CSforALL Summit 2018

Penred Noyce

Founding Board Chair

STEM Next

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Penny Noyce trained in internal medicine and worked as a doctor in Boston. In the 1990’s, she turned to helping lead the Noyce Foundation through twenty-five years of grantmaking to improve mathematics and science education until its sunset in 2015. For the past eight years, Penny has led Tumblehome Learning, now THincpublishing science-related books for young people. Penny has also written or co-written 13 books for middle grades and up, most with a science theme. She has served on multiple boards, including the Masseachusetts Board of Education, TERC, the Concord Consortium, COMAP, and the Libra Foundation, and she currently chairs the board of STEM Next, devoted to building the world of afterschool STEM opportunities.

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Oct 8, 2018 MacGregor Hall

  Opening Reception: CS Education in Out-of-school Time

Ron Ottinger

Executive Director

STEM Next Opportunity Fund

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A national leader and expert in STEM learning, Ron Ottinger is known for his expertise in informal and out-of-school time STEM education and in building collaborations among schools, science centers, communities and afterschool programs that increase STEM learning opportunities for young people. Ron is Executive Director of STEM Next and serves as co-chair of the national STEM Funders Network. Additionally, Ron is the co-chair for the National STEM Learning Ecosystem Initiative. As the Executive Editor of STEM Ready America, Ron convened the nation’s leading STEM experts presenting bold and persuasive evidence—as well as real-world examples of effective practices, programs, and partnerships on how science, technology, engineering and mathematics knowledge and skills are preparing young people to be successful in school today and the workforce tomorrow. For the past nine years, he led the Noyce Foundation which for a quarter-century was dedicated to helping young people become curious, thoughtful, and engaged learners. Prior to joining Noyce, Ron served for fourteen years as National Associate Director of the non-profit AVID Center. He was elected to three terms on the San Diego City Schools’ Board of Education from 1992-2004, during a period of major reform of the school system, and was the longest running board president.

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Oct 8, 2018 MacGregor Hall

  Opening Reception: CS Education in Out-of-school Time

Gwynn Hughes

Senior Program Officer, Education

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

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Gwynn Hughes joined Mott as a program officer in 2010 and was named a senior program officer five years later. She manages the Foundation’s largest grantmaking portfolio, Advancing Afterschool, which supports — among many other organizations — 50 statewide afterschool networks. Prior to joining the Foundation, Hughes served as executive director of the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership in Boston from 2004 through 2010. She also held several positions with the State of Massachusetts, where she focused on policy and practice initiatives supporting children and families, serving consecutively as director of labor relations, chief operating officer of the Office of Child Care Services, and chief of Project Management and Policy Support for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. A graduate of Wellesley College, Hughes earned her master’s degree in music from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. In 1998, she received a Juris Doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston.

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Oct 8, 2018 MacGregor Hall

  Opening Reception: CS Education in Out-of-school Time

• 9:15 - 10:45 AM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session 1: MINDING THE GAPS

Danielle Feinberg

Director of Photography for Lighting

Pixar

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Danielle Feinberg is the Director of Photography for Lighting at Pixar Animation Studios. She joined Pixar in a technical, problem solving role in early 1997 after graduating with a computer science degree from Harvard. She has worked on 13 of Pixar`s films, directing the lighting for the Academy Award winning films Wall-E, Brave and Coco. See her TED talk, named one of the best TED talks of 2016, to learn more about all the science, math and code behind animated films.

• 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Oct 8, 2018

  CS Expo: Learn/Play/Explore

Leigh Ann DeLyser

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

CSforALL

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Leigh Ann is a lifelong advocate of computer science education. At CSforALL, Leigh Ann oversees the administration, programs, and strategic plan of the organization and directs a research agenda to measure impact and inform future organizational efforts. Prior to the launch of CSforALL, Leigh Ann served as the Director of Education and Research at CSNYC, where she designed and led research and programmatic efforts to support the expansion of computer science education to all of NYC’s public schools. Before CSNYC, Leigh Ann worked for 12 years first as a high school CS teacher and later as a college CS professor at a range of institutions including Carnegie Mellon University, NYU, and Westchester Community College, and she served on the Board of Directors for the Computer Science Teachers Association. Leigh Ann earned her PhD from Carnegie Mellon University in Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology, with a focus on CS education. Leigh Ann has authored numerous research papers and reports including the influential Running on Empty report, highlighting the lack of standards in CS education in the United States.

