Second CSTA-WI Dairyland meetup for 2024-25

[joe jkmoch.com]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Our second CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25 is coming next week!

It’s next Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - Broadening Participation: Aspirations Award, Girls Who Code

Our speakers will be

• Aspirations Program - Olivia Dachel, Aspirations Educator Honoree, CESA12
• Girls Who Code - Saghar Homayyounpour, New Berlin West
• Kyle Gregerson, CS Consultant

We’ll send out the Zoom link a day or two before. Please bring an idea or two to share too.

We’ll have our usual door prizes of some Amazon Gift Cards (you must be present to win) and of course there will be time for a little networking and fellowship too!

Here is a link to the current plans for these monthly meetings. If you have any ideas, suggestions or are interested in volunteering to present, please let us know.

We hope to see you next Wednesday evening!

Olivia Dachel, Kyle Gregerson, Saghar Homayounpour, Joe Kmoch and Mary Walz

CSTA WI-Dairyland Virtual Community Planning Team

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our second CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - Broadening Participation: Aspirations Award, Girls Who Code

Our speakers will be

• Aspirations Program - Olivia Dachel, Aspirations Educator Honoree, CESA12
• Girls Who Code - Saghar Homayyounpour, New Berlin West
• Kyle Gregerson, CS Consultant

For Aspirations info you may be interested in looking over the last couple of event booklets we produced.

2024 Event Booklet <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O1V51QLw6oUhVDECF-zE6ahRqAJ_a6Na/view?usp=share_link>
2023 Event Booklet <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0r5004krpUvwebn8T_JZ7x9tZ3TpzyB/view?usp=share_link>

Please bring an idea or two to share too. Also if you have a student experience you'd like to share that you have done or will be doing for Computer Science Education Week in early December, please let us know - our November meeting will be focused on ideas for CS Ed Week, December 9-15, 2024.

Here is the Zoom link info:

Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

We’ll have our usual door prizes of some Amazon Gift Cards (you must be present to win) and of course there will be time for a little networking and fellowship too!

Here is a link to the current plans for these monthly meetings. If you have any ideas, suggestions or are interested in volunteering to present, please let us know.

We hope to see you this Wednesday evening!

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Zoom info for our second CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

Here is the Zoom link info:

Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

At 6:30pm CT we'll start our September CSTA-WI meeting:

Theme - Broadening Participation: 

NCWIT Aspirations Award, Girls Who Code, Comptia Spark

Our speakers will be

• Aspirations Program - Olivia Dachel, Aspirations Educator Honoree, CESA12

• Girls Who Code, Comptia Spark - Saghar Homayyounpour, New Berlin West
• Kyle Gregerson, CS Consultant

For Aspirations info you may be interested in looking over the last couple of event booklets we produced.

2024 Event Booklet <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O1V51QLw6oUhVDECF-zE6ahRqAJ_a6Na/view?usp=share_link>
2023 Event Booklet <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0r5004krpUvwebn8T_JZ7x9tZ3TpzyB/view?usp=share_link>

Please bring an idea or two to share too. Also if you have a student experience you'd like to share that you have done or will be doing for Computer Science Education Week in early December, please let us know - our November meeting will be focused on ideas for CS Ed Week, December 9-15, 2024.

We’ll have our usual door prizes of some Amazon Gift Cards (you must be present to win) and of course there will be time for a little networking and fellowship too!

Here is a link to the current plans for these monthly meetings. If you have any ideas, suggestions or are interested in volunteering to present, please let us know.

We hope to see you early this evening!

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Our Third CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25 is coming next week!

It’s next Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Themes

- CS Honor Society

- What are YOU doing to celebrate CS Ed Week 2024, Dec 9-15? 

