Do you like puzzles and collaborating with others? This opportunity is for you!
Join the Academy for CS Education and Break Through Tech Miami for this event at FIU!
You do not need to have formed a team to join.
Get to know the campus, connect with other students, and enjoy free food and swag!
For more information, please visit: https://academy.cis.fiu.edu/competitions-2/ and view this flyer.
Join Code.org CEO and founder Hadi Partovi and Sal Khan of Khan Academy for their fireside chat as they discuss about artificial intelligence (AI).
They will go over different areas and concerns of AI:
If you are interested in teaching your students STEM lessons but don’t know how to make it like a game, then this event is for you!
This workshop is meant for high school and middle school teachers where they will learn to use Micro:bit to create fun and educational games for and with their students.
Breakfast and lunch are provided. There will also be a stipend and Micro:bit for the participants.
Desktop computers are available for use but attendees can bring their own laptops if preferred.
For more information, please see this flyer: Microbit x CodeArt PD at FIU – July 25th 2023
At first glance, the phrase “teachers are heroes”, often paired with adjectives like “silent”, “true”, or “unsung” is an easy way to praise, thank, or sympathize with teachers for their never-ending work. But beneath the pretty words, hides a dark side to the oft-used phrase. In isolation, the phrase could have been used to convey the thankfulness of parents and students to a teacher. However, due to its frequent use in the professional world, the term “hero” has become almost synonymous to “sacrifice”. Teachers’ self sacrifice has become standardized, where they are expected to be constantly superhuman and vilified when they are not. In the end, teachers who are not able to keep up with the exhaustive constant self- sacrifice can feel inadequate.
Not only does this expectation dehumanize teachers, it deflects attention from the underlying issues that teachers are currently propping up with their health; mental, physical, and emotional. Why is it that we rely on the overburdened teachers to hold the line when the federal, state, and local governments fail to provide the resources and funding that schools need to fulfill their basic academic purpose and then also be social service providers?
Teachers shouldn’t be martyrs for just wanting to educate their students and give them the tools to succeed in life.
For more information, please check out this post: The problem with teachers as heroes
A bill of incredible value to the education of K-12 in digital literacy has entered the U.S. House of Representatives. Presented by a bipartisan party, it will soon be placed before the Committee on Education and the Workforce to be voted on. If it passes, $10 million annually will be authorized for an extensive range of critical investments in data science education. It would help fund multiple educational initiatives such as teacher training, research partnerships, curriculum materials, educational access to STEM, and more.
Before the bill could even be written, many associations, partnerships, coalitions, organizations, and industry leaders had to agree on the importance of digital literacy. This bill proves the significance of digital literacy and data science for future generations.
But this goes beyond digital literacy or even data science as the educational system is struggling with a lack of teachers, dealing with setbacks in academic achievements as everyone had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, and while providing education for more specializations in Computer Science like cybersecurity, quantum computing, and more, and not lose sight of Computer Science education as the foundational step for these specializations and in digital literacy.
This bill is something that everyone has to keep supporting as the economy slowly pivots away from pandemic recovery to innovation. To make sure that there is no student left behind, no matter where they come from.
For more information on National Data Literacy and to pledge your support, please read this article: Congress Acts: A Milestone for Building National Data Literacy
Welcome to the FIU Site for the Southeast Regional ICPC.
Agenda
Friday, February 24, 2023: 6:30 –8:00 pm
Early Registration, PG6 Main Lobby
Saturday, February 25, 2023:
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Registration, room PG6-116
9:30 – 10:30 AM – Welcome and Instructions, room PG6-116
11:00 – 12:00 PM – Practice Round, room PG6-116
12:00 – 1:30 PM – Lunch, 8th Street Kitchen, Graham Center
1:30 – 6:30 PM – Programming Contest, room PG6-116
3:00 – 3:30 PM – Coaches meeting, room PG6-115
6:30 – 7:00 PM – Dinner (box meals)
7:00 – 7:30 PM – Awards Ceremony, room PG6-116
Map of PG6 at FIU Main Campus (Link to PG6 on Google Maps)
High School Programming Competition
Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023, 8:30AM – 5:30PM
Location: Parking Garage 6 – Room 116, FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 8th St., Miami, FL
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/jQJECPCbnYkeArXE6
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/FIUProg23
Priority Registration Deadline: March 27, 2023
The FIU competition is an on-site, live programming competition for high school students who have programmed in Java, C++, C#, or Python. Students compete in teams of 3, sharing a single desktop computer. Their work is submitted and judged while the competition is in progress. The competition lasts 4 hours, with awards given the same day.
