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  • 1.  CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 10-13-2024 05:55 PM

    This post allows chapter members to share activities, ideas, and plans for CSEd Week Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2024.

    The CSTA website for CSEd week is https://www.csedweek.org/



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    Lawrence Tanimoto
    Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
    Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
    2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
    Bellevue, WA
    K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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  • 2.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 10-30-2024 11:25 AM

    Host a tech industry speaker in your classroom!

    Amazon and Microsoft employees will be volunteering at Seattle Public Schools and Bellevue School District during CS Ed Week.  If you are part of these districts, contact your district CS department to sign up to host a guest speaker.

    Google volunteers will be matched through a national CSTA program.  Learn more and sign-up here https://www.csedweek.org/post/bring-a-google-volunteer-to-your-classroom. 



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    Jacqueline Russell
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  • 3.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 11-02-2024 05:18 PM

    Some Hour of Code activities from Microsoft - 

    • Minecraft Education "The Show Must Go On!" - use code to help your robot Agent put on a talent show!  This activity is free and doesn't require a license.  Learn more at Minecraft Hour of Code 2024
    • Microsoft MakeCode Arcade - follow these easy tutorials to create your own Arcade Game!  Students can code a bubble popping game using characters from the movie Inside Out 2, or a space game following astronaut Scott Kelly's mission to the Hubble telescope. Learn more at MakeCode Arcade Hour of Code
    • Visual Studio Code for Education - using JavaScript, HTML and CSS students can follow the instructions to create a Memory Card Matching game using icons from computing history.  Learn more at VS Code Edu Memory Matrix


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    Jacqueline Russell
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  • 4.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 11-02-2024 05:23 PM

    From CSTA:  

    CSEdWeek Pre-Kickoff (Nov 21, 3 - 4:30 PM PST):  https://csteachers.org/events/csedweek-pre-kick-off/

    Celebrating Computer Science Education Week (Dec 9, 4 - 5 PM PST): https://csteachers.org/events/celebrating-computer-science-education-week/



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    Lawrence Tanimoto
    Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
    Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
    2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
    Bellevue, WA
    K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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  • 5.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 11-11-2024 01:43 PM

    From the thread: Join the UW Allen School in celebrating CSEdWeek! 12/2-12/7

    The Allen School CSEd week activities have been announced - please NOTE THE DATES - they are not the national CSEd week dates because that corresponds to our finals week.

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    Every December, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering (Allen School) Celebrates National Computer Science Education Week*, which is an annual call to action to inspire students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field.

    *Note that our events are a week earlier than the National CS Ed Week.

    We are inviting middle and high school students to join the Allen School in celebrating with us!

    • Virtual Events: December 2nd - 6th

      • Learn about computing, meet current Allen School students, and engage in computing activities via Zoom!

    • Open House: Saturday, December 7th, 1:30pm- 4:00pm

      • Join us on the UW - Seattle campus for an interactive Open House to explore and get inspired by the world of computer science.

    Interested middle and high school students can visit our Allen School Computer Science Education Week page to view a full list of our events, learn more, and register. Please share the flyer with students and teachers in your community who would be interested!

    Note that there is also an event specifically for teachers on 12/3 - to learn more about our UWHS offerings.

    Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word about our events! Please feel free to reach out to outreach@cs.washington.edu with any questions.

    In community,

    Fernanda on behalf of the Allen School Diversity & Access Team



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    Lawrence Tanimoto
    Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
    Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
    2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
    Bellevue, WA
    K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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  • 6.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 11-12-2024 08:27 PM

    One idea for future years is a Governor's proclamation of CSEd Week as some other states have done.   It seems pretty easy if you like writing Whereas...  clauses.   See https://governor.wa.gov/contacting-governor/requests-invites/request-ceremonial-proclamation-greeting-or-letter   One catch is that the request needs to be made 45 days prior so this makes this something for next year.