• 9:15 - 10:45 AM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session 1: MINDING THE GAPS

Jessica Anderson

Dell

Jessica Anderson is the North America Strategic Giving Manager at Dell. In this role she is responsible for the company’s multimillion dollar corporate giving in the United States and Canada. Prior to joining Dell, Jessica worked for the American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay in their Health Care Training Department; her work impacted hundreds of low-moderate income students enabling them to receive greater employment opportunities. As North America Giving Manager, she works collaboratively to build programs and opportunities in local communities aimed to increase the number of girls and underrepresented students interested in computer science and applied sciences. Early in her career at, Jessica created the Community Service Awards Program which highlighted the volunteer work employees are doing in and around their communities providing cash grants to the institution for which they volunteer. Jessica has a passion for giving back to the community. Her appetite for volunteerism has extended into her career including roles such as being a POSSE Mentor helping students to effectively transition from an urban setting to a rural college environment and leading a volunteer service program where students gain global cross cultural experience through their volunteer work in underrepresented communities. She received a B.A. in Communication Arts & Sciences from DePauw University and a M.A. in Organizational & Corporate Communications from Emerson College. Jessica is on the leadership team for Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPs) at Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain. She resides with her husband and their two sons in Sharon, Massachusetts.

• 9:15 - 10:45 AM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session 1: MINDING THE GAPS

Daryl "Chill" Mitchell

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Daryl Chill Mitchell is an actor and accessibility advocate. He plays computer specialist Patton Plame on the hit show NCIS: New Orleans. He has served as a spokesman for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, and established the Daryl Mitchell Foundation to promote awareness, education and advocacy for survivors of spinal-cord injuries.

Daryl Chill Mitchell first came to public attention as a member of the three-man rap group Groove B. The Hudlin Brothers, who directed one of the group’s videos, cast the group in the feature film “House Party” in 1990, where Mitchell had the opportunity to work alongside Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell and other prominent actors. He found the experience so enjoyable that he decided to turn his focus from music to a full-time acting career. He followed “House Party” with appearances in the feature films “Boomerang,” “House Party 2,” “Sgt. Bilko” and “Home Fries.” His more recent films include “The Inside Man” opposite Denzel Washington, “10 Things I Hate About You,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Lucky Numbers,” “Black Night” and “The Country Bears.” On television, Mitchell was a series regular on “The John Larroquette Show” and “Veronica’s Closet,” and appeared on the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Law and Order,” “The Cosby Show,” “Here and Now,” “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and “I’m With Stupid.” Additionally, Mitchell made guest appearances on “Desperate Housewives,” “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “The Game,” “The Cleveland Show” and “See Dad Run, and Fear the Walking Dead.

In November 2001, Mitchell was sidelined by a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down; however, it never halted his forward momentum. Once he was in control of his wheelchair, Mitchell went back to work and signed on as a series regular for the role of Eli on the series “Ed,” a role which became the basis for the pilot titled “Eli.” Eli’s character gave Mitchell one of his favorite phrases, “Roll or fold,” which encompasses his take on life. Continuing his acting career in television, he starred and produced the series “Brothers.”

Mitchell was born in the Bronx and raised in Wyandanch Long Island, NY with his five brothers and three sisters. Currently, he resides in Atlanta with his wife and three children. His birthday is July 16. Follow him on Twitter @DarylChillMitch and Instagram @DarylChillMitchell.

• 9:15 - 10:45 AM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session 1: MINDING THE GAPS

Michael Preston

CSforAll

Michael has been an educational leader and innovator for more than 20 years. He has created initiatives and led teams to reshape teaching and learning with technology in both K-12 and university contexts. CSforALL is the evolution of CSNYC, the New York City Foundation for Computer Science Education, of which Michael was the Executive Director for three years before shifting the organization’s focus from local implementation to national scale. CSNYC remains the city’s partner in the 10-year Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative. Prior to joining CSNYC, he designed and led digital learning initiatives at the NYC Department of Education including programs in middle and high school computer science, personalized learning, and digital literacy. At Columbia University’s Center for Teaching and Learning, he led software development projects and research studies on multimedia analysis tools. He has taught courses in psychology and research methods at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he earned a PhD in Cognitive Science in Education.

