CS4All - Cutting through the opportunities, challenges, and confusion
Maker Faire Bay Area 2016
May 20th-22nd
President Obama recently proclaimed a goal of computer science education for every student. Maker educators should lead such a movement. This session will explore the mutually supportive nature of making and computer science education, while cutting through the confusion associated with the hype.
Gary Stager
Dr. Stager is a veteran educator and advocate for learning through programming. He is the coauthor of Invent To Learn - Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, called the "bible of the maker movement in schools." Gary is a publisher of books on making in education and the founder of Constructing Modern Knowledge. He has presented to standing room-only crowds at past Maker Faires.
