Java Engagement for Teacher Training

Indiana University
Bloomington
October 31 - November 1, 2003

The department of Computer Science at Indiana University (IU), in collaboration with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the College Board (CB), is pleased to invite you to a two-day workshop on October 31 and November 1 in Bloomington, Indiana.

Our primary aim is to help high school educators learn object-oriented programming and Java. Other objectives include:

• the free exchange of teaching strategies, ideas, experiences, and materials,
• building a regional community of computer science educators,
• attracting young students from underserved groups, such as girls and minorities, into computing.

All lesson materials will be given freely for reuse in the attendee's high school curriculum.

Representatives from Wiley, Addison-Wesley, Course Technologies, and Prentice Hall will display and distribute their latest Java texts.

Registration is required. Seats are limited, so please register early.

Hotel & Transportation

Hotel information

Here's a list of some suggested hotels in the area:

• Indiana University Memorial Union, (812) 856-6381, right on campus, probably full but keep checking for availability as date approaches.
• Fairfield Inn, (812) 331-1122, pricey, probably full.
• Quality Inn, (812) 323-2222
• Travelodge, (812) 339-6191, $70 + tax, if register before 9/31 and ask for a room in Menzel's group.
• Econo Lodge & Suites, (812) 332-9453, $49.99 + tax, if register before 9/31 and ask for a room in JETT group.

You can also look for rooms at Yahoo Travel where you can search by city for hotels with vacancies.

Check the events calendar for what else is happening in Bloomington on Oct 31 - Nov 1.

Before you pack, check out the local weather.

Travel by air

Fly into Indianapolis International Airport, not directly to Bloomington. To get to Bloomington from the airport, you can:

• Take the Bloomington Shuttle, which goes straight to/from the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). However, it only runs every two hours. Reservations are required.
• Take the Classic Touch Limousine Service, which will take you directly to your hotel. Reservations are required.
• Rent a car and drive yourself. Here are specific directions to the IMU. (Total driving time is at most 1 hour, 15 minutes.)
  • From the airport terminals, you'll take a sharp 100 degree left curve; get into the far right lane.
  • Turn right at the traffic light, and take the exit to 465 South, only about 200 feet from the light.
  • Follow 465 as it curves and heads eastwards. Exit at 37 South.
  • Stay on 37 South for about 45 miles, exit College Avenue.
  • Continue on College Avenue and it will take you through the bustling downtown of Bloomington. Turn left onto 7^th street.
  • After a few blocks and many stop signs, you will be on campus; there will be a large field to the right and then a gatehouse in the middle of the road. Turn right at the gatehouse.
  • Park in the lot there; the cost is covered by having a room in the IMU.

Travel by car

Here are some directions to the IMU, at the heart of campus. We suggest you also consult Mapquest. Here is a map of the city and a map of campus. There is a parking deck on the corner of Atwater and Woodlawn called the Atwater Garage, which is only a short walk to the Computer Science department in Lindley Hall. Parking is free on Saturday.

Schedule

This is a tentative schedule and subject to change so check back often. The schedule was last updated October 31, 2003. Sessions meet in Lindley Hall (LH) and the Student Building (SB).

Friday, October 31

• 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Registration, LH 101
• 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Welcome, Ed Robertson, Professor of Computer Science and Associate Dean of Informatics, and Terry Dworkin, Professor of Business Law and Dean of Women's Affairs, LH 102

• 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM Session 1, Basic Java, Suzanne Menzel
• 3:00 PM - 4:10 PM Session 2, Object-oriented programming, Raja Sooriamurthi, LH 030
• 4:20 PM - 5:30 PM Session 3, Timers, Threads, and GUIs, Suzanne Menzel

• 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Dinner (not provided)
• 7:00 PM To Dream Tomorrow, a film by John Füegi and Jo Francis, Rawles Hall 100

Saturday, November 1

• 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Breakfast (provided), Teaching strategies, Sid Stamm and Joe Kmoch, LH 102

