Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Free Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Computing Summer Camps Workshop

The Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) alliance is offering a workshop to help start and run financially self-sustaining computing summer camps. We will also accept applications for up to $4999.99 in "seed" funds to buy equipment. Barbara Ericson from Georgia Tech will be leading this workshop. The Institute for Computing Education (ICE) at Georgia Tech has been running non-residential computing summer camps since 2004.

These camps are financially self-sustaining and the camps get statistically significant changes in student's attitudes towards computing and in knowledge of computing concepts.

What will I learn?

· What to consider when starting computing summer camps

· Equipment/tools that can be used in camps

· Details on how to run, advertise, and evaluate the camps

· How to apply for the “seed” money and how the applications are evaluated

Who can attend?
 
This workshop is open to college/university computing and/or outreach faculty/staff and high school computing teachers. People can participate in person or attend remotely using Blackboard Collaborate (webinar software). To attend remotely you will just need a browser and a connection to the Internet.

When is it?
 
Saturday November 2nd from 10am to 3pm.

Lunch is included. Parking is free.

Where is it?

The San Diego Supercomputer Center

(http://www.sdsc.edu/about/Visitorinfo.html)

Cost?

This workshop is free and we have limited funds to reimburse for up to $50 in expenses for travel to the workshop for people who live more than 30 miles away.

How do I apply?

Please fill out an application at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HTRASCCalif

The Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) alliance is offering a workshop to help start and run financially self-sustaining computing summer camps. We will also accept applications for up to $4999.99 in "seed" funds to buy equipment. Barbara Ericson from Georgia Tech will be leading this workshop. The Institute for Computing Education (ICE) at Georgia Tech has been running non-residential computing summer camps since 2004.

These camps are financially self-sustaining and the camps get statistically significant changes in student's attitudes towards computing and in knowledge of computing concepts.

Alliance for California Computing Education for Students and Schools

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