STI14

Welcome to the Supercomputing Challenge Summer Teacher Institute
Thanks to


 * The New Mexico State Legislature
 * LANS (Los Alamos National Security), and Los Alamos National Lab
 * Supercomputing Challenge

We are holding our annual professional development at New Mexico Tech, from July 13th - 25th.

Move into West Hall any time after 3 PM, Sunday, to register and then we will go over to Torres Hall for an opening BBQ and introductions at 5:30.

Supercomputing Challenge

 * Supercomputing Challenge - Home Page
 * About the Challenge
 * [[Media:STI2012_SCoverview.ppt |Challenge Overview]]
 * Challenge as an Academic Marathon
 * 2014-2015 Supercomputing Challenge Dates and Deadlines
 * Meet the Scientist
 * SC videos of top finalist presentations, 07 - 08
 * 2011 Student Webinar -The Black Death, Garbage Patches and the Supercomputing Challenge

Group Photo






Contacts
Participants

Facilitators

The Curriculum Crew the first week

Alphabetically by First Name

Betsy Frederick, Challenge Program Manager

Celia Einhorn, Challenge Program Manager

Creighton Edington, STEM Director, South Valley Prep School

David Kratzer, Executive Director, Challenge, LANL

Harry Henderson, Rio Rancho Academy CS Teacher

Jennifer Cordova, 4th Grade Teacher, Edgewood

Mary Sagartz, CS Teacher, Annunciation Catholic School

Patty Meyer, Challenge Program Manager

Susan Gibbs, Consultant to GUTS, CS4ALL, code.org

Teri Roberts, LANL, Board of Directors

Second Week

Most of the first week people minus Jenn and Su and

Eleanor Walther, Retired Sandia National Labs/Retired, Expo Head Judge

Gus Landis, Fourth Watch Software, Mentor and Judge

Joel Castellanos, CS Dept. UNM

Guest Speakers

Carl Bogardus, Retired GUTS teacher and code.org facilitator

Chris Forsythe, Sandia, Brain Waves

Drew Einhorn, Mentor and Judge and Celia's other half

Mike Trahan, Head Judge, Sandia National Labs

Janet Penevolpe, Chem Prof at CNM, Past Facilitator

Neal Picket, Capture the Flag, LANL

Subhasish Mazumdar. NMT CS Chair

Please let us know if you want anyone's email address.

Schedules

 * Draft Schedule

Activities

 * Morning Activities in Cramer
 * Evening Activities in Cramer

Big Data

 * Re-tweet Research and Big Data
 * Big Data Resource Table
 * Blown to Bits Book

Career Pathways

 * Why Study Computer Science?
 * Guidance Counselors and Computer Science Careers and Request a Counselor Kit
 * Supercomputing Career Tips

Cell Phones as input devices

 * [[media:Apps.pdf|Patty and Meredith's presentation on Cell Phones (pdf)]]
 * [[media:Apps.ppt|Patty and Meredith's presentation on Cell Phones (ppt)]]

Code.org

 * Curriculum Slides
 * Google Hangout with Brook and Baker from Code.org

Computational Thinking

 * Computational Thinking Illustrated
 * Computational Thinking
 * CS and CT Principles

Cyber Security

 * Hacker High-school
 * Privacy in the Modern World
 * Information Flow and Computer Security, plus Werewolves
 * Cyber Patriot Competition
 * LANL's Cyber Defender Program
 * Capture the Flag Security Training/Contests
 * [[media: Network_Security.pptx | Josephine's Network and Security PPT]]

Modeling

 * Why Model?
 * Computational Models in Public Health - Video
 * Big Ideas in Computing with Ed Lazowska

NetLogo

 * NetLogo Book

Suggestions of good beginning models from the NetLogo Model Library:

Percolation

Termites

Shepherds

Boiling

Rebellion

Virus on Network

Erosion

Wolf Sheep

Bike Tire

Traffic

Birth Rate

Urban Sprawl

Continental Divide

Simplified Models:
 * [[media:Bug hunt 02.nlogo|Bug Hung 02]]
 * [[media:Car development.nlogo|Car Development]]
 * [[media:Traffic-basic-simple.nlogo|Traffic Basic Simple]]
 * [[media:Firefun02.nlogo|Fire Fun 02]]
 * [[media:Waterfinal-nlogo.nlogo|Waterfinal]]
 * [[media:Beginner Sheep Grass 01.nlogo|Beginner Sheep Grass 01]]
 * [[media:Beginner Sheep 01.nlogo|Beginner Sheep 01]]

Presentations

 * Death by PowerPoint
 * THE PowerPointlessness
 * Prezi Presentation Tips
 * How to Be Graceful Under Pressure
 * 30 simple tools for data visualization
 * [[media:EffPres-01.ppt|Effective Presentations]]
 * [[media:STI_14_Presentation.pptx|Template for STI 2014 Presentations]]

Project Management

 * [[media:ProjectPlanning.ppt|Teri Robert's Project Planning ppt]]
 * [[media:ChallengeProjectPlan.doc‎|Teri Robert's Challenge Project Plan document ]]
 * [[media:Project_Progress.pptx‎|Mary Sagartz's Project Progress pptx]]
 * [[media:CHALLENGE ACADEMIC YEAR DECATHALON MILESTONES.docx|Monthly Milestones]]

