Many CSEdWeek events go beyond the Hour of Code, incorporating a wide range of activities for students and, in some cases, for their parents, families, and teachers. To see what others are doing, and to get ideas for what you might do, browse all of the listings or search using criteria given on the right hand side of the page. You can also view the map to see events across the country and in your area.
Please submit a description of your own event to add to the calendar so that we can build this resource for others who follow. Thanks!
ProjectCSGIRLS is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to close the tech gender gap through running a national computer science competition for middle school girls and workshops around the country. The ProjectCSGIRLS Competition for Middle School Girls challenges participants in 6th-8th grade to build something using computer science and technology that can help solve an imminent social problem under one of three themes - global health, a safer world, and intelligent technology. We're looking for projects that are powerful in their ability to change and disrupt the present in a positive way. Judges will select finalists, state winners, regional winners, and national winners. All regional winners will be invited to DC for our national gala, the ultimate celebration of girls in computing, in June of 2015 during which they will participate in workshops, listen to guest speakers, tour tech companies, participate in a formal awards ceremony, and showcase their projects to the public. The deadline to register for the 2015 ProjectCSGIRLS competition is February 15th but if participants would like to request a mentor, they must register by January 1st, 2015. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to build a tech project that can change the world!
The University of Nebraska at Omaha will celebrate CSEdWeek early with a multi-day career fair, student awards and internship presentations, and a Women in IT panel discussion. Events culminate Friday (Dec 5) with a quiz bowl and programming contest for high school students. See our website for full details.
Fitchburg State University’s Department of Computer Science is pleased to invite you to send a team to our 16th High School Computer Programming Contest! There is no cost for the contest or refreshments!
The contest will be held on Friday, December 5th on the Fitchburg State University campus. All programming will be done on IBM-compatible PC’s in C, C++, Java, Python, Visual Basic.Net, and/or Visual C++. A team may choose to program in any or all of these languages. The problems will be solvable in all of the languages. Registration will start at 8:00am and the award ceremony will be completed by 2:00pm. Fitchburg State University will provide breakfast in the morning, lunch and ice cream at the end of the contest to all participants. We will also provide food for an advisor. Again, there is no fee for the contest or refreshments.
Each one to four person team will compete as a unit. They will have one computer and a team area for their use. There will be a minimum of seven problems. The team who solves the most problems correctly wins. In case of a tie, the team who took the least accumulated time wins. Teams may bring books but may not bring computers, flash drives, or software.
This year I will be running a competition in celebration of the Computer Science Education Week on my YouTube Channel. There will be 4 different sections. An easy section for those who have never written code before. A medium section for those who have a beginner understanding of programming, and an advanced section for those with firm understanding of programming. As well as a fourth section called teach. The video will go live at the start of week. YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuMrtOzBJv8
The Fort Atkinson High School Hackathon is an event where Computer Science students will choose a project to work on for 6 straight hours. Food and soft drinks are provided. Prizes will be provided after presentation of projects are completed.
The Puget Sound Computer Science Teachers Association (PSCSTA) will be hosting their Winter programming contest. Students compete in teams of 3 to solve challenging problems, and network with industry professionals. This year we are hosting our contest at two sites, UW Seattle and Microsoft Redmond.
