[Year 12 SofDev] CS4HS at the University of Melbourne, 20-21 November

[PIKE Philip]

Sounds great. Would love to attend, but unfortunately it is on during the week when many of us are doing VCAA SD exam marking.
Will there be a wiki or blog of proceedings?
Regards



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Philip Pike
Director of ICT

Bacchus Marsh Grammar
T. 03 5366 4893  F. 03 5366 4850
E. pikep at bmg.vic.edu.au  W. http://www.bmg.vic.edu.au
South Maddingley Road | PO Box 214 | Bacchus Marsh Victoria 3340


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Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] CS4HS at the University of Melbourne, 20-21 November

Computer Science for High School, University of Melbourne
http://www.cis.unimelb.edu.au/industry/cs4hs.html


20-21 November (main workshop)
22 November (optional day for those involved in the proposed VCE study
  Algorithms, Computation and Intelligence)


Keynote speaker: Professor Tim Bell, University of Canterbury NZ, creator of "CS Unplugged" and the "Computer Science Field Guide".

The program will consist of presentations, lab sessions, and small group discussion, including:
* What's happening in CS: exciting presentations on new research in autonomous agents; data mining; solving the world's hardest computational problems.

* New ideas in teaching CS: engaging girls -- a narrative approach to teaching with Cellular; A new Snap! extension for network science; secretly teaching the foundations of computing with steganography.

* VCE Algorithms, Computation and Intelligence: overview of the proposed study; how to get involved; day 3 activities to develop materials.


Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies

At the moment, it is expected that the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, with a strong focus on computational thinking, will be implemented through AusVELS in 2015. This workshop will be of interest to teachers who are currently offering dedicated ICT/digital technologies subjects and who will be teaching AusVELS Digital Technologies from 2015.

VCE Algorithms, Computation and Intelligence
A central theme of this workshop will be the new VCE study,
provisionally titled: "Algorithms, Computation and Intelligence".
Students will study computation as a method of automated reasoning.
They will learn about the power and the inherent limitations of
algorithmic problem solving, and the prospects for achieving true
machine intelligence. Students will demonstrate their learning by
modelling complex real-world problems and designing intelligent
algorithms for solving them. The study introduces students to the
conceptual framework of computer science. It equips them with a
fundamental, rigorous framework of reasoning that complements
mathematics as an enabling discipline and prepares them to tackle
challenging problems in science and society. This workshop will
be of interest to teachers who are considering teaching this new
VCE Study from 2015.



For more details including how to register, please visit:
http://www.cis.unimelb.edu.au/industry/cs4hs.html

Sponsored by Google Australia, and organised by Steven Bird
(Melbourne), Paula Christophersen (VCAA), and Bernd Meyer (Monash).


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