• 9:15 - 10:45 AM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session 1: MINDING THE GAPS

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 MacGregor Hall

  Closing Reception & Musical Performance

Aman Yadav

MSU

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Dr. Aman Yadav is a Professor in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology Program and Director of Masters of Arts in Educational Technology at Michigan State University. His research focuses on improving student experiences and outcomes in computer science and engineering classrooms at the K-16 level. Within this line of inquiry, he studies: 1) how to prepare pre-service and in-service teachers to teach computing ideas, such as how to integrate computational thinking ideas within subject areas; and (2) how to implement problem-based learning approaches to improve student outcomes in undergraduate computer science and engineering.

• 9:15 - 10:45 AM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session 1: MINDING THE GAPS

Raquel Castañeda-López

Detroit City Council

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Raquel Castañeda-López, a lifelong Detroiter, made history in November 2013 by becoming the first Latina elected to the Detroit City Council. A social worker by trade, Castañeda-López has over ten years of experience in the non-profit sector and is committed to working for social justice to improve the quality of life for all Detroiters. She developed a strong resident service program, through grassroots organizing and a mobile office, helping residents and businesses cut through the 'red tape' in order to access services and resources. She is working to ensure Detroiters have a voice on City Council championing policies that promote access, inclusivity and equity.

• 8:45 AM - 9:15 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session: Hello Detroit

Pat Yongpradit

Code.org

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Pat Yongpradit is the Chief Academic Officer for Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to promoting computer science education. He is a national voice on K-12 computer science education. As a high school computer science teacher, he inspired students to create mobile games and apps for social causes, and implemented initiatives to broaden participation in computer science among underrepresented groups, including tripling the number of girls. He has been recognized as a Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Educator, has been featured in the book, “American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom”, and is certified in biology, physics, math, health, and technology education.

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Luis von Ahn

Duolingo

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Luis von Ahn is an entrepreneur and computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University who is considered one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing. He is known for co-inventing CAPTCHAs, being a MacArthur Fellow and selling two companies to Google in his 20s.

He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, a language-learning platform created to bring free language education to the world. With over 300 million users, it is now the most popular language-learning platform and the most downloaded app in the Education category worldwide on both iTunes and Google Play.

Luis has been named one of the 10 Most Brilliant Scientists by Popular Science Magazine, one of the 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover, one of the Top Young Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review, and one of the 100 Most Innovative People in Business by Fast Company Magazine.

• 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session III: LEANING FORWARD

Daren Hubbard

Wayne State

Daren Hubbard is currently Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for computing and information technology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. In his role as CIO, Mr. Hubbard is responsible for the university’s computing and networking facilities, datacenter operations, enterprise software applications, learning management environments, high-performance research computing, voice services, information security, and information technology support services.

• 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session III: LEANING FORWARD

Ben Herold

EdWeek

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Benjamin Herold has covered educational technology for Education Week since 2013. Previously, Herold covered the Philadelphia school district for WHYY public radio station and the Philadelphia Public School Notebook. He has won awards as the nation's top education beat reporter, for his feature reporting on the city's mass school closings, and for his investigative reporting on full-time online charter schools. Herold has a master's degree in urban education from Temple University and has previously worked as a policy researcher, an independent documentary filmmaker, and a training specialist for rape-crisis and domestic-violence-prevention organizations.

• 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session III: LEANING FORWARD

Kara Sammet

STEM NEXT

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Dr. Kara Sammet is the Founder and Principal of Gender Lenz, and equity and inclusion consulting firm. She advises clients such as the STEM Next Opportunity Fund, Google, SkyDeck, and Cisco on applying a gender analysis to create more inclusive and culturally-responsive leaders, organizations, and services. Previously, Kara designed SaaS products as an Assistant Director at a UC Berkeley research center and was the Research Manager at Techbridge Girls. Kara received her PhD from UC Berkeley in Social & Cultural Studies with an emphasis on metrics and gender.

• 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session III: LEANING FORWARD

Kevin Nolten

Cyber Innovation Center

Kevin Nolten serves as Director of Academic Outreach for the Cyber Innovation Center. Kevin is responsible for the operations of NICERC, an organization funded by a multi-million dollar federal grant, charged with developing STEM, cyber, and computer science curricula, professional development, and other resources for K-12 educators, school districts, and state departments of education across the country. Kevin’s visionary passion and philosophy has led to the expansion of Cyber Innovation Center’s workforce programs to communities across the county. Prior to joining the Cyber Innovation Center, Kevin served as an Assistant Principal of a K-8 school in Louisiana.