Our speakers will be

• CS Honor Society - Olivia Dachel, Aspirations Educator Honoree, CESA12
• CS Ed Wk, Dec 9-15 idea sharing
• Scott Burchill & Zach Larson, Drummond SD

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Third CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - CS Ed Wk, Dec 9-15,  sharing ideas; CS Honor Society thru CSTA

Our facilitators in discussion will be

• Olivia Dachel, CESA12
  
• Kyle Gregerson, Menomonie
  
• Mary Walz, Sauk Prairie

Please bring an idea or two to share of an actiity you've done or will be doing during CS Ed Wk. too. Our December meeting will be focused on High interest programs including Visual Studio for Education, Amazon Future Engineer and BootUP. Recruiting for next school year will also be discussed.

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!    

One last "tickler"...

Zoom info for our Third CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

TONIGHT, November 20, 2024, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. we'll have our monthly meetup!

The focus will be on:

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Our Fourth CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25 is coming next week!

It’s next Wednesday, December 18, 2024, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - High interest programs

Our topics will be

• Visual Studio Code for Education and Amazon Future Engineer (AFE)
  
• Saghar Homayounpour, New Berlin West, and a rep from AFE
• Bootup
  
• Suzanne Carlson
• Recruiting for Enrollment #1
  
• Mary Walz, Sauk Prairie HS

We’ll send out the Zoom link a day or two before. Please bring an idea or two to share too.

We’ll have our usual door prizes of some Amazon Gift Cards (you must be present to win) and of course there will be time for networking and fellowship too both before (starting about 6:20pm) and after

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Fourth CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, December 18, 2024, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - High interest programs

Visual Studio Code for Education

Amazon Future Engineer

BootUP

Recruiting for Enrollment

Also please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Fifth CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - AI

AI 101 for CS Teachers with classroom resources

Micah Kennedy, Code.org

WI DPI AI Guidelines and Landscape

Amy Bires, DPI CS Consultant

Recruiting for Enrollment #2

Mary Walz, Sauk Prairie HS

[Heather Wright]

Is there a WI CS Summit this year?

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[Amy Fetherston]

Great question Heather.   There is not a WI-CS summit this spring.  We have decided to move the summit to fall with the hopes that many people can attend.  

Save the date:

WI CS Summit - UW Stevens Point

November 11, 2025

Much more info to come soon.

Amy

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[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Sixth CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - Learning Blade and JuiceMind (repl for Replit)

Also, the change in membership for national CSTA will be noted.

Please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

In only a few hours our CSTA WI-Dairyland Chapter meeting will start.

Here is the Zoom link info:

Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

...and here is the rest of the previous email with details...

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Seventh CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - CS Academies

CMU Academy - Brenda Larson, Menomonee Falls HS

REX Academy - John Quinn

Also, the change in membership for national CSTA will be noted.

Please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

Zoom link will be sent out about March 17, 2025

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Two days and a few hours from now, you'll be able to attend our March 19, 2025 virtual meeting to network with friends and colleagues and also find out about two fine online academies you and your school can get involved with!

Zoom info for our Seventh CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - CS Academies

CMU Academy - Brenda Larson, Menomonee Falls HS

REX Academy - John Quinn, ret CS instructor for Wausau schools

Also, the change in membership for national CSTA will be noted.

Please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

Here is the Zoom link info:

Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Eighth CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, April 16, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - Middle School CS Activities

• Brittany Clausen, Whitefish Bay Middle School

• Heather Wright, DePere Middle School

Please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

Zoom link will be sent out about April 14, 2025

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Eighth CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s this Wednesday, April 16, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - Middle School CS Activities

• Brittany Clausen, Whitefish Bay Middle School

• Heather Wright, DePere Middle School

Also info on 

--- registering for CS Mentee program, 

--- CSTA National Summit in Cleveland, July 8-11, 2025,

--- CSTA-WI Summit, November 11, 2025, UW Stevens Point - Save the Date

Please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

Here is the Zoom link info:

Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Zoom info for our Eighth CSTA-WI Dairyland Chapter Virtual Meeting for 2024-25

It’s To-day, April 16, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Theme - Middle School CS Activities

• Brittany Clausen, Whitefish Bay Middle School

• Heather Wright, DePere Middle School

Also info on 

--- registering for CS Mentee program, 

--- CSTA National Summit in Cleveland, July 8-11, 2025,

--- CSTA-WI Summit, November 11, 2025, UW Stevens Point - Save the Date

Here is the Zoom link info:

Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Are you ready for our last monthly meeting of CSTA-WI Dairyland for 2024-25? 

