SuperQuest2015: Portland
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SuperQuest 2015@Portland
June 29-July 1
Century High School
2000 SE Century Blvd
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Registration for Code.org (Note: registration for the Code.org workshop is on the Code.org website)
Registration fee: $50. Includes 3 days of instruction, breakfast and lunch.
Questions? Contact Don Domes, Learning@aracnet.com
Schedule
- 8:30am – 9:00am — Registration
- 9:00am – 12:00pm — Course instruction
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm — Lunch-N-Learn
- 1:00pm – 4:30pm — Course instruction
Workshops Offerings
Note: Participants will choose one course to participate in for all 3 days.
(Code.org is only a 2 day course.)
FLL Robotics
Don Domes, Educator
We will build and program robots using the new LEGO EV3 (and NXT as needed) with the purpose of preparing teachers, para professionals, and volunteers to coach FLL teams (grades 4-8) and run after school programs. No prior experience is necessary. We will also include how to organize your team and apply for grants. The focus will also include information on how to use LEGO in class to meet some of the new standards that teachers now report. Participants should bring a laptop. Mindstorms kits will be provided if you cannot bring one. Don is returning to teach only the Century HS session. He has over 14 years of experience working with teams, coaches, and teaching robotics as well as extensive CTE and STEM experience.
FTC Robotics
Dale Jordan, Robotics Coach
This session is intended for new as well as current FTC coaches. For new coaches, a brief description of what the program is all about and how to get started will be presented. For all coaches, topics will cover building robots, programming and developing game strategies, as well as what teams can expect to accomplish in a season. There will also be ample time for open discussions about current issues that coaches are facing. This session is led by Dale Jordan, a highly experienced FTC coach and current Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach (ORTOP) key volunteer and National Volunteer Awardee. The new ANDROID control system will be explored and explained.
Game Design & GameMaker
Jason Galbraith, Sunset High School
Game Maker is a powerful tool for teaching Computer Science in a fun way. We will be covering the course materials for Sunset High School’s Game Design courses, where we use Game Maker for an introductory course AND an advanced programming course. All skill levels are welcome, from people who have never programmed before up through advanced programmers.
Fab Lab: 3D Design and Printing
John Niebergall, Sherwood High School
Find out everything you wanted to know (and more!) about 3D Printing!
Introduction to Arduino/Galileo
Derek Runberg and Jeff Branson, SparkFun Electronics
SparkFun Electronics in Partnership with Intel is pleased to announce our Arduino/ Galileo for Educators class. In this class we will introduce the basics of circuits, electricity, engineering and computing using Arduino. We will focus on activities and content knowledge to implement in a project-based STEM classroom. Some of the tools we will use are the Processing programming language, the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit for Arduino, and the Intel Galileo. This class is designed to give a basic foundation to start working with students in this heavily relevant programming and engineering setting. As an introduction to programming and exploring interactive computing, we will be using the Processing programming language. Processing is an open source programming language and environment that was designed for artists and non-technical individuals. Finally, we will be exploring the Intel Galileo; a microcontroller board developed by Intel that incorporates the Intel Quark Processor into the DIY projects and STEM classrooms. This class will not only leverage the ability to program the Galileo in the Arduino development environment similar to a basic Arduino, but also explore embedded linux, networking and the Internet of Things in small digestible chunks. Participants will walk away with a basic knowledge and a set of hardware so they can keep exploring the world of embedded electronics on their own.
Code.org Curriculum Workshop – An Introduction to a Complete Curriculum for Introducing K-12 Learners to Computer Science (2 days: Jun 29-30)
Chris Bartlo, Wilson High School
Day 1: After the impressive success of the Hour of Code, Code.org extended the activities into a complete K-5 curriculum. All the activities are developed by K-5 educators with an eye to engaging young learners. This course will be an introduction to aspects of the curriculum (including both the Online and Unplugged elements of the course). The materials are free, include detailed lesson plans (including ties to the standards) and really engage students! Come join us for a full day of Professional Development! (PS-We have swag bags!) . This is a bring your own device event…you will need it to test out the curriculum!
Days 2: In this session we will be expanding on themes and lessons from the original Code.org training you have attended this year (or the previous day)! In particular, we are going to look at updated and new lessons created by Code.org (including Course 4). We will continue the TLO model and also look at extensions outside of what is provided by Code.org (exploring iPad apps and board games that encourage programmatic thinking in students).
note: Registrations for the code.org session are processed separately. Please register here if you want to attend the code.org session.