[English] Invitation to CS4HS workshop, University of Melbourne, 11-12 July 2012

[Steven Bird]

We still have a couple of places open, and it would be great to have
a VCE English Language teacher along to our workshop.

On 2 July 2012 12:06, Steven Bird <stevenbird1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> [This event may be of interest to teachers of English (particularly
> VCE English Language) who would like to contribute to discussions
> concerning computer science in the secondary curriculum.
> Computational linguistics is one of many topics we will cover.]
>
> CS4HS workshop, University of Melbourne, 11-12 July 2012
> Organised by Steven Bird (Melbourne), Bernd Meyer (Monash), Paula
> Christophersen (VCAA)
>
> CS4HS is an initiative sponsored by Google to promote Computer Science
> and Computational Thinking in the secondary curriculum.
>
> The goals of this workshop are: (i) to update Victorian secondary IT
> teachers on current developments in the field of Computer Science;
> (ii) to develop Computer Science modules that can be used in the
> secondary curriculum;
> (iii) to contribute to the development of a new Computer Science
> subject in the Victorian Certificate of Education; and (iv) to raise
> awareness of secondary educators about how computational thinking
> underpins the overall secondary curriculum.
>
> You are invited to participate in the 2012 CS4HS workshop at the
> University of Melbourne.  This invitation is extended to the
> participants of the 2011 workshop, plus other interested secondary
> educators, subject to our limit of 25 participants.  The workshop is
> fully catered.  Participants from outside Melbourne can apply for
> travel subsidies and accommodation, subject to the limits of our
> budget (applications need to be submitted by email, by 5 July).
>
> Please register your interest using the following form:
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHNaUWZFT05zd0pZZXc1QmpzLVMxNlE6MQ
>
> For more information, please see
> http://www.cis.unimelb.edu.au/industry/cs4hs.html
>
> Thanks,
> -Steven Bird
> (local organiser)