Registration is now open for the CSTA Utah Summer Conference. CSTA Utah Chapter members can receive a discount in the registration fee. Early bird registration will end June 15th but sign up now.
The CSTA Utah Summer Conference computer science teachers from K-12 will be held Tuesday, 30 July 2019 at the UCAS Provo Campus (2121 North 550 West, Provo, Utah). We are planning about 20 different breakout sessions. There will be breakout sessions for lower elementary, upper elementary, middle school and high school teachers. Presentations will tie to Utah's K-12 Computer Science Framework and have activities your can take and start using with your students. Early bird registration goes until June 15th. If you are a CSTA member and a member of the CSTA Utah Chapter your registration will be discounted.
Some of the sessions include: (Title - Presenter Grade Levels)
- What to do after learning how to code - Bauder 3-5
- Coding & Innovation using Microbits in Elementary - Lyman 3-5, 6-8
- Algorithms and the Robotics Library - Robison 3-5, 6-8
- Coding a Basic Literacy - Perkins 3-5, 6-8
- Coding in Minecraft - Doherty 3-5, 6-8
- Using Code.org to understand Algorithms - Hanney 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
- From Binary to Box Office — CS in the Community - Card 6-8
- Never Too Late! Your "Modeling" Career using StarLogo Nova - Card 6-8
- Introduction to Processing in the Middle School. - Smith 6-8
- GiggleBots - Hinton 6-8
- Coding, Robotics and 21st Century STEM skills through Virtual Robotics Competitions - Yerushalmi 6-8
- Teaching Python with Microbits - Lyman 6-8, 9-12
- Introduction to Python [Resources for JH/MS/HS] - Mondragon 6-8, 9-12
- Making It Real: What Problems Does Your School Have that Could Use Software Solutions - Callow-Heusser 6-8, 9-12
- The Best Coders Have a Strong Understanding of Math - Callow-Heusser 6-8, 9-12
- Theme Park Master: Students optimize their time at a theme park using the problem solving process. - Watts 9-12
- Pluralsight One - Solutions for teachers and students - Kneuven 9-12
- Building a Successful CS Student Organization - Thatcher 9-12
- Creating GUI graphics from data in Java - Henrichsen 9-12
- Repl.it - Quick setup, quick development, quick deployment for web & software development - Buckley 9-12
- Bowling your way to better designed objects in Java - Moss 9-12