science practices, then explores creating a hip version of Hot Cross Buns in Sonic Pi.
Read MoreThis session explores music technology, video games, and computer science through three intersecting questions: 1) How can technology be combined, modified, or created for new ways of making music? 2) When is music? 3) When (and what) is a musical instrument?
Read MoreWith many schools across the country teaching remotely, there is a need for free resources that enable kids to learn how to use Scratch through self-paced, interest-driven projects. This session explores hundreds of free resources that you can begin using with remote or in-person classes today. In particular, this session will explore free video and visual walkthroughs for developing a project in Scratch, project extensions, debugging exercises, remixing practices, reverse engineering practices, and lesson plans.
Read MoreThe Wyoming Department of Education, in collaboration with American Institutes for Research, three Wyoming school districts on the Wind River Reservation, and BootUp PD are writing, piloting, and refining a curriculum that integrates computer science with the WY Indian Education for All social studies standards in culturally relevant ways. Representatives from the districts will share their approach, an update on the project, and lessons learned.
Read MoreDiscussions around the digital divide often revolve around inequalities related to a lack of access to technology; however, access alone does not create equitable learning experiences. This session unpacks some of the (un)intentionally engineered inequities in technology and encourages a rethinking of how we engage with technology.
Read MoreAlthough some popular musicians engage in computer science practices for music-related purposes, such engagement is seldom discussed within music education or CS education discourse. This session begins with an exploration of hardware practices popular musicians use to modify, design, or build electronic devices for their music. I then introduce coding practices to create and modify music software, as well as to compose and perform with code. The session concludes with a discussion that unpacks potential implications and considerations for educators interested in the intersections of popular musicianship and CS practices.
Read MoreIn many states across the United States, districts are just beginning to implement elementary coding and computer science education initiatives; however, teachers and administrators are often unsure how to get started. While high school CS is often guided by AP or dual enrollment criteria, elementary educators are often asked to implement CS standards without guidance on how to do so or what elementary CS education could look like. This birds of a feather session provides a space for elementary educators and administrators to ask questions and share tips and tools for getting started with computer science. As a veteran educator who switched over to coding and makerspace classes from another content area, I know what it's like to feel uncertain about how to get started with CS education. My role in this session is to facilitate discussion, ask questions, and guide attendees toward a multitude of platforms, resources, and approaches to assist them in getting started with elementary CS education.
Read MoreAbsolute beginners are invited to experience a differentiated physical computing and computer science classroom that meets learners where they are. Utilizing Scratch and micro:bits, participants will self-select into interest based groups to begin creating a project that deepens their own understanding of physical computing and computer science education.
Read MoreAbsolute beginners are invited to experience a differentiated physical computing and computer science classroom that meets learners where they are. Utilizing micro:bits with MakeCode, participants will self-select into interest-based groups to begin creating projects that deepen their own understanding of physical computing and CS education.
Read MoreThis presentation begins with an introduction to various approaches of project-based learning with Scratch; for example, backwards, inquiry-based, and emergent project designs. The second portion of this session is an interactive exploration of free Scratch project examples and resources I have developed.
The purpose of this session is twofold: a) provide an introduction to different types of project-based learning (e.g., backwards, inquiry-based, and emergent design) and how they lie on the project continuum (i.e., fixed, flexible, or open), and b) to give time to allow attendees to explore the free project-based resources I have created for Scratch. Everyone will walk away with dozens of lesson plans and resources to get them started with project-based learning with Scratch.
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