Starting a CS Club & CS Honor Society Chapter to GROW your CS program! CSTA Annual Conference July 9, 2018 B Holley buffieholley@codevirginia.org
Why are we here? u Why are you at CSTA? u You are passionate about teaching computer science! u Why are you in this session? u You want to grow your computer science program. u You want to know more about computer science honor society. u You wandered in room 215.
Who am I? u Buffie Holley u High School Teacher (Mathematics Certification) u Computer Science Honor Society Director u NCWIT Educator Award Winner 2018 (Virginia) u GenCyber and Tapestry Presenter u University Adjunct Professor (Principles) u National Board Certified Teacher u Graduate Student (M.S. Computer Science)
Who are my lovely assistants? u Anna Baber u Incoming freshman University of Rochester u Biomedical Engineering Major u Computer Science Honor Society Member (graduated) u NCWIT Aspirations National Certificate of Distinction Winner 2018 u Grace Barrett-Johnson u Incoming first year University of Virginia u Computer Science Major u Computer Science Honor Society Member (graduated) u AP CS A Senior Intern u NCWIT Aspirations State Runner-up 2017, State Winner 2018
Computer Science Club u What does Computer Science Club look like? u Meeting schedule that works for you and your students u Variety of activities to engage new and veteran students u Fun atmosphere that fosters support and comradery u Open to ALL students
Suggested CS Club Activities u Programming Competitions u ACSL American Computer Science League u Zero Robotics u USA Computing Olympiad u Virginia Tech High School Programming Contest u Check with local Universities or Community colleges to see if they do any local competitions.
Suggested CS Club Activities cont. u Cybersecurity Competitions u PicoCTF 9-28-18 è 10-12-18 (Registration September) u EasyCTF Usually February u HSCTF Usually May u TJCTF Usually June u RUSecure CTF Starts in Fall u CyberPatriot Registration Open NOW u Cyber Code Quest 10-20-18
Suggested CS Club Activities cont. u Logic u Puzzle Boxes u Logic Puzzles u Problem Solving u CS Game Competitions u Potato Pirates (Programming Card Game) u Boolean (Logic Gate Card Game) u Guest Speakers u Experts in the field (University, Companies, Local business) u Previous students
Suggested CS Club Activities cont. u Community Outreach u Partner with a middle school or elementary school to have a monthly event u Host an Hour of Code (at your school or another) u Invite community members to see projects or activities u Host a CTF (Capture the Flag) or Programming Competition
Why start a Computer Science Honor Society Chapter? u Now that you have students engaged in your courses it is time to recognize their skills and achievements. u Provide leadership opportunities for students. u Provide you with an army of workers and walking advertisers for your program. u Have a great time doing awesome things with your students to increase awareness around CS. u Our graduation cords are the BEST!!!
The Four Pillars of the Computer Science Honor Society u 1. Service u 2. Ethics u 3. Honor u 4. Leadership
How to start your own CSHS Chapter u Handout provided with the steps u Application copy provided u Constitution copy provided u Service centered organization (10 hours per year) u Students must have taken highest level course at your school u Minimum grade requirement B average in courses
Success Story #1 u Powhatan High School u Rural Virginia (1500 students) u 17 students 1 st year (1500 service hours) u 50+ Members Currently (3000+ hours last year) u 50% female membership u Now TWO CS teachers!
Success Story #2 u Albemarle High School (Suburban Central VA) u 2000 Students u 1 Section of AP CSA 2012 è 5 Sections AP CSA + AP CSP 2018 u 21 Members Graduated 2018 with 50% Majoring in CS or related field u NCWIT Aspirations State and National winners each year
From the Advisor Perspective u Lake Braddock High School (Northern VA) u “Although it has added to my workload, it has been such a pleasure to see these students working hard for CS. I wasn’t sure if they would like the pins, they were wearing them and putting them on their backpacks when we left. So cute!” –Mrs. Anderson (CSHS Advisor)
From the Student Perspective u Anna u Grace
Questions?
Resources u Amazon u Parchment Paper u Rubber Ducks u Etsy u Roll Book u Potato Pirates
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