Becka Morgan has a recent (2012) Ph.D. in Computer Science Education — her dissertation: “How does a Collaborative Community Affect Diverse Students’ Engagement with an Open Source Software Project: A Pedagogical Paradigm”.
Becka Morgan
Susan Hamann
Susan Hamann is one of OregonASK’s STEM trainers. Ask her about the STEM Mentoring Toolkit, Zero Robotics, and science programs for afterschool and other informal environments.
Creative Coding, Scratch & Sphero
This one-day workshop will focus on computer science apps, tools and curriculum geared toward 2nd-7th grade. We will be exploring visual block-based programs such as Hopscotch, Scratch, Tickle, and Ozoblockly, and other introductory programming devices.
Intro to Web Design
This introductory course in web design focuses on development of websites that are efficient, easy to use, attractive, and fun. Beginning with Hyper-Text Markup Language (HTML), the course has basic programming skill development and methodologies, including HTML5, CSS3, and progresses to some basic Java Script. Besides development of website analysis, design understandings, and design […]
Intro to Computer Science
Prepared and directed toward individuals with little to no experience in programming experience. We will discuss the basics of computer science including the history of a computers, programming abstraction, design patterns, block programming, web development, hardware development and mobile app development.
Java Programming in Minecraft
This course uses the popular game, Minecraft, as a inspirational platform for game design programming. The class will use Java in the Eclipse IDE* to learn how to program plugins that add creative changes to the Minecraft Game through a programming interface called Bukkit.
Teaching Computational Thinking
Computational thinking – the logic of algorithms – is the heart of computer science and an essential skill for the 21st century. We will look at ways to expose non-coders to the beauty of algorithms and computer science and to broaden the perspective of students who already know how to code.
Code.org K-8 PD
Brought to you in partnership with code.org (developers of the Hour of Code). This course will be an introduction to aspects of the K-5 curriculum (including both the Online and Unplugged elements of the course) as well as the Course 4 and Middle School course offerings.
Jason Galbraith
Jason Galbraith started his career with a Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence, but then realized he enjoyed teaching more than research. After getting his teaching degree, he landed a job at Sunset High School, where he has been since 2007.
App Development
Are you interested in App Development? We will cover App Inventor, which is a Scratch-like programming language, then delve into Android Studio, which allows for complete development.