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WeTeach_CS Summit 2019

Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center – Georgetown, TX

8:00am CDT

Registration FoyerAmy Carrell

10:00am CDT

The Impact of Teacher Externships on the Classroom Experience (Middle/High School) A/BAnnette Duvall • Markeba Warfield • Melissa Porter Planning and Implementing a Coherent, Sustainable PreK - 12 Computer Science Continuum (Panel) AMESProject Lead The Way • Susan Jones • Kirsten Prud'Homme Resources for Implementing CS into the Classroom, Elem through HS GRandle Moore Sphero Your Escape by Solving Equations! HValerie Blackburn • Lisa Richardson Coding in Grades K through 2 with Scratch Jr. BELFORTRyan Torbey Build It, and They Will Come: Learn How IBM Volunteers Built #IBMCyberDay4Girls TAYLORBrittany Barnes • Ann Graham Building Computational Thinking Classrooms KAllen Antoine • Matthew Cushing KIPR Drone Challenge Program - Learning Python Using Autonomous Drones JAshley Borgerding WeTeach_CyberSecurity, The New CS Pathway C/DTommy Gober • John F Owen • John B Owen

11:00am CDT

11:30am CDT

Lunch / Opening Session and Speaker: Kyla Guru - Tales of a Teenage Security Supergirl BallroomCarol L. Fletcher, Ph.D. • Kyla Guru

1:00pm CDT

1:15pm CDT

HHS Presents: Secure Your Mask Before Helping Others: Hacks for Security on Your Devices GKim Truett The World of eSports: Not Quite Computer Science But Still Tons of Fun! JAaron Schmidlkofer • Henry Vo Space Wants You! Career Exploration (High School) A/BSusana Ramirez • Jessica Settle • Roxana Jimenez • Sabrina Ewald • Margaret Baguio Create a Blended Learning Classroom KJackie Burniske Resourcepalooza - Engaging K-5 with Computational Thinking and Computer Science BELFORTAllen Antoine • Matthew Cushing Building the Computational Mindset in STEM Education to Scale Computer Science For All (Panel) AMESJoseph Kmoch • Sylvia Wood • John B Owen • Karen North Connecting Inequalities, Motion, and Code C/DJudy Hicks • Curtis Brown CS, ELL and ELA: Si! Podemos! HLorelei Cummings Using Design Thinking to Develop Video Game Elements TAYLOREdgardo Irizarry

2:15pm CDT

2:30pm CDT

Girls Go CyberStart and Innovative Approaches to Cybersecurity Education TAYLORMorgan Floyd Roscoe Collegiate ISD Externship Program Bridging Between Industry and the Classroom (Middle/High School) A/BDan Boren • Heather Ward • Cynthia Black Build Your CS Skills with the Express Course from Code.org JSusan F. Reeves CompSci for the Culture (Panel) AMESPaula Harris • Shaina Glass • Della Cooper-Benavides • Allen Antoine • Matthew Cushing Stepping into Block Programming: Using micro:bits for Math Class BELFORTSarah Horvath Coding, Camps, and Clubs HDebi Pfitzenmaier Hands on Python Coding with CodeBots and micro:bits! KDavid Ewing Java for Beginners - Tools and Resources GSylvia Wood Utilizing the NICERC Cyber Range C/DTommy Gober

3:30pm CDT

3:45pm CDT

Student Playground and Sweet Treats BallroomTexas students and their sponsors • Ryan Torbey

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Ballroom

8:30am CDT

Plenary Session: Dan Garcia - Achieving CSforALL through the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) BallroomDan Garcia

9:30am CDT

9:45am CDT

You're Certified. Now What? Team Teaching with TEALS Volunteers! (Panel) HKris Maniscalco • Becky McCully • Tonya Davis • Robert Carmichael Externships and Their Benefits (High School) A/BMarco Pizana Women in Computer Science - A Panel of High School, Higher Education and Career Trailblazers (Panel) C/DSarah Dunton • Tasha Janicek • Kyla Guru • Patti Ordóñez • Crystal Riley • Sally Lemkemeier Introduction to Programming with MIT’s Scratch TAYLORRyan Torbey Apply the 5E Model to Computer Science Classes BELFORTLaura Harlow Bootstrap! Video Game Design for Success in Algebra KAllen Antoine Introduction to Python JDavid Ruf NICERC Cyber Pathways AMESTommy Gober PLTW Cybersecurity GSusan Jones • Project Lead The Way

