WeTeach_CS Summit 2019: Full Schedule

Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center – Georgetown, TX

9:45am CDT

Women in Computer Science - A Panel of High School, Higher Education and Career Trailblazers (Panel)

We’ve read the research, we’ve heard about the missing figures, but what do we really know about the current landscape for women in computer science and computer science education? Representing the full continuum of CS from high school to career, panelists will share about the spark that led them to pursue CS and outline real actions that CS advocates and educators can take to ensure that more women have the opportunity to make waves in CS and computing.

Moderators

Sarah Dunton

ECEP Alliance Director, ECEP Alliance

Talk to me about: Building networks to sustain state broadening participation in CS efforts; Diversity in computing; Data & landscape reports; ECEP & the NSF BPC Alliance work

Presenters

Tasha Janicek

Teacher, Nixon-Smiley Middle School

Kyla Guru

Founder/CEO, Bits N' Bytes Cybersecurity

Kyla has always dreamed of being an influential figure in the field of STEM while inspiring others to do the same. Starting her tech-journey at the age of 7 by learning Scratch, Web Design, and Lego Mindstorms, Kyla instantly grew a curiosity to explore the possibilities with technology... Read More →

Patti Ordóñez

Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras

I am an Associate Professor in the Computer Science faculty at the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras and thereby fulfilling two lifelong and one unexpected midlife dreams - living in a Spanish speaking country, having the opportunity to make a greater difference in the world, and becoming a professor. My research interests are in applying machine learning, data mining, and visualization... Read More →

Crystal Riley

Software Engineer, Google

Sally Lemkemeier

Recent CS Graduate, CS Education Researcher, Princeton University

Sally has researched Computer Science Education extensively while earning her CS degree. She is especially interested in making CS more accessible to women and minority groups, and increasing exposure to CS in rural and low-income schools. She has written two papers with the help... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
C/D

K-12, Help teachers build a CS program in their school (equity/curriculum/course sequence/policy)

Company ECEP Alliance
URL https://ecepalliance.org/
Email sdunton@mghpcc.org
Job Title Director

1:30pm CDT

Growing Teacher Advocacy Leaders

Are you curious about expanding your role as a advocate for computer science education? Come to this session to learn about local and national opportunities to better understand and speak out about expanding CS education. Your knowledge, experience, and expertise can drive the CS for All movement.

Presenters

Ryan Torbey

Project Specialist, Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)

rtorbey@tacc.utexas.eduRyan Torbey is a computer science education advocate and former technology teacher. He is employed at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) as a Project Specialist as he pursues his PhD in STEM Education at the University of Texas. His research focuses... Read More →

Sarah Dunton

ECEP Alliance Director, ECEP Alliance

Talk to me about: Building networks to sustain state broadening participation in CS efforts; Diversity in computing; Data & landscape reports; ECEP & the NSF BPC Alliance work

Tuesday June 18, 2019 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
TAYLOR

Leadership, Help teachers build a CS program in their school (equity/curriculum/course sequence/policy)

Company ECEP Alliance
URL https://ecepalliance.org/
Email sdunton@mghpcc.org
Job Title Director