1. Raja Sooriamurthi, Arijit Sengupta, Suzanne Menzel, Katie Moor, Sid Stamm, Katy Börner Indiana University, Bloomington Java Engagement for Teacher Training: An Experience Report

2. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi Overview  Why JETT  Goals of IU JETT  Workshop structure  Teaching style and tips  Where are all the women?  Lessons Learned  JETT 2004

3. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi AP Computer Science Starting Fall 2003 in Java Two exams: A and AB AB is a super-set of A and deals with more O-O design, algorithms and data structures apcentral.collegeboard.com apcentral.collegeboard.com/repository/ap04_cd_compsci_0405__4315.pdf

4. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi What is JETT? (Java Engagement for Teacher Training)  Pedagogically oriented workshops and resources in Java for secondary high school computer science teachers  Centralized online Java repository hosted by the ACM: jett.acm.org Short Term Goals: +

5. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi Goals of the IU JETT workshop  Network high school and university IT people  Broaden the perspective of IT [ IT ≠ Programming ]  Provide a glimpse of current research in IT  Discuss the under-representation of women and minorities in IT --- recruitment & retention  Discuss the K16 education pipeline and build mentorships

6. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi An Inter-disciplinary Team  Information Systems Raja Sooriamurthi Arijit Sengupta  Computer Science Suzanne Menzel Adrian German Katie (Moor) Siek Sid Stamm  Library & Information Science Katy Börner Our wonderful group of student volunteers

7. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi  Basic Java  Concepts of Object Orientation  Timers, threads and GUIs  Java Foundation Classes  Algorithms, Data Structures  Network Games  Faculty research  Movie: portrait of Ada www.mith.umd.edu/flare/lovelace Workshop Structure

8. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi Teaching Styles and Tips  Metaphors and analogies  Grab students attention  Learn who your students are  Understand their viewpoint and customize  Teach around the cycle of learning styles Learning should be fun !

9. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi An Intuitive Introduction to the Concepts of Object Orientation  Object  Class  Message  Method  Encapsulation  Over-loading  Inheritance  Polymorphism  Over-riding  Delegation Programming is about modeling a world O-O helps us build & maintain more natural models

10. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi Research + Fun  Java 3D  Information visualization

11. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi  Annul the “computer geek stereotype”  Be aware of your voice, gestures and body language  Put all girls in touch with female mentors  Encourage questioning and exploration for all students  Cluster lab layouts  Recommend home computers to be placed in centralized locations  Talk to parents and counselors to help encourage women  Posters of positive role models: anitaborg.org Where are all the women?

12. FIE 2004, Oct 21, Savannah, GA Raja Sooriamurthi Lessons Learned  Decaf and Espresso tracks  Broad & complementary topics  Tips on how to teach  Book representatives  Networking opportunities during and after the workshop www.cs.indiana.edu/~jett/2003

13. The Story Continues … www.cs.indiana.edu/~jett November 5 and 6 Special Guest Speaker Optimism and Pessimism about Artificial Intelligence How Close Are We in 2004 to Achieving Human-level Artificial Intelligence? Douglas Hofstadter JETT 2004