Computer Science Education Week 2010
University Computer Science departments from every Canadian province will celebrate National Computer Science Education Week on December 5-11, 2010. This week is planned in recognition of the transformative role of computing and the need to bolster computer science at all educational levels.
Activities range from a full-day computer science fair for high school students to workshops for middle-schools students to public laboratory tours.
Find out what is happening in a CS department near you and encourage your local schools to join in the celebration.
More information and resources can be found here..
Press Releases:
• Posted Oct. 28/10: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): ACM Hails Second Computer Science Education Week to Raise Awareness of Computing and Its Role in Society">
Posters:
Take a look at creative posters created by eight students for CS Education week
Participating Schools
PROV |
SCHOOL |
ACTIVITY |
CS DEPT URL |
EVENT URL |
BC | University of Victoria | Live simulcast of TEDWomden from Washington on Dec 7 and 8 | CS Dept. | Event |
AL | University of Alberta | Interactive sessions on robotics, animation and games programming | CS Dept. | Event |
AL | University of Calgary | Speaker's Bureau talks in High Schools; LINDSAY Demonstration Lab tour; Entrepreneurship talk | CS Dept. | Event |
AL | University of Lethbridge | Event for grade 6 classes | CS Dept. | Event |
SK | University of Regina | Luncheon with CIPS | CS Dept. | Event |
SK | University of Saskatchewan | Connected 2010 | CS Dept. | Event |
MN | University of Manitoba | Lab on creating and reading QR codes in Java | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | Brock University | Event for grade 9 and grade 10 | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | University of Guelph | Tours, grad seminars, industry meet and greet | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | Lakehead University | Grade 12 Preview Day display | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | Laurentian University | Open House and activities for high school students | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | University of Ottawa | CONTACT program for high-school students | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | Queen's University | Computing camp for girls | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | Royal Millitary College of Canada | Tours of a Flight Simulation with Motion Platformand Simulated Robot Soccer Competition | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | University of Toronto | A Day of Exploring CS | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | University of Toronto - Mississauga | Grade 9 Computer Science Exploration Day | CS Dept. | Event |
ON | University of Waterloo | CS4U day; Programming competition for girls (PC4G) | CS Dept. | Event; Event |
ON | University of Western Ontario | Great moments in Computer Science posters | CS Dept. | Event |
PQ | McGill University | Campus tour; Career and Education panel discussions; CS Movie viewing; Video game competition | CS Dept. | Event |
PQ | Université de Montréal | Public lecture and Wine & Cheese | CS Dept. | Event |
NB | University of New Brunswick | Computer Science Unplugged: Interactive session with students on computing concepts without using computers at all | CS Dept. | Event |
PE | University of Prince Edward Island | Video game development competition for high school and junior high students | CS Dept. | Event |
NS | Acadia University | So You Think You Can Dance Camp: Robotics Camp | CS Dept. | Event; Event |
NS | Dalhousie University | Faculty visits to local high schools | CS Dept. | Event |
NS | St. Francis Xavier University | Video series: The Machine that Changed the World | CS Dept. | Event |
NF | Memorial University | CS Education Day and Poster Campaign | CS Dept. | Event |