It’s this Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the foci will be on:

Foci: CS Licensing and Data Science

• Licensing: Michael Cullen, Marquette University
  
• Data Science: Mark Zachar, NMDSI
  
• Andrew Boddy-Spargo, Cristo-Rey HS
  

NOTE--> Please send any specific questions about licensing NOW to cstawi...@gmail.com so we can get authoritative answers particularly if any questions require some research.

Please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

Zoom link will be sent out about May 19, 2025

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Are you ready for our last monthly meeting of CSTA-WI Dairyland for 2024-25? 

It’s this Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. 

Zoom Link 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

At this meetup...

Foci: CS Licensing and Data Science

• Licensing: Michael Cullen, Marquette University
  
• Data Science: Mark Zachar, NMDSI
  
• Andrew Boddy-Spargo, Cristo-Rey HS
  

NOTE--> Please send any specific questions about licensing NOW to cstawi...@gmail.com so we can get authoritative answers particularly if any questions require some research.

Please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

[joe jkmoch.com]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Are you ready for our FIRST monthly meeting of CSTA-WI Dairyland for 2025-26? 

It’s this Wednesday, August 20, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the foci will be on:

Foci: APCS-A changes for this school year + AP Cybersecurity and AP Networking

Our speaker will be Aaron Chamberlain, New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School

Please share an activity or two to share with attendees during our networking times - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

Zoom link will be sent out about August 17, 2025

We’ll have our usual door prizes of some Amazon Gift Cards (you must be present to win) and of course there will be time for a little networking and fellowship too!

Here is a link to the current plans for these monthly meetings. If you have any ideas, suggestions or are interested in volunteering to present, please let us know.

We hope to see you this Wednesday evening!

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Are you ready for our next monthly meeting of CSTA-WI Dairyland for 2024-25? 

It’s this Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Focus: Pathways in Computer Science and Info Technology

• IT/CS Career Pathways, Beth Kaminski, PathwaysWI
• Youth Apprenticeships in IT (YA), Olivia Dachel, CESA 12

Also, please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.

Zoom link will be sent out about September 14 or 15, 2025

We’ll have our usual door prizes of some Amazon Gift Cards (you must be present to win) and of course there will be time for a little networking and fellowship too!

Here is a link to the current plans for these monthly meetings. If you have any ideas, suggestions or are interested in volunteering to present, please let us know.

We hope to see you this Wednesday evening!

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

Are you ready for our next monthly meeting of CSTA-WI Dairyland for 2024-25? 

It’s this Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Zoom Link 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

Focus: Pathways in Computer Science and Info Technology

• IT/CS Career Pathways, Beth Kaminski, PathwaysWI
• Youth Apprenticeships in IT (YA), Olivia Dachel, CESA 12

[CSTA Wisconsin]

Hi WI CS Colleague!

In just a few hours we will begin our next monthly meeting of CSTA-WI Dairyland for 2024-25? 

Zoom Link 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512762580?pwd=WFpOUWhsRXo2L2RNYTkxQjEzRXBvdz09

One tap mobile: +16469313860,,86512762580#,,,,*688314#

It’s this Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. At this meetup the focus will be on:

Focus: Pathways in Computer Science and Info Technology

• IT/CS Career Pathways, Beth Kaminski, PathwaysWI
• Youth Apprenticeships in IT (YA), Olivia Dachel, CESA 12

Also, please bring an activity or two to share with attendees - something you've done with elementary or middle school students or your HS CS class or with a class that's in another subject area. We'd like to continue to develop a sharing culture here and populating our Facebook page and our curriculum ideas database.