WeTeach_CS Summit 2025: Full Schedule

June 9-10, 2025
Renaissance Austin Hotel - 9721 Arboretum Blvd, Austin, TX 78759
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9:45am CDT

Integrating Computer Science and Amateur Radio into your TEKS and After School Club

Monday June 9, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT

Sabine

Our session shares how our WeTeach_CS Mini-Grant has allowed us to integrate coding skills in an innovative way with amateur radio. This opportunity involves students from computer science and engineering classes as well as law and health science. Students initially capture satellite data and upload it to a Raspberry Pi for analysis (coding). Ultimately students build an antenna rotator and code it using an Arduino to automate the position of a small antenna tracking a weather satellite. This project brings together technical knowledge and hands-on experience, while learning skills for job environments and community service opportunities.

CS and/or Cybersecurity Content Knowledge Level Required: Everyone. No prior knowledge required.

Presenters

Kay Orr

Instructional Technology Specialist, Rockwall ISD

Leslie Reese

Teacher, Rockwall ISD

I have dedicated more than two decades of my career to education, with all of that time spent in Rockwall Independent School District (ISD). For the past 15 years, I have had the privilege of teaching high school classes focused on Engineering and Robotics. Throughout my journey... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Sabine

Physical Computing, Middle School and High School (Grades 6-12)

12:45pm CDT

Amazon Future Engineer - Virtual Field Trips to Explore Careers of the Future

Monday June 9, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT

Sabine

I am excited to invite you and your students to participate in the immersive Amazon career tours, designed specifically to enhance learning in the fields of robotics and computer science. These tours provide a unique opportunity for students to engage with cutting-edge technology in a real-world environment.

Career Tours are free, interactive virtual field trips that inspire students to pursue careers of the future by exploring Amazon’s technologies. Tour whenever, wherever on Kahoot!

CS and/or Cybersecurity Content Knowledge Level Required: Everyone. No prior knowledge required.

Presenters

Javier Aguilar

Computer Science teacher and Robotics coach, East Fort Worth Montessori Academy

@javierfaguilar

Monday June 9, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT
Sabine

Introductory Computer Science, K-5

2:00pm CDT

Incorporating Python Through Google Colab into Physics/Kinematics

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Sabine

Google Colab can be used to introduce students in non-CS courses to the applications of programming in a conveniently structures environment.

This session will demonstrate how a teacher can use the Text and Program boxes to break up the programming tasks into small/manageable sub-tasks.
Students learn the basics of computer programming and the use of its application to science without needing to first learn Algorithmic Thinking.

It's a great way to get them a taste of programming to spark a greater interest.

CS and/or Cybersecurity Content Knowledge Level Required: Novice, Intermediate.

Presenters

Jimmy Newland

Computer Science Education Specialist, Texas Advanced Computing Center

I am a Computer Science Education Specialist with WeTeach_CS. I do secondary CS professional development, develop data science initiatives for our team, and participate in CS education research projects. I am very interested in CS integration into all parts of the curriculum, especially... Read More →

Gary Johnson

Teacher, Houston ISD

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Sabine

Advanced Computer Science, K-12