This summer marked the 2nd year for the Northwest Advanced Programming Workshop (NWAPW). Like the inaugural 2016 NWAPW, students with advanced computer science skills were recruited and recommended by their teachers to participate in this summer’s free project-based workshop. This year 48 new high school students were recruited to work in teams of three on […]

On Saturday, June 25, 2016, a devoted group of industry professionals, educators, legislators, non-profit program providers, and community members gathered at the OCSTA Symposium to sound the call for greater collaboration and support for more computer science-literate students in Oregon.  To accomplish this, we desperately need more computer science instruction in formal K-12 education, but […]

Many STEM professional associations (think the OEA of engineering) have education, outreach, or foundation efforts aimed at developing a workforce of like-minded individuals. Some of these efforts are websites with games or stories, some are event-based, and some are online lesson repositories and/or career information. SEMI High Tech U, a several-day event. Historically, here in […]

Jo Oshiro here. I have met many of you at previous SuperQuests, OregonASK events, and various meetings around STEM education, grants, and equity, or through my email blasts “In the OPASsphere.” I and my colleagues will be sharing information through this blog. I’ve got six main categories lined up: SuperQuest — Randy Macdonald and Janis Steinfeld are […]