WeTeach_CS Summit 2025

WeTeach_CS Summit 2025

June 9-10, 2025
Renaissance Austin Hotel - 9721 Arboretum Blvd, Austin, TX 78759
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7:30am CDT

Breakfast and Networking Ballroom Registration Lobby & Rio Grande A & B (Lower level)

8:30am CDT

Opening Session Ballroom

9:45am CDT

Rapid Feedback with JUnit Testing FrioChristine Peterson Effective Use of AI in the CS Classroom Glass OaksDavid Kleinhans Breaking Barriers: Strategies and Tools for Middle to High School Computer Science Pathways San MarcosNeil Schiavo • Deborah Boisvert • Nadia Foster CSfoEL: Empowering English Learners within Computer Science NuecesDevon Marano Power of the Portrait: Art Meets Code to Inspire Girls in CS Trinity AAmy Renshaw • Lisa Hauser Securing the Future: Introducing NIST 800-171 to High School Educators Trinity BNathaniel Mendoza • Nikki Hendricks Data Science: How to Thoughtfully Integrate Science, Math and Computer Science PecosChris Orban • Celestina A. Pangan • Julie Butler Pseudocode in the Kitchen San AntonioDr. Kiamesha Bagley If You’re Happy and You Code It: Experiencing Joy with Music and Computational Thinking ConchoBridget Streeb • Travis Garcia Building Bridges in K-12 Computer Science Education: A Town Hall for Collaboration and Support BrazosMichelle Singh • Aleyda Cantu-Lee Integrating Computer Science and Amateur Radio into your TEKS and After School Club SabineKay Orr • Leslie Reese Introducing Physical Computing Inputs and Outputs to Young Learners BluebonnetJudy Lau • Hal Speed

10:45am CDT

Exclusive Exhibit Hall Hours Exhibit Hall

11:30am CDT

Lunch and Awards Ballroom

12:45pm CDT

Teaching CS and Math Concepts through Creative Calculations of Pi FrioChris Orban • Celestina A. Pangan • Julie Butler Humans In The Loop: A Deep Dive Into Human-AI Collaborative Development BluebonnetIndi Marie Williams CS and Multilingual Learners: Curriculum, Professional Development, and Community Engagement NuecesRudy Escobar • Sofia De Jesús PANEL: NCWIT : Aspirations in Computing BrazosVida Lloyde Cybersecurity and Computer Science Industry-Based Certifications San MarcosFred Lover Wireshark: Getting started with packets GuadalupeBill Alderson Bring on the Chaos! Glass OaksAmin Lalani • Denise Gregory Creativity and Innovation: Developing Mental Models to Incorporate the Design Process K-5 Trinity AJoseph Vega Rewiring Education: Creating a Computational Thinking Ecosystem in Schools Trinity BLaura Deiss • Molly Kresta Unleash Creativity and Critical Thinking: Exciting Ways to Blend Computational Thinking into K-2 Lessons ConchoVashunda Warren Amazon Future Engineer - Virtual Field Trips to Explore Careers of the Future SabineJavier Aguilar Boosting CS: Partnering with School Counselors PecosTom Kyle • Ruth Kyle Cross-Disciplinary Integration with Micro:bits: A Hands-On Coding Experience San AntonioBrittany Templeton • Roger Ramirez

2:00pm CDT

Incorporating Python Through Google Colab into Physics/Kinematics Sabine AI in the Kitchen: Which Recipe Recommender Wins? San MarcosJada Ogueh • Voke Ogueh Transforming Science Classrooms with AI: Innovations and Applications BluebonnetMatthew Cushing ComputeHer Science: Amplifying the Female Voice in CS Trinity AMichelle Shomo Pierce • Ebonie Campbell Culturally Responsive Teaching: Empowering Students Through Representation and Relevance NuecesVictor Hicks • Yaritza (Ja-Reet-Zah) Villalba PANEL: Cybersecurity Essentials: Key Controls for Staying Secure BrazosTodd Pauley Code.org CS Connections: Resources to integrate CS into Core Content Classes Trinity BSusan F. Reeves Strategies for Integrating Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum in Grades K-8 ConchoBrittainy Simmons • Kelly Powers Expanding Opportunities in Computer Science with CMU CS Academy GuadalupeSofia De Jesús • Tim Barnes HPC-ED: Building a Community CyberTraining Catalog PecosCharlie Dey Learn about CS4TX Advocacy Work FrioDan Blier Deep in the Heart: A Micro:bit Musical Road Trip San AntonioThomas Hungerford • Travis Garcia Engaging K-5 Students with Physical Computing Glass OaksRebecca Cullums

3:00pm CDT

Networking & Exhibitor Fair / Door Prizes / Physical Computing Playground Rio Grande A & B (Lower level)

6:00pm CDT