Computer Science for High Schools (CS4HS) is an annual grant program
promoting computer science education worldwide by connecting educators
to the skills and resources they need to teach computer science &
computational thinking concepts in fun and relevant ways.
It is
with pleasure that we would like to invite Secondary School teachers to
our Google Computer Science for High Schools (Train-The-Teachers)
workshop that will be held on the 24th-28th of August, 2015 at the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja, Nigeria.
Activities involve;
• Hands-on training on App Development using MIT App Inventor (no programming experience required).
• Game Design using Scratch (no programming experience required).
• Introductory lectures to Python programming.
• Invited talks, panel discussions and much more.
• Game Design using Scratch (no programming experience required).
• Introductory lectures to Python programming.
• Invited talks, panel discussions and much more.
The 5-day workshop is geared towards achieving the following objectives;
• Instilling in teachers the desire to create fun learning experiences
for their students with regards to Computer Science and programming
which is often perceived as being difficult.
• Cultivate in them the willingness to adapt to the changing needs of today’s learners thereby choosing to pursue a more student-centered learning approach that takes into account the different learning styles of each student.
• Provide hands-on experience in App Development and Game design using App Inventor and Scratch respectively.
• Encourage teachers to become CS champions in their schools as well as assist them in the organization of one Train-The-Students (TTS) event on their campuses.
• Cultivate in them the willingness to adapt to the changing needs of today’s learners thereby choosing to pursue a more student-centered learning approach that takes into account the different learning styles of each student.
• Provide hands-on experience in App Development and Game design using App Inventor and Scratch respectively.
• Encourage teachers to become CS champions in their schools as well as assist them in the organization of one Train-The-Students (TTS) event on their campuses.
Limited travel support for participants is
available. In addition to this, coffee breaks and lunch will be catered
for by the Organizers.
Participants MUST be secondary school
teachers of Computer Science, Information Technology or any ICT related
field. Interested persons should please send a brief introductory email
with the subject CS4HS 2015 to tabotarreytambe@gmail.com or feel free to
call 08133556888. If you would be interested in giving a talk at the
workshop, do send an email to the same address or call the
aforementioned number.
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