Special thanks to Clint Johns, Information Technology Academy Coordinator at Irvington High School, for passing on this professional development opportunity:

The Computer Science Department at Stanford University, with generous support from Google, is holding a Computer Science for High School (CS4HS) workshop on July 28 and 29 in the Gates Computer Science building on the Stanford campus.  The workshop is aimed at helping K-12 teachers and administrators learn more about computing through hands-on activities, presentations, and discussions with Stanford faculty, industry speakers, and other educators.  The workshop requires no previous programming experience.

COME JOIN US!

There are many reasons to attend CS4HS at Stanford, including:

* getting hands-on experience with new and easily adoptable computing
materials (including materials that will be used in one the AP CS Principles
pilot courses next year)

* hearing talks from Stanford faculty and industry speakers about compelling
research work in computing

* discussing ideas and strategies with other educators

* all attendees receive a $250 stipend!

Registration for “CS4HS at Stanford” is now open!  The workshop is limited
to 30 participants.  As mentioned above, all participants who complete the
workshop will receive a $250 stipend.  Breakfast, lunch (on July 28 and 29)
and dinner (on July 28) will be provided for all participants.  Participants
are responsible for their own travel and housing accommodations.

More information about “CS4HS at Stanford” as well as details on how to
register for the event are available at:
http://cs4hs.stanford.edu/

Registration is prioritized in the order received, so please register early