If you’ve wanted to get involved with Bootstrap, now’s the time!
Bootstrap provides an excellent introduction to computer science concepts, especially for students who are underrepresented in the CS classroom, and also gives math teachers a new way to connect students with algebraic thinking. Due to the popularity of their curriculum and workshop, WeTeach_CS brought Bootstrap to Texas several times this year and the last workshop in this series will be held in Edinburg, TX on August 9-11, 2017.
Bootstrap workshops always receive rave reviews from teachers and have been known to sell out. So don’t wait–register today!
Details
- When – August 9-11, 2017 (Wednesday – Friday)
- Where – Region One Education Service Center, 1900 W. Schunior, Edinburg, Texas, 78541
- Registration Deadline – August 2, 2017
- Cost – $180 per participant
More information / Registration
Concerned about travel costs?
Attendees may be eligible for accommodations and travel reimbursement from the Center for STEM Education. See event page for details.
About Bootstrap
Bootstrap can be embedded into an intro CS or mainstream algebra class, taught by a teacher with no CS background. By integrating algebra with computing, Bootstrap fosters student growth in both subjects while helping schools meet logistical and staffing challenges. Using Bootstrap as part of a standard algebra class ensures equitable access: since every student takes algebra, Bootstrap reaches all students – not just those who self-select by race, gender, or income. 43% of Bootstrap students are young women, and 46% identify as African-American or Latino
Teach Your Students to Program, Mathematically
Bootstrap teaches students to program their own video games in an algebraic programming language, exposing them to key math concepts. Middle- and high-school teachers around the country have implemented the curriculum as a one-month module, a weekly activity or an after school program.
In Bootstrap, Your Students Will Practice and Apply
- Solving word problems
- Coordinate planes and Graphing
- Functions and Variables
- Function Composition
- Inequalities in the Plane
- The Pythagorean Theorem
In this Workshop, You Will
- Participate in a real classroom demonstration of the curriculum
- Build your own video game, using the math you already know
- Learn how TEKS Math Standards can be met through a STEM-focused programming curriculum
- Explore cutting-edge research on algebra education