Learning to code can help teachers and students solve problems, work together in creative ways and bring their ideas to life. When students and teacher work together amazing things can happen.
In this two day workshop, pairs of teachers and students will work together to learn about the Swift programming language and how it can be taught in school. It will meet from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 27th and Thursday March 28th. Participants be expected to present a poster session on Friday, March 29th at the NETA Conference. Lead presenter registration is included in the workshop registration. You do NOT need to register separately for the conference. This workshop registration will register you as a lead presenter for the spring conference. The cost of the workshop is $149.
During this workshop, a teacher/student pair will:
- Learn about the Swift programming language.
- Explore resources that can be used to learn and teach app development with Swift.
- Get hands-on experience using Mac and Xcode to create your very first iOS apps!
- Present a poster session Friday at the NETA conference where you can show off your newly created apps and talk about your experience!
Who should attend?
Teachers: Computer Science Teachers, Engineering Teachers, STEM Educators
Students: 9th or 10th grade students enrolled in STEM classes, computer science classes or have had prior experience with programming languages.
Requirements:
We will be using Swift and XCode. Please bring your own Macintosh Laptop and iOS device. If you do not have access to a MacBook and / or iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, please let us know and we will arrange for you to borrow one.
March 27–28, 2019
(Held Off-site)
Metropolitan Community College at Do Space
7205 Dodge Street, 2nd floor
Omaha, NE 68114
*Click on Learn to Code Teacher + Student Workshop Link