The Computer Science & Information Technology Conference is CSTA's annual conference. This event provides professional development opportunities for high school and middle school computer science and information technology teachers who need practical, relevant information to help them prepare their students for the future.

Take advantage of this opportunity for relevant professional development!

• Explore issues and trends relating directly to your classroom
  


• Network with top professionals from across the country
  


• Interact with other teachers to gain new perspectives on shared challenges
  

Some of this year's sessions include:

• Mobile Programming Throwdown
  


• Rockin Robotics
  


• Nifty Assignments
  


• Project-Based Game Design
  


• AP Computer Science
  


• Fundraising
  


• Advocacy
  



Registration FEE is $50 + $50 per workshop. The cutoff date for registration is June 28, 2012.

All presenters and attendees must register online.
Fee is not prorated or refundable.

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Accommodations and Travel

Hotel or other accommodations must be reserved separately; the CS&IT Conference is not involved in any details of housing for attendees.

The Conference has, however, arranged for block reservations at reduced rates at the following location.

Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Blvd
Irvine, CA 92614

Standard Double/Double $125 (USD)*
Standard King $125 (USD)*
*Rates are valid until June 15, 2012

The room code for this conference is CS&IT Conference 2012.

Details on housing and travel can be found here.

Main conference website

Type of registration

Do you need/would you like a certificate of attendance for the CS&IT Conference as a whole?

Do you need/would you like a certificate of attendance for the CS&IT workshop(s)?

Contact information

Workshop Preference (if any)

NOTE: These are three-hour hands-on workshops. All attendees are required to bring their own laptops. Each workshop is an additional $50. To be registered for a workshop you must also check the appropriate payment box on the payment page.

MORNING: Transition to Java Using Alice 3
Presenter(s): Donald Slater
Description: Participants will see how to use Alice 3 to build virtual worlds and how to transfer these programs into a Java IDE.

MORNING: Hands-on with Bootstrap
Presenter(s): Emmanuel Schanzer
Description: Boostrap is used by teachers around the country to teach programming and real algebra through videogame programming. Participants in this workshop will experience the curriculum in a hands-on format, taking on the role of their own students in a classroom setting and working through activities.

MORNING: ---FULL---: Jump Right In: Getting Started with Google Apps Script
Presenter(s): Jan Kleinert
Description: This workshop will introduce the capabilities of Google Apps Script, followed by a hands-on workshop where teachers will build scripts ranging from simple custom spreadsheet functions up through complex web applications with rich user interfaces.---This workshop is FULL---

MORNING: ---FULL---: Exploring Computer Science--Teaching with Inquiry
Presenter(s): Gail Chapman and Joanna Goode
Description: Participants will engage in a selection of inquiry-based activities from the Exploring Computer Science curriculum. Discussions will also include possible extensions for CS Principles courses. ---This workshop is FULL---

AFTERNOON: Big Data Unit
Presenter(s): Tammy Pirmann
Description: This session will start with an overview of the Big Data Unit and how it can fit into a high school course. Participants will receive all materials used in the unit including two large data sets for use with students.

AFTERNOON: Koding with Kodu: CS in the 3-8 Classroom
Presenter(s): Pat Yongpradit and Peggy Fisher
Description: In this workshop, participants will explore the Kodu environment, create simple interactive games and simulations, and discover ready-to-use curriculum resources including video tutorials, lesson plans, and student activities. Kodu is a free Microsoft teaching tool.

AFTERNOON: ---FULL---: Stop Talking About HTML5 and Learn It!
Presenter(s): Mark Lassoff
Description: In this workshop, participants will push HTML5 to it's limits with audio, video, canvas drawing and animation, and other new features.---This workshop is FULL---

AFTERNOON: ---FULL---SNAP! and the "Beauty and Joy of Computing"
Presenter(s): Daniel Garcia
Description: The "Beauty and Joy of Computing" curriculum was used by two of the five initial pilot sites for the coming AP CS: Principles course. All course materials and supporting software are available FREE online. The hands-on workshop will introduce both the language and the curriculum.---This workshop is FULL---

Workshop selection

Please select your choice about the participation to the morning and afternoon workshops. The selection will be used to compute the payment page content.

UCIrvine's Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences Visit (free)

Visit UCIrvine's Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, the only computing-focused school in the University of California system. Participants will tour 3-4 research laboratories of their choice, with cutting-edge undergraduate and graduate student research. The tour will be followed by a reception (heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages) with Bren: ICS faculty. Transportation is provided for this short bus ride. For more information see http://csta.acm.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/sub/CSITConference.html

Lunch

NOTE

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