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CS Summer Institute

Educate Maine's Project>Login crew will kick off this immersive learning experience with a 5-day summer workshop on the gorgeous UNE Campus in Biddeford. Throughout the year, teachers will learn about classroom management and teaching practices, as well as having the support of their cohort throughout the program and beyond.

June 27-July 1, 2022

University of New England
11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, ME

Any questions? Email Angela@educatemaine.org

 CS Summer Institute Allison Braley 2022-04-29 04:00:00Z 0

Future Innovators Camp

Educate Maine, Thomas College, and Northeastern’s Roux Institute have partnered to develop a unique college and career readiness opportunity for Maine students who wish to make a difference in the future of Maine’s economy. The goal is to help grow local and diverse talent in entrepreneurial and tech-forward fields, especially those that tie directly to Maine’s traditional industries such as biotech, green tech, aquaculture, fintech, e-commerce and cybersecurity. This FREE one-week summer camp opportunity, based in Portland, Maine, will recruit up to 56 Maine high school students with diverse backgrounds from across the state who share an interest in cutting-edge technology and a desire to lead the design of innovative new solutions to authentic problems shared by Maine employers.

Rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, who are fully vaccinated and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, are invited to apply.
 
During the day, the camp features a project-based learning experience where students will learn and use design thinking to tackle authentic challenges while being mentored by employer partners and faculty from both Thomas and Roux.
 
Overnight, students will learn outdoor education and leadership skills at Rippleffect out on Cow Island. There’s no requirement that students know how to camp – staff are ready to support learners as they develop these skills… but, they should know ahead of time that this is a camping experience.
 
Students who successfully complete this will be awarded three-credits from Thomas College (for Marketing 199 or Management 199 “Innovation and Creativity in Marketing”). The projects are themed around fields that are growing quickly in Maine… technology, cybersecurity, green tech, biotech, fintech, e-commerce, etc.
 
Important Dates:
  • We will have Zoom office hours April 14th and 15th to support students and educators with the application (if needed).
  • Applications are due by May 3.
  • We will send acceptance letters by May 9th.
  • The camp begins June 12 and ends June 17.

There is no charge for accepted students to participate thanks to generous support from our program sponsors. We truly want this to be as accessible as possible to a diverse set of students. 

Any questions, please contact Amanda Nguyen: amanda.nguyen@thomas.edu

 
 Future Innovators Camp Allison Braley 2022-04-29 04:00:00Z 0
CSTA 2022 Conference Allison Braley 2022-04-29 04:00:00Z 0

Teachers In Space

 

Teachers, how would you like to learn how to build an Arduino based miniature satellite with your students and launch it to the upper atmosphere and into space!?

Find out how by attending the Teachers in Space Professional Development Workshop at Brunswick Landing, in partnership with the Maine Space Grant Consortium and Educate Maine happening August 15-19, 2022!

Informational Flyer

To register: https://tis.org/maineworkshopregistration/

 Teachers In Space Allison Braley 2022-04-29 04:00:00Z 0

MLTI End of Year Expo- 2022

MLTI is launching an End of Year Expo event to celebrate educators! The End of Year Expo is a chance for MLTI educators to share the awesome work that they do to support the use of technology in teaching and learning. Are you or someone you know an MLTI educator using technology in cool and exciting ways? Submit an entry to the expo and join us to share these achievements at our exhibition. All entries will have the opportunity to present at the expo. The expo will be open and free for all to attend. Exhibiters will be treated to a luncheon and an awards ceremony after the exhibition. 

The MLTI End of Year Expo is featuring six categories of recognition. To learn more about these categories, check out this infographic.

 
 
 MLTI End of Year Expo- 2022 Allison Braley 2022-04-29 04:00:00Z 0

Maine App Challenge

In cooperation with Project>Login and Educate Maine, Tyler Technologies’s Maine App Challenge provides the opportunity for Maine students to develop abilities and also have the chance to win valuable prizes, including scholarships totaling $10,000! 
 
Apps are due by May 15th, 2022 at 11:59pm. The award ceremony will be Saturday June 18th.
 