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    Lawrence Tanimoto
    Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
    Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
    2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
    Bellevue, WA
    K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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  • 7.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 11-12-2024 08:37 PM

    Seattle Public Schools has a list of possible CSEd week activities:  https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/cte/computer-science-education-month/.

    This is under the banner: "December is Regional Careers and Computer Science Month!"  Computer Science affects every career pathway and our daily lives.

    Some of resources listed include:

    Careers of the Future Interactive Page | Gallup

    us-csedweek (grow.google)  (Grow with Google 2023)

    The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation 

    Minecraft | Code.org

    Explore activities (hourofcode.com)

    Explore the technology of Amazon's Fulfillment Centers - Amazon Future Engineer



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    Lawrence Tanimoto
    Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
    Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
    2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
    Bellevue, WA
    K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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  • 8.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 12-03-2024 12:26 PM

    From CSforAll

    CSforALL Celebrates Diversity, Innovation, and Access in Computer Science Education During CSEdWeek 2024

    Join CSfoALL for CSEdWeek 2024 as this year's celebration highlights the power of computer science to transform lives and communities, with a focus on increasing access, fostering diversity, and driving innovation.

    Monday, December 9, 2024:

    Join SCRIPT Crew TN for a Summit focused on Tennessee's Computer Science Education (CSEdu) legislation. This event is tailored for Computer Science and STEM teachers, school administrators, and district leaders committed to enhancing CS education. Engage in vital discussions with stakeholders to share your vision, review progress, and outline future goals. You will use the Strategic CSforALL Resource and Implementation Planning Tool (SCRIPT) to craft customized implementation plans for your district.

    Register: https://bit.ly/SCRIPTCREWTN

    Kick off CSEdWeek with a webinar on broadening participation for people with disabilities, discussing the latest Department of Justice ruling on digital accessibility under the ADA, hosted by the CSforALL Alliance and featuring speaker Richard E. Ladner, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington.

    Register: https://bit.ly/CSforALLCSEdWeekWebinar

    Tuesday, December 10, 2024:

    Boost student engagement through the core concepts of computational thinking: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithmic thinking.

    In this session, you'll learn how to integrate these skills into your teaching, making complex concepts more accessible and engaging for students. Presenters including CSforALL's SCRIPT Program Lead Joe Meléndez will share examples of activities as well as strategies to create your own to encourage students to break down problems, identify patterns, develop algorithms, and think like computer scientists, even without coding.

    Register: https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/empowering-students-using-computational-thinking-skills



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    Lawrence Tanimoto
    Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
    Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
    2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
    Bellevue, WA
    K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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  • 9.  RE: CSEd Week 2024 Dec 9 - Dec 15: Activities, ideas, and plans

    Posted 12-03-2024 12:33 PM

    Hour of Code is less than one week away!

    Hour of Code is back, and we're on a mission to make students' invisible dreams visible through computer science. Register your Hour of Code event now for a chance to win $500* worth of DonorsChoose credits to support your classroom with resources for future learning.

    Join the largest learning event in history, December 9-15, 2024

    This year's theme, "Make The Invisible Visible," is about those thrilling moments when students make real-world connections between computer science, the things they love-whether it's music, sports, fashion, or games - and their unrealized potential.

    What's new?
    There are over 100 Hour of Code activities available this year-many of which introduce AI concepts-and these standout activities promise to bring joy and surprises to any classroom.

    • Music Lab: Jam Session - Make music and learn to code with Music Lab: Jam Session! In this self-guided, one-hour activity, students remix tracks from artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, and Shakira while mastering coding basics such as sequencing, functions, and exploring AI-driven beat creation.
    • Minecraft: The Show Must Go On - The big show is in chaos-the Agent has vanished! Use problem-solving and computational thinking to code through fun challenges, unlock surprises, and bring the show to life. Compose a song, choreograph a dance, craft a costume and save the show-all while learning key coding skills in blocks or Python.

    Explore activities



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    Lawrence Tanimoto
    Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
    Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
    2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
    Bellevue, WA
    K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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