10:45am CDT

11:00am CDT

Computer Networking Cybersecurity Learning Labs on Jupyter Notebooks GDeniz Gurkan Discrete Math: Activities You Can Use in Your Classroom KCharity Riley-Rose "Please, Sir, Can I Have Some More?": Forging More Genuine Industry Partnerships (High School) A/BMatt Stephenson #PlanAJam: Hosting a Community Code Jam at Your School C/DDebi Pfitzenmaier 100Kin10 Listening Session TAYLORGianna Colson Brain-Based Computer Science Pedagogy Limits Screen Time to Maximize Learning in Grades K-8 BELFORTAllen Selis A Guide to Robotics Competition Success HJames Jobe COMPUTER SCIENCE IN THE REAL WORLD: What Skills do Employers Really Want? (Panel) AMESMichelle Sedberry • John F Owen • Anna Swinney • Tom Kyle Making Games and Learning CS with GameSalad JTan Tran

12:00pm CDT

12:15pm CDT

Lunch / WeTeach_CS Change Maker and Mini-Grant Awards BallroomCarol L. Fletcher, Ph.D. • Amy Carrell

1:15pm CDT

1:30pm CDT

Region 16 and the Externship Experience (Middle/High School) A/BRyan Gray • Kyle Vannoy Build a Cybersecurity Escape Room GDebi Pfitzenmaier Integrating Computational Thinking into ELA, Science, and Math BELFORTChuck Gardner • Sheryl Roehl Growing Teacher Advocacy Leaders TAYLORRyan Torbey • Sarah Dunton Google CS First C/DSusan F. Reeves • Gianna Colson Ignite My Future & goIT: Computational & Design Thinking Resources HHillary McDonald • Serene Gallegos Creating Robust CS Programs to Attract Students AMESChris Yust Foundations of Computer Science for Teachers KJohn B Owen Texas Funding, Strategic Planning and an Equity Focus to Grow CS in your School or District JCarol Ramsey

2:30pm CDT

2:45pm CDT

Computer Science Pedagogy: WeTeach_CS for HS JSally Lemkemeier • John B Owen Ready! Set! Launch! (Middle/High School) A/BSandra Geisbush Conquering CS with Autonomous Robots! HAshley Borgerding • Carol Goodgame Sphero Your Escape by Solving Equations! TAYLORValerie Blackburn • Lisa Richardson Folding is a 2nd Grade TEKS: Integrating Core Content and CS Concepts BELFORTSarah Horvath Male or Majority Group Allies: Helping Create Inclusive & Highly Productive Technology Workplaces (Panel) AMESJohn Kelly • Ruth Kyle • Tom Kyle • Anna Swinney A learning Platform for Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Career Development KJoyce Rigelo CS Toys and CS Tools C/DHenry Vo • Aaron Schmidlkofer Cybersecurity Education - Resources and More! GSylvia Wood

3:45pm CDT

Exhibitor Showcase and Device Petting Zoo AtriumAutoAuto • CompuScholar, Inc. • GameSalad, Inc. • MakeCrate • Museum of Science Boston • National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center • STEM Crafters • UTeach CS Principles / UTeach Professional Development • Texas Instruments • Firia Labs • KISS Institute for Practical Robotics • Greg Rousos • Hacker High School • Tata Consultancy Services • Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS • Project Lead The Way

7:00am CDT

Breakfast Ballroom

8:00am CDT

Plenary Session: Patti Ordóñez - The Importance of Data Science for Puerto Rico Post Hurricane María BallroomPatti Ordóñez TEX2 Convening E (Left side of Ballroom)Michelle Gonzalez • Ellie Goldberg • Alyssa Reinhart • Sonny Quintanilla • Kim Boutwell • Shane Thomas

9:00am CDT

9:15am CDT

Cybersecurity Capture-The-Flag Competitions: The How-To's, Getting Started, and Resources HAaron Schmidlkofer • Henry Vo How to Engage Your School Counselor as an Ally in the Effort to Increase Student Access to Computer Science Education and Careers KSarah Cable • Julie Petrus Resources for Implementing CS into the Classroom, Elem through HS AMESRandle Moore Code.Org CS FUNdamentals JValerie Astorga • Janice Barnett • Gianna Colson Algorithms—Using Simple Manipulatives to Teach Complex Concepts BELFORTDavid Ruf Summer Camps to Build Your Budget and Your club GAngela Jumper

10:15am CDT

10:30am CDT

Hands-On, Minds-On: Teaching Computing and 21st Century Skills through Engineering Design GCheryl Farmer Securing Grants and Funding (Panel) AMESAmy Carrell • Walter Doyle • Debi Pfitzenmaier • Lisa Richardson Introduction to Programming with MIT’s Scratch JRyan Torbey Sprite Lab - Code.org’s Newest Open-Ended Tool! KSusan F. Reeves 3D Printing—Unlocking Student Creativity with Easy and Applicable Lessons BELFORTDavid Ruf WeTeach_CyberSecurity, The New CS Pathway HJohn B Owen • Tommy Gober • John F Owen

11:30am CDT

11:45am CDT

Lunch / Closing Session, DonorsChoose.org and Door Prizes! BallroomCarol L. Fletcher, Ph.D. • Walter Doyle