Professional Development Resources
Find out who presented at this year's WBEA conference, what everyone is so excited about, and utilize the resources provided at your professional development offerings!
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Difficult Conversations:-
The time has come for all of us to be safely uncomfortable with having conversations about race, racism, social justice, and white privilege. However, stepping into this conversation can be REALLY scary! In this session we will talk about approaches to these conversations, assignments and activities we can do with our students, and resources to help us educate ourselves so we can help educate others. This is not just for members of the BIPOC community to discuss, rather we all shoulder this responsibility. The time has come and our students are watching. |
Adviser 101: Tips and Tricks for CTSO Advisers-
Are you a CTSO adviser, new or returning, and looking for a way to boost chapter productivity? Then this session is for you! I will be sharing chapter management (from the students), meeting agendas, fundraising, competitive event selection, and much more. 
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What is Infomatics?-
This talk will give an overview of the University of Washington's Informatics undergraduate degree which focuses on the study, design, and development of data and information technology. It will situate the degree amongst the dozens of other such new degrees undergraduate emerging nationwide in response to demands for experts on data and information, contrast it with computer science, then describe pathways to the degree and the kinds of careers Informatics majors pursue. The session will leave plenty of time for questions. |
Computer Science Education in Washington State-
We will look at a broader narrative of K-12 experiences in computer science, dig into data, talk about the various efforts around the state, and end with teachers' opportunities to become involved. The presentation will highlight the progress that has been made to support teachers, schools, and districts in delivering computer science to students throughout our state. 
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Remix Your Classroom this Black History Month with Pharrell and Amazon!-
Pharrell Williams, Georgia Tech, and Amazon Future Engineer invite you to engage your students in a multi-day learning experience that explores the ways music, computer science, and entrepreneurship can be tools to advance racial equity. Amazon Future Engineer will present this "Your Voice Is Power" learning opportunity plus many other free resources for teachers to utilize across contents this year. |
Education Through Experience
Struggling to connect with apathetic students? Shake up your classroom with real world education. Learn how we motivate and encourage students, provide opportunities, inspire teachers and develop effective industry partnerships by hosting a concert on your school campus!
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Allow Students to Take Control-
Have you ever wanted to give up? You should give up … control that is. Learn how to develop a student led classroom by allowing your students to take control and become leaders of their own education.
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Burnout Proof Your Education Career-
Individuals are burning out at an alarming rate. People feel the constant demand to deliver so they're either burning out or they're leaving their professions altogether due to high stress and burnout. With COVID-19 this is becoming more prevalent and amplified. During this talk you will learn about the best techniques you can use to immediately reduce stress and burnout you're facing in your organization and within yourself! You'll learn key takeaways on what burnout is so you can quickly identify it in your life. Next you'll learn how people become burned out. Finally, you'll learn how to get out of burnout once and for all. The audience will leave with actionable steps that they can immediately use to transform from a burned out life to their ideal life. | ||
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PDLT Training-
Learn more about how to lead professional development sessions and professional associations like WBEA! Here we will cover topics like organizational structure, opportunities, and WBEA conferences.
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Canvas Tips & Tricks-
Wanting to get better at using Canvas, or trying to learn a new LMS? This session is for you!
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Why Take Computer Science-
Learn about different computer science courses and how to get more students involved in computer science programs!
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Theme-Based Financial Instruction-
Let's make learning financial literacy and personal finance fun! Look at this presentation to see ways to help make your finical classes exciting!
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Utilizing Career Research to Teach Technology-
Let make material more relevant by connecting career research to our content! Here's some ideas on how to do that in technology classes.
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Adobe Spark-
Adobe Spark has so many different resources for you to use and teach from. Learn about them and how to create materials by viewing this presentation!
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