The competition is run by the Academy for CS Education at FIU, directed by Dr. Giri Narasimhan. The competition was held annually since 2005, except during the pandemic. It is free to all teams, but we require a deposit (in the form of a cheque addressed to FIU) to be returned if the team competes.
We will assist schools who may be relatively new to competitive programming by providing an orientation session. See the schedule and Zoom link below:
Orientation Session: Feb 15 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM. http://bit.ly/NimmiZoom
There will be two divisions: Division I (Standard), and Division 2 (Novice)
A school may send multiple teams, but all teams will need to compete in the same division.
At least one faculty coach from each school must attend the competition.
The first 10 schools will be guaranteed space for the first 3 teams it registers before the deadline.
After the registration deadline, teams registered before the deadline will be admitted on a rotating basis, with one team per school during each round.
For more details, contact Giri Narasimhan, Ricky Ruiz, or Yash Mundra at: hscomp@cs.fiu.edu
The FIU Academy is a Regional Code.org partner, offering professional development workshops for teachers in Computer Science Fundamentals, Computer Science Discoveries, Computer Science Principles, and Computer Science A. The workshops are free for qualifying public school teachers. Read about all the free workshops we offer: https://academy.cs.fiu.edu/workshops
The FIU KFSCIS Academy for CS Education is proud to announce our Spring Administrator Meet & Greet on February 11th, 2023.
Location: FIU – Parking Garage 6 – Tech Station, Room 116
The event will run between 10:00AM – 1:00PM.
Agenda
9:30AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast with Meet & Greet
10:00AM – 10:05 AM
Introductions
Doris Bonaby, Code.org
Valerie Crawford-Meyer, Code.org
Dr. Giri Narasimhan, FIU
10:05AM – 10:30AM
Dr. Giri Narasimhan, FIU
FIU Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Sciences
Explanation of statute and law
10:30AM – 10:40AM
Valerie Crawford-Meyer, Code.org
Code.org Video
10:40AM – 11:15AM
Doris Bonaby, Code.org
Catalog of Courses
11:15AM – 11:45AM
Registration for Code.org Workshop
11:45AM – 12:00PM
Guests
Microsoft TEALS – Willy Orozco
Presentation on TEALS
TEALS in partnership with Dade County and Code.org
12:00PM – 12:15PM
Willy Orozco, CSTA Chapter President
Nirmala Arunachalam, CSTA Chapter President
12:15PM – 12:30PM
Dr. Gregory Reis and Dr. Leonardo Bobadilla
FIU Robotics
Robotics & Autonomous Systems Lab for Coastal Conservation and Restoration at FIU
12:30PM – 1:00PM
Question and Answer
Educators and administrators interested in attending our February 11th Meet & Greet can register here.
The FIU KFSCIS Academy for CS Education is proud to announce our Spring Administrator Meet & Greet on February 4th, 2023.
The event will run between 10:00AM – 1:00PM.
Agenda
9:30AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast with Meet & Greet Team
10:00AM – 10:15AM
Introductions of the Meet & Greet Team
10:15AM – 10:20AM
Explanation of statute and law & Code.org video
10:20AM – 10:45AM
Guest Speaker: Willy Orozco
Microsoft TEALS Presentation and partnership with Dade County and Code.org
10:45AM – 11:00AM
Guest Speakers: Willy Orozco & Nirmala Arunachalam
CSTA
11:00AM – 11:15AM
Guest Speaker: Dr. Reis
FIU Robotics
11:15AM – 12:30PM
Wrap Up & Registration
12:30PM – 1:00PM
Questions and Answers
Administrators can register at here.
Educators interested in attending our February 11th Meet & Greet can register here.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of growth of Computer Science (CS) education has significantly slowed. However, technology usage and support has risen to maintain people’s daily lives despite the restrictions of the pandemic.
While there is significant growth in comparison to 2018, the number of schools offering computer science has grown by only 2% during 2021.
Computer Science is a foundational subject that is highly important to the nation’s security and economy. In order to change this rate of growth, it must supported by state and federal policy. To ensure that students have equitable access to computer science education is to safeguard the students’ futures and the future of the nation.
For more information, please visit this infographic: 2022 State of Computer Science Education in Florida