 
 Maine App Challenge Allison Braley 2022-04-29 04:00:00Z 0

Maine CSTA Announces Election Results

Maine CSTA is pleased to announce that our election process has ended, with the following results:
 
President: Sean Wasson
 
Treasure: Alison Avery
 
Secretary: Allison Braley
 
Thank you to everyone who voted!
 Maine CSTA Announces Election Results Allison Braley 2022-03-16 04:00:00Z 0

Summer 22 PD

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The annual summer institute will be 6/27-7/1 this year at UNE's Biddeford campus. Apply now for scholarships!
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CSTA Maine Social Meetup

Reminder! We have a meetup on Thursday, November 4th! The meetup is at Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick from 5:30 pm to 7 pm! We hope to see you there!
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CSTA Maine Social Meetup Sean Wasson 2021-11-02 04:00:00Z 0
CSTA NE 2021 Sessions 2021-09-23 04:00:00Z 0
CS Summer of Fun 2021-07-21 04:00:00Z 0 High School,Middle School,PD,Programming,Project>Login,Summer
Virtual CEDF 2021-06-21 04:00:00Z 0 Cybersecurity,Device Agnostic,High School,K-8,Middle School,PD,Summer
Summer Coding Course Offerings for Maine Teachers Harlan Onsrud 2021-04-12 04:00:00Z 0 High School,PD,Summer
CSTA NE 2021 Call for Presenters Alicia Biggs 2021-03-31 04:00:00Z 0 CSTANE2021,Online Learning,PD,Presentations,Professional Development
2021 4D CS Professional Learning Kim Hutchinson 2021-03-31 04:00:00Z 0 Curriculum,Cybersecurity,Device Agnostic,Free,High School,Online Learning,PD,Programming,STEM,Summer,Third-Party
Code.org Summer Cohort Angela Ocehlise 2021-03-31 04:00:00Z 0 Educate Maine,High School,MMSA,Middle School,PD,Programming,Project>Login,Summer

CS Ed Week 2020

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Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field. This week is held in recognition of the birthday of Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906), who invented the first compiler and coined the term “bug” (an error in a program) after removing an actual moth from a computer in 1947. Celebrations and activities begin 12/7 this year! Keep reading for more details on how to engage your school or classroom in  this year's theme: #CSforSocialJustice
 
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CS Ed Week 2020 Alicia Biggs 2020-11-22 05:00:00Z 0
ACM Cutler-Bell Prize in HS Computing 2020-11-22 05:00:00Z 0

Online Family Code Nights

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Ready to "host" a Family Code Night? It's easier than ever this year! And two new times added during CSEd Week to accommodate families: 6pm EST on12/7 and 12/9
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Online Family Code Nights Rhonda Tate 2020-11-22 05:00:00Z 0

The Thomas Cup

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Each year, Thomas College hosts a FREE competition where high school students participate in several STEM challenges (coding, robotics, CSI, eSports, etc.). Based on feedback from educators, this year there are five free virtual challenges to choose from. Help your high school team register today and compete for up to $10,000 worth of scholarships!

