In this session, educators will learn the essential skills needed to effectively use AI as an instructional aide for themselves and their students in the computer science (CS) classroom. Teachers will explore insightful ways to use AI for creating differentiated assignments, constructing coding rubrics, tutoring, and serving as a coding companion. Finally, educators will learn how to build a custom AI bot. The hands-on session will be interactive, engaging, and applicable to anyone teaching computer science today.
Participants will complete a collaborative, hands-on, cross-curricular activity and computer simulation of the chaos game. Participants will use computational thinking to develop the algorithm and code for the chaos game. Participants will leave with lesson ideas that require students to use mathematical thinking, problem-solving, and computational thinking skills to develop code allowing them to observe and identify patterns only easily seen through computer simulations.
Amin received his Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Texas at Tyler and his Masters of Art from the University of Texas at Austin. Both B.S. and Masters are in Mathematics; minor emphasis in Education. Amin has been an educator for the past 22 years. He has taught High... Read More →
Dive into the world of hands-on learning with robotics and coding tools designed for K-5 classrooms! This session provides teachers with hands-on experience using a variety of physical computing materials, exploring their potential to boost student engagement and learning. Discover the pros and cons of different robotics systems, learn basic coding concepts, and leave with inspiration for integrating these exciting technologies into your curriculum. We will have BeeBots, ProBots, Evo Ozobots, Sphero Bolt+, Dash Robot, Micro:Bit, Vex GO, Vex 123, & LittleBits Steam+ kits.
