Tapestry Workshops

2012 Offerings

   June 26 - 28
     University of Virginia
     Charlottesville, VA
     Jim Cohoon and
           Joanne Cohoon

  July 11 - 13
     University of Pennsylvania
     Philadelphia, PA
     Rita Powell

  July 18 - 20
     North Carolina State
      University
     Raleigh, NC
     David Wright and
      Mladen Vouk

  July 23 - 25
     University of Nebraska
     Lincoln, NE
     Leen-Kiat Soh and
      Charles Riedesel

  August 1 - 3
     Michigan State University
      and Oakland University
     East Lansing, MI
     Laura Dillon and Fatma Mili

  August 6 - 8
     College of Saint Scholastica
     Duluth, MN
     Jennifer Rosato and
      Chery Takkunen

If you are interested in

Attracting more and diverse students into your high school Computer Science classes
Influencing the perceptions of students, parents, guidance counselors, administrators, and other teachers on the importance of your courses and the opportunities they provide
Engaging your students in the exciting and rewarding field of computing

You are invited to

Apply to attend one of six summer workshops on the better attraction and engagement of female students to computer science.

Thanks to the National Science Foundation, NCWIT, CSTA, and university sponsors, the workshops will be tuition-free with lodging and meals provided.

Attendees who complete an entire workshop will be awarded honorariums of $1,000 to assist with time and travel costs, and to show appreciation for assessing the workshop program and activities.

What is a Tapestry Workshop?

The goals of the workshop are to share strategies, research-based practices, and field-tested good ideas for teaching computer science in a way that reaches all students regardless of sex or ethnicity.

Workshop participants will

Explore activities for gaining the interest of all students
Interact with national experts on teaching and diversity practices
Meet university faculty desiring to serve as ambassadors to their schools
Form a network of like-minded people for ongoing discussion and development.

Application

Interested in applying, applications are being taken now.

Questions

Questions about individual workshops should be directed to workshop contacts indicated to the left.

If you have questions about the Tapestry Workshops in general please contact Joanne McGrath Cohoon.