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The Thomas Cup Amanda Nguyen 2020-11-18 05:00:00Z 0
CS State Policy Forum 2020-09-21 04:00:00Z 0
CSTA New England 2020 2020-09-21 04:00:00Z 0 NECSTA2020,Online Learning,PD,Professional Development,Remote Learning,Socialize
ACTEM 2020 2020-09-21 04:00:00Z 0 Online Learning,PD,Professional Development,Socialize
CS Instructor Opportunity 2020-08-10 04:00:00Z 0 Employment,Instruction,Online Learning
Hack for the People Michelle Ly 2020-08-10 04:00:00Z 0 Free,Hackathon,High School,Higher Education
CSTA NE 2020 Audra Kaplan 2020-08-06 04:00:00Z 0 CSTANE2020,Equity,NECSTA2020,Online Learning,Professional Development,Remote Learning
New Degrees & Certificates from UMaine Harlan Osmund 2020-07-25 04:00:00Z 0 Data Science,Higher Education,Offers,Online Learning,PD,Professional Development,Scholarships,UMaine
Inclusive and Culturally Relevant Lesson Planning Workshop CSTA 2020-07-24 04:00:00Z 0 Equity,Online Learning,PD,Professional Development,Resources,Summer
Rural Tech Challenge Grants Ruth Kirmish Allen 2020-07-21 04:00:00Z 0 Grants,High School,MMSA,rural
Code.org Webinars & Recordings for AP CS Principles Angela Oechslie 2020-07-09 04:00:00Z 0
Maine Moonshot Angela Oechslie 2020-07-08 04:00:00Z 0 After School,Project>Login,STEM,Women in CS
AI for K-12 Fred Martin 2020-07-06 04:00:00Z 0 AI,Higher Education,PD,Summer
#InclusiveStemCS Karen Shibles 2020-07-05 04:00:00Z 0 Equity,PD,Resources
AR Girls Goes Virtual Natalie Chamberlain 2020-07-05 04:00:00Z 0 AR,Device Agnostic,Free,High School,MMSA,Middle School,Online Learning,Students,Summer
BlocksCAD Event This July! Alicia Biggs 2020-07-02 04:00:00Z 0 3D Printing,Block Based,BlocksCAD,CAD,Device Agnostic,Online Learning,PD,Summer,Third-Party
CodeCombat for CSTA Maine Alicia Biggs 2020-06-09 04:00:00Z 0 Curriculum,Device Agnostic,High School,Middle School,Online Learning,PD,Professional Development,Programming,Remote Learning,Third-Party
Nuts n' Bolts Help Sessions Jonathan Graham 2020-06-02 04:00:00Z 0 Free,Google Classroom,High School,K-8,Middle School,PD,Professional Development,Remote Learning,Summer
Data Science Teaching Fellows Summer Workshop Meggie Harvey 2020-05-26 04:00:00Z 0 Data Science,GMRI,PD,Professional Development,Summer
NICERC Summer PD Callie Dean 2020-05-20 04:00:00Z 0 Block Based,Cybersecurity,Elementary School,High School,Linux,Micro:bit,Middle School,PD,Python,Third-Party
#DataKids Kristina Lengyl 2020-05-20 04:00:00Z 0 Data Science,Elementary School,Middle School,Third-Party
BlocksCAD and MaineCSTA Nitzan Rosenfeld 2020-05-18 04:00:00Z 0 3D Printing,BlocksCAD,CAD,Elementary School,K-8,STEM,Third-Party,integration
5 Traps That Will Kill Online Learning (OpEd) Tom Keller 2020-05-16 04:00:00Z 0 Google Classroom,Online Learning,OpEd,Remote Learning
Hack the Northeast for High School Teams Shreya Singh 2020-05-13 04:00:00Z 0 Brainstorm,Hackathon,High School,Programming,Students
Call for MLTI Presenters! Jonathan Graham 2020-05-13 04:00:00Z 0 DOE,High School,MLTI,Middle School,Remote Learning
Social Hours Every Thursday Angela Oechslie 2020-05-11 04:00:00Z 0 Brainstorm,Meet Up,Project>Login,Socialize
Pathfinders Deadline Approaching Kathy Beales 2020-05-11 04:00:00Z 0 AP,PD,Python,Robots,Summer,Third-Party
Broadband in Maine Jason Judd 2020-05-11 04:00:00Z 0 Access,Broadband,Devices,Educate Maine,Equity,Hardware,Internet,Remote Learning
VidCode Special Offer for Maine CSTA Maggie Cogswell 2020-05-08 04:00:00Z 0 Curriculum,Elementary School,High School,Middle School,Offers,Professional Development,Third-Party,VidCode
Special Election 2020 - Secretary Alicia Biggs 2020-04-28 04:00:00Z 0 elections,leadership
i2i and MMSA present: CS Integration Spring Learning Series Rhonda Tate 2020-04-21 04:00:00Z 0 K-8,MMSA,i2i,integration,rural
4D CS Professional Learning Kim Hutchinson 2020-03-31 04:00:00Z 0 Curriculum,Cybersecurity,Device Agnostic,Free,High School,Online Learning,PD,Programming,STEM,Summer,Third-Party

Upcoming CS events

Posted by CSTA Maine on Oct 24, 2019
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From our friends at Project Login:
 
We are reaching out to you today to let you know about two upcoming
opportunities to present to K-12 students; the 2019 Maine Digital Festival
and the Maine Science Festival Tech Night.

The Maine Digital Festival is on *December 14th, 2019 from 10am-1pm* at the
Augusta Civic Center. The final details are still being determined, but it
is anticipated that there will be two 90 minute activity sessions running
from 10-11:30 and 11:30-1. If you are interested in participating please
contact Mariah Cunningham-Knaus at mariah.cunningham@gmail.com


The second event is the Maine Science Festival Tech Night, which
focuses on computer
science and internet technology workshops and hands-on activities for
middle school students. Tech Night will take place on Friday, March 20th,
2020, from 4:30pm-7:00pm, at the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor. There is
more information on the Intent to Present form, which can be accessed here
<https://www.mainesciencefestival.org/intent-to-present/itp-tech-night/>.
 
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2019 CSTA New England Conference

Posted by CSTA Maine on Oct 24, 2019
The 3rd Annual Computer Science Teacher Association New England Regional Conference, Equity in Computing, brings together educators and leaders in K-12 and higher education, state policymakers, and industry professionals from across New England to work together to build supportive communities and broaden participation in computer science education. Join us to share best practices, learn new implementation strategies, network with peers, and enhance your pedagogical knowledge in the expanding field of computer science education.
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Special Thanks to Maine CSTA Partners: