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Join CSTA-Vermont for our Annual Spring Event - May 21

By Lucie deLaBruere posted 30 days ago

  

Register here for the Zoom Link to our Annual Spring Event - May 21 4:00 - 5:30 

May 21 Spring Event. - CSTA Vermont

More info and registration link

Agenda:

  • 4:00 PM - Welcome and Introduction

  • Meet Vermont AOE  Educational Technology Program Manager -  Josh Blumberg 

  • 4:10 PM - Keynote Speaker: Adam and Alexa Sparks, of Short Answe

    Why learn how to code if AI can code for you?

In this 15-minute “provocation”, we’ll attempt to answer a question 

 “Why learn how to code if AI can code for you?” that many students, educators, universities, technology companies, and business leaders are asking in 2025:To tackle this question, Adam and Alexa will dive into how people learn, the concept of “AI Literacy”, and offer a tentative direction forward for CS Education in the age of AI.

  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Workshop Session 1 & Door Prize

    • AI Tool Share / Grades K-12
      Hosts: Peter Drescher, Charlie Macfadyen, Adam and Alexa Sparks
      Explore various AI tools for the classroom and how they can support teachers and students alike.

    • Using AI for Elementary & Middle School Teachers
      Hosts: Ryan Dudley / Caty Wolfe
      Learn how to incorporate AI into elementary and middle school classrooms, with practical strategies for teaching young learners.

    • Real-World Applications in Education: Creating a Chatbot as a Useful Tool for Educators, Middle School HS
      Presenter: Renee Langevin
      Discover how educators can use chatbots as interactive tools to support learning and improve classroom engagement.

  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Workshop Session 2 & Door Prize

    • Finch: The Computer Science Robot Your CS Session Won’t Outgrow – Grades K-12
      Presenters: Lucie deLaBruere and Joe Bertelloni
      Can the same CS robot be used across multiple grade level? The ability of the Finch robot to be programmed using a  range of CS tools (from Web-based to JAVA) makes Finch a tool your CS Department can use with students from kindergarteners to high school learning Java programming.  Let us show you how in this interactive demo.

    • Delightex: Block Coding in a Virtual Environment / Grades K-12
      Presenters: Ben McVety and Kristen Wilson
      Delightex is a browser-based platform that makes it easy to promote cross-curricular engagement in the classroom. Combine computer science skills with concepts from math, science, reading, and more to create fun, interactive projects—moving beyond traditional lecture-style presentations. The final products are easily shareable with parents, students, and the wider world.

  • 5:30 PM - Door Prizes and Wrap-Up

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