Recruitment/Diversity

 * Women in Computing
 * Engage Underrepresented Students
 * Seth Reichelson - Success in Teaching - Video
 * NCWIT Summit Video and Accompanying Slides
 * Google Getting Girls to Code
 * Josephine Kilde: Minority Participation in STEM
 * Recruiting Girls for CS careers in High School
 * Creating Interest in High School CS courses
 * Jane Margolis - Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race and Computing (eBook)

Reports

 * Technical Report Writing
 * [[Media:Zotero_mini_manual_2014.pdf | Zotero Citation Mini Manual-Richard Foust]]
 * Writing Resources on SC Website

StarLogo

 * StarLogo
 * [[media:Solar_model.pptx‎|Solar Model (pptx)]]
 * [[media:Solar_model-1.ppt|Solar Model (ppt)]]
 * [[media:Mystery_Model.sltng|StarLogo Mystery Model (sltng)]]

Teaching Computer Science

 * Does your classroom feel like this?
 * Engaging Students
 * AP Computer Science Curriculum Framework
 * Record Year for AP Computer Science Courses

Teaming/Cooperative Learning

 * Kagan Learning
 * Roundtable Brainstorming
 * Rally Coach Cooperative Learning Structure
 * Pair Programming - Cooperative Learning
 * Teaming Quotes to Share with Students
 * Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing]

Verification and Validation

 * [[media:STI-2014-Computational_Science_Process.pptx‎|Joel Castellanos Computational Science Process and Validation and Verification]]

Supercomputing Mentor Resources
Check out New Mexico STEM Connection a statewide collaborative effort to promote STEM education in New Mexico and {http://nmstemed.org/search-people look for mentors]

Challenge Mentor Database-Looking for a mentor? Find one with this helpful database.

Science Buddies Ask an ExpertAnswers to Your Science Questions

Resources for Improving CS education

 * Moving Beyond Computer Literacy: Why Schools Should Teach Computer Science
 * Check out all the resources at the summer Tapestry Workshops
 * Why Should Young Women Consider a Career in IT?
 * NCWIT By the Numbers
 * ACM/CSTA Report, Running on Empty
 * Computing in the Core
 * Computer Science Education Week
 * CS Principles: Redesigning the CS AP Test
 * The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Meeting Information
 * Tapestry CS Teaching Workshops by the University of Virginia
 * Petitions to support CS for Math/Science requirements in High School
 * Join the Computer Science Teachers Association
 * CSTA Conference Scheduleand Presentations

Final Project Presentations

 * [[media:ThinningForest.ppt‎|Danielle Heinsen, Thinning of the Forest presentation (ppt)]]
 * [[media:DH_Reflection.doc‎|Reflection (doc)]]
 * [[media:STI14-Anne_Loveless.pptx‎|Anne Loveless, Health Care Providers (pptx)]]
 * [[media:TrafficModel.pptx‎|David Salazar, Traffic Efficiency Modeling (pptx)]]
 * [[media:To_Poison_Or_Not_To_Poison02.ppt‎| AnnNet Delany, To Poison or Not To Poison (ppt)]]
 * [[media:Bug_Hunt_reflection.doc‎| Bug Hunt Reflection (doc)]]
 * [[media:Bug_Hunt_Consumers05.nlogo‎|Bug Hunt Consumers (nlogo)]]
 * [[media:Lion_Zebra_2014.pptx‎|Richard Foust, Lion Zebra presentation (pptx)]]
 * [[media:2014_Predation_Model_Proposal.docx‎|Predation Model Proposal (docx)]]
 * [[media:2014_lion_zebra_05.nlogo‎|Lion Zebra model (nlogo)]]
 * [[media:SheepDestroyedWolfs.pptx‎|Sheep Destroyed by Wolves (pptx), Gina, Melanie, Kenda]]
 * [[media:TheFerretFactor.pdf‎|The Ferret Factor (pdf), Arnida, Rodelia, Maria]]
 * [[media:Traffic.pptx‎|Traffic (pptx), Karen, Josephine, Luz]]

Reflective Blog

 * Reflective Discussion Forum
 * Post STI Survey

Around Socorro

 * Sightseeing in and around Socorro
 * Restaurants in and around Socorro
 * Cafeteria Hours

Physical Exercise Options
Open to All Tech Students
 * Swimming Pool
 * Game Room
 * NMT Gym
 * Golf

Organizations and Free Lists and Newsletters

 * ACM TechNews
 * Project GUTS.
 * Guts y Girls
 * NM Society for Technology in Education
 * CSTA - Computer Science Teacher Association
 * ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
 * Updated NETS - National Educational Tech Standards
 * CS Bits and Bytes
 * State Science and Math Teachers' List
 * The Information Age Newsletter
 * Fractal Foundation
 * Torofish Rewards Program

You Heard IT Here

 * Why Coding Now?
 * Will Online Courses Revolutionize Higher Education
 * Universities Shaping Education on the Web
 * CS Education in America
 * The Most Important Demographic in Tech
 * Big Data Peeps at Your Medical Records

Prior Year's STI Wikis

 * STI13 Wiki
 * STI12 Wiki
 * STI11 wiki
 * STI10 wiki
 * STI09 wiki