What is it?
Georgia's First Regional Computer Science Summit: CompSci CON is a FREE
one-day summit that will immerse the students, teachers, and administrators
into the world of computer science. This will be held in the Columbus area. The summit will have
three parts: District Training for District Teams, an Interactive Student Experience for invited computer science students, and and Expo.
District Training
This workshop will
address the challenges and successful practices for implementing Computer
Science as a new K-12 discipline. You will walk away with an actionable
plan for implementing CS in your schools, strategies for building CS
teacher capacity, and a district CS plan aligned to standards and legislation.
District teams
will be responsible for implementing this new and exciting discipline in K-12.
A team consists of 4-6 members from the following categories:
§ 1-2 District Level Coordinators
(Superintendents, Asst. Superintendent, CTAE Director, etc)
§ 1-2 School Administrator (Principal, Asst.
Principal, Instructional Coach, etc.)
§ 1-2 Teachers
§ 1 Invested Support Personnel (Counselor,
Media Specialist, IT staff, etc. )
Student Interactive
Experience
9:00 am - 2:30 pm
There will be 5 rotations for student participants that will be focused on 3 conceptual tracks
and an expo. The 3 tracks, composed of engaging, hands-on workshops, are:
1.
CS 101: What does it
take to become a Computer Scientist?
2.
How easy is the easy
button: What does it take to write a program?
3.
Alexa, your AI family
member: How are AI and Robotics are changing our world?
Where/When?
November 14, 2019 from 8am - 5pm
Columbus
Convention and Trade Center
801 Front Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
This event is
invitation only. For more information, please contact Bryan Cox:
bcox@doe.k12.ga.us
Summit Agenda
Time |
District Workshop 8:30 - 5:00 |
8:30 AM |
Arrival |
8:30 - 9:00 AM |
Check-in and breakfast (continental) |
9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Welcome:
Richard Woods - Superintendent of Schools
Caitlin Dooley - Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
Mike Dudgeon - Policy Advisory for Lt. Governor |
9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Fireside Chat (A4I Districts):
Erin Reinberg - Thomas County Instructional Design Coordinator
Casey Bethel- Douglas County Science Coordinator
Bejanae Kareem - APS/Washington Cluster CS Coordinator
Robert Garber - Ben Hill County STEM Coordinator/MS Teacher |
10:00 - 10:10 AM |
Break and transition to breakout rooms |
10:10 - 12:00 AM |
District Group Work (Foci 1&2) |
12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch and learn:
Dr. Kamau Bobb - Google Global lead for Diversity Research and Strategy |
1:00 - 1:30 |
Tour summit floor |
1:30 - 1:40 PM |
Transition to breakout rooms |
1:40 - 3:00 PM |
District Group Work (Foci 3 & 4) |
3:00 - 3:10 PM |
Break |
3:15 - 4:30 PM |
District Group Work (Foci 5 & 6) |
4:30 - 4:40 PM |
Transition to large group session |
4:40 - 5:00 PM |
Share out and wrap up |
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Interactive
Student Experience
|
|
9:00am - 2:30pm
|
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AGENDA
November 14, 2019
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Time
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Session
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Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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|
9:00 - 9:30
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Registration and Welcome
|
|
9:30 - 10:10
|
1
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Workshop A
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Workshop B
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Workshop C
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Workshop D
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Workshop E
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Workshop F
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10:15 - 10:55
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2
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Workshop B
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Workshop C
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Workshop D
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Workshop E
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Workshop F
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Workshop A
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|
11:00 - 11:40
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3
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Workshop C
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Workshop D
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Workshop E
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Workshop F
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Workshop A
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Workshop B
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11:40 - 12:40
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4
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Expo/Lunch
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Expo/Lunch
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Expo/Lunch
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Lunch/expo
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Lunch/expo
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Lunch/expo
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12:45 - 1:25
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5
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Workshop D
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Workshop E
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Workshop F
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Workshop A
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Workshop B
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Workshop C
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1:30 - 2:15
Includes
survey
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6
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Workshop E
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Workshop F
|
Workshop A
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Workshop B
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Workshop C
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Workshop D
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2:15 - 2:30
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Load Buses and
Travel Home
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| SW GA SCRIPT Training District Workshop @ CS4GA State CS Summit |
| AGENDA - November 14, 2019 |
| 8:30 - 5:00 |
| District Training |
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Student Summit |
| Time |
Activity |
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Time |
Activity |
| 8:30 AM |
Arrival |
|
8:00 AM |
Registration and Welcome |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Check-in and breakfast |
|
8:30 - 9:00 |
Welcome speaker |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Welcome:
Richard Woods
Caitlin Dooley
Mike Dudgeon |
|
9:00 - 9:40 |
Session 1 |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Fireside Chat (A4I Districts):
|
|
9:50 - 10:30 |
Session 2 |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Break and Transition to Breakout rooms |
|
10:40 - 11:20 |
Session 3/ Lunch |
| 10:15 - 12:00 |
District Group Work (Focus 1 & 2) |
|
11:30 - 12:10 |
Session 4/ Lunch |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch & Learn:
Guest speaker |
|
12:20 - 1:00 |
Session 5/ Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Tour summit floor |
|
1:10 - 1:50 |
Session 6 |
| 1:30 - 1:45 |
Transition to Breakout rooms |
|
2:00 - 2:40 |
Session 7 |
| 1:45 - 3:00 |
District Group Work (Focus 3 & 4) |
|
2:50 - 4:00 |
Travel home |
| 3:00 - 3:15 |
Recap/Review |
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| 3:15 - 4:30 |
District Group Work (Focus 5 & 6) |
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| 4:30 - 4:45 |
Transition to large group session |
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| 4:45 - 5:30 |
Share out: 3 Districts & Wrap Up |
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This event supported by the National Science Foundation
