1. Institute for Computing Education (ICE) at Georgia Tech Fall 2004 BIT Conference

2. ICE Goals Train more CS-AP teachers Train more CS-AP teachers Start by training teachers for the Prog and Sys Management courseStart by training teachers for the Prog and Sys Management course even with no experience even with no experience When ready train for CS-AP courseWhen ready train for CS-AP course Increase the number and diversity of CS students Increase the number and diversity of CS students Interesting curriculumInteresting curriculum Help with recruitingHelp with recruiting

3. Why? The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that despite the recent decline in the IT industry, computer software engineers and computer systems designers will be among the fastest growing occupations in 2002-2012 The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that despite the recent decline in the IT industry, computer software engineers and computer systems designers will be among the fastest growing occupations in 2002-2012 The percentage of women has been declining The percentage of women has been declining High of about 30% to about 12% nowHigh of about 30% to about 12% now

4. Summer 2004 1 week AP workshop 1 week AP workshop 17 teachers attended17 teachers attended 2 week Programming and Systems Management Workshop 2 week Programming and Systems Management Workshop 30 teachers attended30 teachers attended Both workshops were residential Both workshops were residential Georgia Tech HotelGeorgia Tech Hotel Most teachers received laptops Most teachers received laptops

5. Prog and Sys Workshop Content Media Computation Media Computation Manipulate Pictures and SoundsManipulate Pictures and Sounds 2d Drawing2d Drawing AnimationAnimation Demos of current research Demos of current research Robot dogs, aging in placeRobot dogs, aging in place Talk on diversity Talk on diversity Student panel discussion Student panel discussion

6. Workshop CS Content Introduction to object-oriented concepts Introduction to object-oriented concepts Keywords and operators Keywords and operators Primitive and object variables Primitive and object variables Class and object methods Class and object methods Arrays Arrays Iteration (for and while loops) Iteration (for and while loops) Conditionals (if, if-else, if-else-if, and, or) Conditionals (if, if-else, if-else-if, and, or) Graphical User Interfaces Graphical User Interfaces Input/Output and Exceptions Input/Output and Exceptions Debugging Debugging

7. Goals for Content Motivating Motivating For students and teachersFor students and teachers Creative Creative Open-ended assignmentsOpen-ended assignments Authentic tasks Authentic tasks Start with what students use computers for (pictures, sounds, text, web, games)Start with what students use computers for (pictures, sounds, text, web, games)

8. Negate an Image

9. Mirroring

10. Rotation

11. Create a Collage

12. Remove ‘Red Eye’

13. Sepia-Tint

14. Chromakey

15. Prog and Sys Results Survey results Survey results 70.37% of teachers felt more capable70.37% of teachers felt more capable 96.30% got ideas on what to teach96.30% got ideas on what to teach 88.89% got ideas on how to teach88.89% got ideas on how to teach 44.44% felt ready to teach in fall44.44% felt ready to teach in fall Teachers with no experience wanted a slower pace Teachers with no experience wanted a slower pace Some of the teachers are using the content Some of the teachers are using the content

16. Quotes I didn’t want to take this workshop. I thought it would be boring and too math- based, but I am having fun. I didn’t want to take this workshop. I thought it would be boring and too math- based, but I am having fun. My kids won’t believe that I am programming for fun. My kids won’t believe that I am programming for fun. This was the best (non-college credit) workshop I have ever taken. This was the best (non-college credit) workshop I have ever taken. The demos were awesome. I wish I had thought ahead & had a video camera to record demos. The demos were awesome. I wish I had thought ahead & had a video camera to record demos.

17. Resources Collaborative Website Collaborative Website http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/ice-gthttp://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/ice-gt Mailing list Mailing list gacs-teachers-psm@cc.gatech.edugacs-teachers-psm@cc.gatech.edu Gacs-teachers-ap@cc.gatech.eduGacs-teachers-ap@cc.gatech.edu Field trips Field trips Contact Kristin VadasContact Kristin Vadas vadas@cc.gatech.eduvadas@cc.gatech.eduvadas@cc.gatech.edu Summer camps for students Summer camps for students Contact Kris NagelContact Kris Nagel kris@cc.gatech.edukris@cc.gatech.edu

18. Summer 2005 Workshops 2 week Prog and Sys for beginners June 13-16 and 20-23 2 week Prog and Sys for beginners June 13-16 and 20-23 1 week Prog and Sys for intermediate June 27-30 1 week Prog and Sys for intermediate June 27-30 2 week Prepare for AP July 11-14 and 18-21 2 week Prepare for AP July 11-14 and 18-21 1 week Intermediate AP July 25-28 1 week Intermediate AP July 25-28