• 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session III: LEANING FORWARD

Melinda Moore

NSA Research Directorate STEM Advocate

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Melinda Moore received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University and a Secondary Education certification from the College of Notre Dame, MD. Ms. Moore worked for 20 years as an engineer and program manager at the National Security Agency (NSA) as an USAF active duty and reserve officer. Following her active duty commitment she taught high school physics and engineering and middle school math. Ms. Moore applied her education passion by supporting NSA’s STEM outreach programs as a science fair judge, speaker, career fair representative and tutor. Following retirement from the AF, she transitioned to a US Government civilian position at NSA working in various technical leadership positions. She is currently working as the NSA Research Directorate’s STEM Advocate, where she supports innovative outreach programs such as the Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Netsblox robotics camp offered at Vanderbilt University summer 2018.

• 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session III: LEANING FORWARD

Farshad Farshad

Dean of the College of Engineering

Wayne State University

Dr. Farshad Fotouhi is currently Dean of the College of Engineering at Wayne State University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Michigan State University, College of Engineering in 1988 and joined the faculty of Computer Science at Wayne State University in August 1988. He served as the Department Chair from January 2004-February 2011. Before joining WSU in 1988, he was a faculty member of the Lyman Briggs School, Michigan State University, while earning his Ph.D.
Dr. Fotouhi’s current research interests include Biomedical Informatics, Semantic Web and Multimedia Systems. He has published over 180 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His research has been supported by NSF, NIH, National Institute of Drug Abuse, Michigan Life Sciences Corridor, Ford Motor Company and many other industries.
Dr. Fotouhi has served as a program committee member of various conferences related to his research interests and is currently a member of the Editorial Board of IEEE Multimedia Magazine, the International Journal of Semantic Web and Information Systems. He is also serving as a member of several boards of directors, including Michigan-Shenzhen Trade, Investment & Innovation Cooperation Center, the Engineering Society of Detroit and TechTown.

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 MacGregor Hall

  Closing Reception & Musical Performance

Megan Smith

Shift7

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Megan Smith is an award-winning entrepreneur, engineer, and tech evangelist. She has recently co-founded a company, shift7, focusing on tech-forward networked innovation for impact and economic inclusion. Smith served as the third U.S. chief technology officer from 2014-2017 and spent over eleven years as vice president at Google leading new business development. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT and is a lifetime member of the board. Smith is an advisor to the MIT Media Lab, Vital Voices, the Malala Fund, which she co-founded and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

• 3:30 - 5:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session IV: EQUITY IN CS

Rhonda James

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Rhonda Peters James is Senior Program Manager in Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and External Partnerships Group at Intel Corporation. In this role Rhonda collaborates with organizations to support programs that will deliver results to increase representation of African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans graduating with technology and engineering degrees.

A Rhonda has held various positions in engineering, marketing research and competitive intelligence, influencer marketing, product marketing, and program management.

Rhonda holds a Bachelor’s in Physics from Dillard University, Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Arizona State University.

• 3:30 - 5:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session IV: EQUITY IN CS

Kumar Garg

Schmidt Futures

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• 3:30 - 5:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session IV: EQUITY IN CS

Andrew Coy

Executive Director

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• 3:30 - 5:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session IV: EQUITY IN CS

Marlin Williams

Diversity and Inclusion Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Techtown

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Marlin has more than 20 years’ experience as a Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer for two Fortune 500 organizations. She has also served as Deputy Chief Information Officer for the City of Detroit, and she led collaboration across ten agencies to support the technology and infrastructure for Super Bowl XL. Marlin is the founder of the social enterprise Sisters Code, which educates, empowers and entices women ages 25–85 to explore the world of coding and technology.

In 1991 Marlin decided to pursue a singing career she moved to Los Angeles, enrolled at USC, and worked musically with James Ingram and Montell Jordan. She released two songs on iTunes, “Always Believe” and “This Groove.”

