Computer Science for High Schools

CS4HS Workshop at Florida Tech

July 29 - August 2, 2013
9am-5pm
Room 228, Olin Engineering Complex, Florida Tech

(funding provided by Google)

Attending the workshop

Getting here:
- Directions to Florida Tech campus
- Campus map
  - Building 36 is Olin Enginneeing Complex, room 228 is on the second floor
  - Visitor parking is outside Building 25 and in Building 38 (parking outside Building 36 might be ok during the summer)
  - print this web page and put it on your dashboard to indicate you are attending the workshop
  - (If you want to follow the official rules on visitor parking, upon your arrival on Monday you can obtain a visitor parking pass for the week at the Security Office, which is on the first floor of Building 11. During the summer, parking is not crowded so a printed copy of the workshop web page on your dashboard is fine.)
To receive a stipend, please complete and submit the following at the workshop:
- IRS W9 form

Workshop schedule

Post-workshop notes

You can try some of the sample questions in AP CS course description--starting on page 18: Questions 1, 4, 5, 8, 19, and 21 [answers are at the end of the questions].

Background

Computer Science (CS) has impacted our daily lives--from how we communicate to how we shop. It has also helped advance our understanding in various academic fields such as biology, physics, and medicine. CS has been an Advanced Placement (AP) subject since 1984. In recent years, one of the 16 Brevard public high schools offers AP CS consistently.

Goals

help teachers learn basic knowledge in computer science and problem solving with Java, which is used in AP CS (and potentially in the proposed AP CS Principles).
indirectly raise interests in CS among students.

Audience

teachers at high schools who are interested in potentially teaching/incorporating computer science materials in the near future
some high-school math knowledge (algebra) is assumed

Incentives for Participants

Stipend of $500 ($100 * 5 days) [Brevard public or prviate high school teachers]
Lunch during workshop