Join us for an exciting week-long computer science PD!
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to choose a CS workshop that best aligns to your professional learning goals. Along with these workshop sessions, there will be whole group events for registered participants to connect with other educators and individuals working to expanding computer science education across the state.
Dates: August 13th to 15th
Location: Kenneth H. Keller Hall (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)
Cost: $50 (Note: Limited Travel Scholarships will be available to educators not local to the Twin Cities)
Schedule
Lunch will be provided.
Note: Participants will sign up for one workshop for the entire 3-day conference. Each day, all registered participants of the conference will gather for an EmpowerUp session.
August 13th, 2024
8:00 - 8:30 am: Conference Registration
8:30 - 4:30 pm: Workshop Sessions
Optional Evening Event: Marlena Myles Public Art Walk
August 14th, 2024
8:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast Connect
8:30 - 4:30 pm: Workshop Sessions
Optional Evening Event: CSTA-MN Summer Social
August 15th, 2024
8:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast Connect
8:30 - 4:30 pm: Workshop Sessions
2024 Empower {MN:CS} Workshops
K8 Integrated Computer Science (designed for K8 new-to-CS teachers)
Project Guts (designed for 6-12 grade Science teachers)
Scratch Encore (designed for middle school CS teachers)
Big Book of Computing Pedagogy (designed for K8 teachers with some CS experience)
NCWIT Counselors for Computing (designed for K12 school counselors)
Learn more about this year's workshop sessions here.
2024 EmpowerUp Sessions
The EmpowerUp sessions will happen each day of the conference and cover different CS education topics and opportunities. This year, we have 3 whole group sessions scheduled for the conference. You can learn more about these sessions below:
Minnesota Department of Education
CS Playground
Fireside Chat Session
PRESENTED BY
Northern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education (UMN)
Raspberry Pi Foundation
CSTA-MN
CSforALL-MN