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Richard Culatta

ISTE

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Richard Culatta, chief executive officer, brings vast experience in education policy, teacher preparation, educational technology and innovation to his role with ISTE. Culatta has served as chief innovation officer for the state of Rhode Island, director of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology, and as an education policy adviser to a U.S. Senator. Culatta started his career in the classroom as a high school teacher igniting his passion for education. He is committed to using technology as a tool to reimagine learning and has coached educators and national leaders around the world in this area.

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Davina Pruitt-Mentle

Lead for Academic Engagement

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Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle serves as Lead for Academic Engagement of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Prior to joining NICE, she was a senior researcher and policy analyst for Educational Technology Policy, Research and Outreach (ETPRO) and served as the Co-PI for the National Science Foundation (NSF) supported National Cyberwatch Center (NCC). Previous to NCC leadership, she served as faculty within the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, and served as Director of Educational Technology Outreach within the College of Education at UMCP from 2001-2008. She has spent the past 20 years conducting research on student and educator cyberawareness, and developing programs to help increase the cybersecurity workforce pipeline. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Technology Policy from the University of Maryland, her M.Ed from Lynchburg College, and her B.S. from Virginia Tech.

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Karen King

Program Director

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Karen D. King, Ph.D., is Program Director at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings in the Education and Human Resources Directorate. She is the Lead Program Director of the Education and Human Research Core Research program (~$80M/year) and the Indicators of Successful K-12 STEM Education initiative (~$4M/year). She serves as Executive Secretary for the National Science Board’s Committee on Strategy and Budget and previously served with the Committee on Education and Human Resources. She most recently served as Director of Research for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the largest professional association of mathematics teachers in the world, serving the US and Canada. She has been the principal investigator or co-principal investigator of National Science Foundation funded grants totaling over $2,000,000 and recently co-edited book titled Disrupting Tradition: Research and Practice Pathways in Mathematics Education with William Tate, IV and Celia Rousseau Anderson. She also served as part of the writing team for the revision of The Mathematical Education of Teachers, which describes the mathematics teachers need to know and be able to do to be successful in light of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. 

King has served as associate editor of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education and was a member of the RAND Mathematics Study Panel, which made recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education about future research funding in mathematics education. She received a Ph.D. in 1997 at the University of Maryland, where she conducted research on mathematics teacher thinking. She currently serves on several committees focusing on research in mathematics education and teacher education with national organizations.

Specialties: research in math education; secondary math teacher education; mathematical preparation of teachers; urban math curriculum implementation

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Joshua McClendon

Cellist

Julliard School

Eighteen year old cellist Joshua McClendon us currently pursuing his bachelor's degree at The Juilliard School under Richard Aaron. Joshua began his cello studies at the age of eight under the tutelage of Detroit Symphony Orchestra cellist Paul Wingert. Since, he's attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, Meadowmount School of Music, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. A laureate of the 2017 Sphinx Competition, Joshua has appeared as a soloist with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Joshua performs on a 1933 Karel Vavra cello on generous loan from the Virtu Foumdation.

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 MacGregor Hall

  Closing Reception & Musical Performance

• 5:00 - 5:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Closing Keynote: There is a Way - CS, a Tool for Liberation

Keith Whitfield

Wayne State

Dr. Keith Whitfield is the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and a Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University. He received his B.A. degree in Psychology from the College of Santa Fe and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in life span Developmental Psychology from Texas Tech University. He also completed post-doctoral work in quantitative genetics at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He has held positions at McNeese State University, Penn State University, and Duke University. As Provost and Sr. VP of Academic Affairs, he is responsible for faculty hiring, promotion and tenure, and budget and policies relevant to the more than 2600 faculty and staff. He is also responsible for student affairs including student success, curriculum, the dean of students, and housing.

• 8:45 AM - 9:15 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session: Hello Detroit

• 8:45 AM - 9:15 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session: Hello Detroit

Ruthe Farmer

Chief Evangelist

CSforAll

Ruthe Farmer is a national advocate for gender equity and diversity in technology, and has focused her efforts on diversity in technology and engineering since 2001. At CSforALL, she serves as Chief Evangelist, working to invite new stakeholders to the CSforALL table – and make the table bigger. Prior to joining CSforALL, Ruthe served as Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy focusing on President Obama’s call to action for Computer Science for All, led strategy and K-12 programs at the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) , and implemented national tech and engineering programs at Girl Scouts of the USA. She has launched multiple national inclusion programs including Aspirations in Computing, TECHNOLOchicas, the AspireIT outreach program, Lego Robotics for Girl Scouts, Intel Design & Discovery and more. She served as 2012 Chair of CSEDWeek, was named a White House Champion of Change for Technology Inclusion in 2013, received the Anita Borg Institute Award for Social Impact in 2014, and the UK Alumni Award for Social Impact in 2015. Ruthe holds a BA from Lewis & Clark College and an MBA in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Oxford.

