Showcase of Mobile Computer Science Principles (Mobile CSP) Projects

Who should attend? Principals, school counselors, teacher colleagues, participants' friends and family, and anyone interested high school computer science education.

What is the Showcase for Mobile CSP Projects? A dozen Mass. high school teachers will spend 4 weeks this summer designed to prepare them to offer the new Computer Science Principles course in 2016-17. They'll go through the entire yearlong course, make their own mobile apps, and prepare to teach their students. This event, the final afternoon of the program, is part info-sharing, celebrating completion, and showing off the socially-relevant moble apps the teachers created. Join us!

Schedule

11 am - Tour of the Mass. Green High Performance Computing Center (optional)

12 noon - Check-in, lunch, networking (be our guest for lunch)

12:30 pm - Welcome & update on computer science education in Massachusetts

12:50 pm - Overview of Mobile CSP

• What is Mobile CSP? Why another AP computer science course?
• Welcoming all students into CS - tips for counselors

1:10 pm - Teacher Project Showcase

• Teacher Project Showcase of Mobile Apps they created this summer (and will teach students to do next year)

1:40 pm - Certificates & Group Photo

1:50 pm - Closing remarks

FAQs:

What is Mobile CSP? Mobile CSP is an AP Computer Science Principles course that focuses on mobile computing:

• Build socially useful mobile apps
• Project-based focus
• Emphasis on writing & communication
• Fosters collaboration & creativity

Who is leading the PD?

Facilitator: Beryl Hoffman, Assoc. Prof. of Computer Information Technology, Elms College, Chicopee, Mass.

Master Teacher: Kelly Ogden, Math and CS teacher, Littleton (Mass.) High School

Parking at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center is convenient and free. There is a 15 space lot in front of the facility, and a 39 space lot on the opposite side of Bigelow Street. Either is just a short walk from the front door.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Renee Fall, rfall@cs.umass.edu, 413-577-4431