QU Receives Google CS4HS Grant to Host Computer Science Workshop
The Quincy University Computer Science Department, partnering with the Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center, will host a 2-day Computer Science for High School (CS4HS) workshop August 9-10, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The goal of this no-cost workshop is to offer a professional development opportunity for tri-state area high school instructors who are interested in implementing or promoting Computer Science (CS) curriculum into their classrooms.
This workshop will be dedicated to 6th-12th grade teachers and administrators, and CPDUs and a stipend will be provided to all participants.
“Information technology is permeating many aspects of daily life and is being integrated into businesses and products throughout society. Living in a digital age, students need to understand the tools that they are working with,” said Dr. Jiang Li, associate professor of computer science, “Computer Science is a way of thinking; it is a way of viewing the world. It develops students’ quantitative reasoning skills.”
Quincy University is the recipient of a CS4HS grant funded by Google Inc. The Google CS4HS program is an annual funding program to improve the computer science educational ecosystem by providing funding for the development and execution of CS teacher professional development worldwide.
Workshop Date: Aug 9-10, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00p.m.
Location: Quincy University (1800 College Ave, Quincy, IL)
Register HERE by July 15, 2017.
To read more about CS4HS click here.
For more information, contact Dr. Jiang Li at 217-228- 5432 ext.3264 or liji@quincy.edu.