• 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Session 4A, Java foundation classes, Adrian German, SB 221
• 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Session 4B, Java in a nutshell, catch-up session, Suzanne Menzel, LH 025
• 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Session 5, Network games, Adrian German, SB 221
• 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Session 6, Where have all the women gone?, Katie Moor, LH 102

• 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Box Lunch (provided), Directions in computing, Beth Plale, LH 102
  Book reps in LH 101

• 1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Session 7, Marine Biology case study, Joe Kmoch, LH 102
• 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Session 8, Algorithms and data structures, Jit Sengupta
• 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Session 9, Information Visualization in Java, Katy Börner and Nathan Deckard

• 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Wrap-up, LH 102

For more detailed scheduling information, including all room assignments, instructor and assistant information, and links to session materials, see http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~jett/2003/schedule.html.

For information about the participants, see http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~jett/2003/participants.html.

Food

For dinner on Friday, there is a large selection of nearby places to eat. Fourth Street offers a variety of good, but informal, restaurants: The Siam House (Thai), Puccini's (Italian), Red Sea (Eritrean), Casablanca (Moroccan). Inexpensive student fare can be found in abundance on Kirkwood. If you're in the mood for Indian food, try Shanti at 221 E. Kirkwood.

There are two Tibetan restaurants on Grant Street, Cafe D'Jango and The Snow Lion.

Starbucks is between Fourth and Kirkwood on Indiana Ave, right across from Bryan Hall. There are also several local coffee shops scattered in the area. Bloomington Bagel is on Dunn St, between 3^rd and 4^th.

Further west (about four more blocks) is downtown Bloomington. Around the courthouse square there is The Malibu Grill (American), Samira (Afghani), and The Bakehouse, a world-class bakery (also serves sandwiches).

This map shows the portion of Fourth and Kirkwood streets close to the university. The restaurants start one block off the map towards the west.

Contact Information

General questions

Planning committee

Resources

K-12 Teacher Resources

• Shakey
• Karel J. Robot
• CAGIS (Canadian Association for Girls in Science)
• DIMACS (DIscrete MAthematics and Computer Science)
• TERC (educational research)
• IU COAS Science Outreach Programs
• Indiana Consortium for K-12 Information Technology Education

AP Teacher Resources

• JETT Survey Results
• JETT Modules
• AP Central
• Chris Nevison, chief reader for APCS
• Kathleen Weaver, Hillcrest High School, Dallas, TX
• Alyce Brady, author of the Marine Biology Simulation case study
• AP Computer Science A & AB Course Description

Women in Computing

• Women & Hi Tech
• CRA-W
• Women in Computing @IU
• Women in Science Program (WISP)
• Unlocking the Clubhouse, by Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher
• The Effect of Computers on the Gender Gap in Education
• Women and Computer Science, Ellen Spertus
• Women and Computing by Karen Frenkel
• Why are There so Few Female Computer Scientists? by Ellen Spertus
• The Incredible Shrinking Pipeline

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 2004 2002 2000, 1997, 1994 Central Indiana Celebration of Women in Computing

Java Resources

• Some freely available development environments: DrJava, TextPad, JCreator, BlueJ
• Sun support:
  • Glossary of terms
  • Coding conventions
  • Frequently asked questions
  • The Java Language Specification
  • The Java Tutorial
  • Effective Java
• Gamelan

Supporters

Sponsors

We wish to extend our deepest appreciation to our sponsors:

• Department of Computer Science
• School of Informatics
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Office of Women's Affairs
• Kelley School of Business

Contributers

We greatly appreciate the resources and assistance provided by the following:

• IU ACM Chapter
• Information Systems
• School of Library and Information Science

Volunteers

We express our heartfelt thanks to those many individuals who gave of themselves to make this workshop a success. In particular, we wish to thank our graduate and undergraduate representatives, Sid Stamm and Meaghan Clark, for their boundless energy, creative ideas, and prodigious organization skills. The lab sessions would be chaos if not for the kind assistance provided by our many student volunteers: