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To our K-12 students, families & community
Best wishes,
I4C/MCWIC Staff
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Computer Science Education Week
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In support of Computer Science Education week, here are our Top Picks of events for students and family to enjoy!
December 2020 | Virtual Family Coding Night
Check on the CSisElementary site to see if your school is hosting an event. If not, ask your school to sign up at www.csiselementary.org. The hands-on activities use the Code.org Hour of Code Angry Bird puzzles. Kids and teach the adults in their lives how to get started with code.
For more inforamtion: https://cs4md.com/family
December 7th - 11th | Live Streamed Hands-on Videos
Designed to fit smoothly into a distance learning plan, Code.org's CodeBytes are easy-to-digest, 20 minute interactive lessons that will stream during Computer Science Education Week, December 7-11. Every episode features a new lesson that blends computer science with real-world topics. Episodes take place twice daily at 8:00am PST / 11:00am EST and 1:30pm PST / 4:30pm EST.
Eposide 1: Train A Computer AI
Eposide 2: Dance Party
Eposide 3: Outbreak Simulator
Eposide 4: Design Apps for Good
Eposide 5: Minecraft: Hero's Journey
For more inforamtion: https://code.org/codebytes
December 4th-6th | Hackathon
TechTogether New York is a virtual hackathon open to any and all women (cis and trans) and non-binary individuals (ages 14+). TechTogether values a supportive, strong, and healthy community. Because of circumstances surrounding COVID-19, TechTogether New York 2020 will be hosted virtually this year December 4th-6th.
It’s important now more than ever to come together (virtually, of course) and support one another as we face the challenges of this year, as a community. The theme for TechTogether New York 2020, Embracing Uncertainty.
For more inforamtion: https://newyork.techtogether.io/
December 11th - January 15th | Game Jam
Stop playing video games and start making them!
Code in the Schools is hosting their annual Game Jam contest for ALL middle and high school students to design and develop an original video game. The Kick-off event is Friday, December 11th. Teams or individual participants will have several weeks to develop their games using the game development platform of their choice and with coaching from industry professionals. A virtual awards ceremony will take place on January 15.
Register now!
* This event is free and open to the public
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Workshops Wednesdays
Our new workshops series for ALL high school students explores computing concepts in programming languages, web design, data science, and careers. This fall we've provided a dynamic virtual experience for all high school students while engaging in discussions, exercises, and activities in real world situations. Join our last fall workshop, this Wednesday, December 2nd at 4:00PM-5:00PM.
Space is limited!
Register at: https://go.umd.edu/I4C_HSworksRegister
Upcoming Workshop Series:
Python + Data Science II
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Rise Up 4 CS - UMD
Are you taking AP Computer Science A (AP CSA) this year or next semester?
Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM or 12:30 PM to deepen your knowledge of the Java programming language with other high school students who share your same interest in computing.
The Rise Up 4 CS program (RU4CS) at UMD provides students who self-identify as a female or non-binary with access to an online book, tutoring sessions and live interactive lessons taught by current UMD Computer Science Teaching Ambassadors. All RU4CS students will receive a $75 gift card for completing the program, participating in the research study, and submit their AP CSA scores by July 31, 2021. You must be enrolled in AP CSA (Java) during the 2020-2021 school year to register. We accept new students to our program on a rolling basis. Register at: https://go.umd.edu/I4C_RiseUp4CS_Registration
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Engineering Lunch Bunches
The Women in Engineering Program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland is excited to present Engineering Lunch Bunch. Geared toward middle school-aged girls, we will talk about engineering and share stories, ideas, and goals for the future! Attendees are welcome to bring lunch, meet new friends, and chat! All Engineering Lunch Bunches will take place from 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Wed, Dec 2: Engineers change the world; What impact will you make?
RSVPs are required. To RSVP, visit: Engineering Lunch Bunch RSVP Form.
Feel free to contact me at rzonies@umd.edu with questions!
Thanks for sharing this opportunity with anyone who might be interested.
I.T'S Us
I.T's Us is a virtual tech event FREE to all 11th & 12th grade students interested in learning about Information Technology.
Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST
RSVP at https://bit.ly/38M9iuy
PGCPS Level Up with Code
Calling all Prince George's County Public School K-5 Students and Families!
PGCPS is hosting a virtual family coding night on December 7th at 6:00PM-7:00PM.
Space is limited!
Register here: https://bit.ly/35KnQsV
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UMD Admissions
Want to chat about the majors in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, or have questions about the admissions process?
Please contact:
Ms. Eden M. Garosi, Class of 1996
Coordinator, Undergraduate Admissions Counseling and Recruitment
egarosi@umd.edu
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Video Games & Learning
We are currently looking for youth between the ages of 13 and 15 to participate in a research study about learning in video games. Due to the ongoing pandemic we are unable to do in-person data collection at this time, but we would still love to have your child participate. We are inviting you to participate in online data collection. If you are interested we will send you a version of our game that can be played on your home computer. We will send you a secure link to a call over Zoom, help you to launch the game, and then record your child while they play the game and answer some questions. As a way of saying ‘thank you’ we will provide a $15 Amazon gift card. If you are interested in participating, please let us know and we will send documents that further describe the data collection procedures, and a researcher with our team will work with you to schedule a date that works for both you and your child.
If you are interested please contact Anthony Pellicone at apellico@umd.edu, who will work with you to arrange a time for data collection, provide technical details for participation, and answer any questions you might have. We have included more detail about the study below.
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