• 8:45 AM - 9:15 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session: Hello Detroit

NIkolai Vitti

Superintendent

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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Dr. Nikolai P. Vitti is the Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District and brings to this position decades of expertise in education and improving academic performance for children. He launched DPSCD’s strategic plan, Blueprint 2020, for rebuilding DPS schools with the school board. In his short tenure, he has raised student enrollment, actively engaged internal/external stakeholders, and improved teacher shortages. Dr. Vitti is currently focused on rebuilding the district’s systems/processes in all areas but with a focus on recruiting, retaining, and developing teachers and leaders, addressing the whole child through expansion of the arts and wraparound services, transforming the district’s culture, and improving fiscal stewardship.

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Alexandra Orellana-Vlachakis

Executive Director of Computer Science and Innivation

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Alexandra Orellana-Vlachakis is Detroit Public Schools Community District Executive Director of Computer Science and Innovation. Alexandra was the Career and Technical director for STEM, IT and computer science for her previous district. Alexandra also previously worked at Code.org as a regional manager in the southern United States to promote computer science in K-12.

Alexandra began her teaching career in South Florida before moving to the Metro Atlanta area for 10 years and now comes to us from the Jacksonville area. During her tenure in Georgia, Alexandra served as the 2014 Fayette County Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year in 2015.

In Florida Alexandra worked to increase computer science, animation, medical, manufacturing, and other STEM career courses. She also developed teacher leaders and professional development tailored to each career cluster. In addition, Alexandra helped increase creativity and hands on learning for all students. Due largely to her efforts, her county was able to also increase pass rates of industry certification from 30% to 65% in only one year for all CTE programs. Additionally Alexandra setup the first animation/gaming studios and computer science academies for her county schools in their STEM, computer science, and art magnet schools.

While teaching in Georgia, Alexandra worked closely with the Georgia Department of Education in advising the implementation of CS to STEM, Animation and CTE schools.

Alexandra is thrilled to help increase K-12 computer science for students.

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Jake Baskin

CSTA

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Jake is the Executive Director of the Computer Science Teachers Association, the world’s leading association for K-12 computer science teachers.

He is a former high school computer science teacher, department chair, and professional development provider with the Chicago Public Schools. As a teacher, he focused on increasing access to computing for underrepresented groups and more than doubled female enrollment in introductory computer science classes.

Prior to joining CSTA he was Director of State Government Affairs for Code.org, where he worked with educators and policymakers to advocate for policies that expand access to high-quality computer science education with state departments of education and governor’s offices across the country.

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session II: SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Blaze Starkey

Standing Rock

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• 3:30 - 5:00 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session IV: EQUITY IN CS

Marvin Carr

IMLS

Dr. Marvin D. Carr is a PLACES for Philanthropy Fellow of the Funders Network and the Senior Advisor for STEM and Community Engagement to the Director at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Previously a Policy Advisor for Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education & Innovation in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, he led national efforts to close the digital divide and expand access to high quality STEM education & computational literacy for young people, people of color, new Americans, and the underemployed. Marvin is former Kapor Foundation Fellow, a Fellow of the Partnership for Public Service, a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), a Bill and Melinda Gates Fellow, and a proud Detroit native.

• 5:00 - 5:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Closing Keynote: There is a Way - CS, a Tool for Liberation

Pedro Torres-Mackie

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• 5:00 - 5:30 PM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Closing Keynote: There is a Way - CS, a Tool for Liberation

Jason Ediger

Apple

Jason Ediger is part of Apple’s worldwide Education team, managing Education curriculum and market development. Prior to Apple, Jason served in the Orange County Department of Education, coordinating distance learning environments, evaluation of emerging technologies, and professional development focusing on the integration of technology. Prior to this, Ediger was in the classroom for nine years, teaching 8th grade in Whittier, CA.

• 9:15 - 10:45 AM, Oct 9, 2018 Community Arts Auditorium

  Plenary Session 1: MINDING THE GAPS