Mission:

Computing is everywhere in our modern lives. It is driving commerce and job creation, innovation in numerous other fields of science, and changing our daily lives. The discipline of computer science underpins these technological advances. It is critical that K-12 students gain the skills and knowledge that come from studying computer science, however, in Northern Virginia, like many other areas of the country, K-12 computer science is marginalized and students have little access to courses in this area.

To address this challenge this group of individuals committed to forming a chapter for the Computer Science Teachers Association, a globally recognized organization representing K-12 educators, to build a community of expertise, advocates and support to strengthen K-12 computer science education in Northern Virginia.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Upcoming Events of Interest

Scratch Day:

On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, an open workshop covering the Scratch programming language (http://scratch.mit.edu/) will be given at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia. Food, prizes and fun for all! We will have three concurrent Scratch workshops for kids, teens, and teachers.

Paul Bui, computer science teacher at Washington-Lee High School, will offer a workshop for High School and Middle School teachers in using Scratch in computer science education. Recertification points will be given for this workshop. Interested teachers should contact Jeff Elkner (jeff@elkner.net) if they plan to attend this workshop.
Who:     Everyone
When:  Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 10:00am (4 hours)
What:    Scratch Day Workshop
Where: Washington-Lee High School
1301 N Stafford Street
Arlington, Virginia
Cost:      Free
Link: http://day.scratch.mit.edu/event/481


MIT CS4HS Creative Computing Workshop

August 8-11, 2012
http://cs4hs.media.mit.edu
 
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