Utah ACTE 2025

Last year after the AP test, I held an Uno Programming Competition based on Stephan Davis' Nifty Assignment- http://nifty.stanford.edu/2012/davies-uno/

Students are most invested in curriculum and projects when they have a voice and choice in their project topic and parameters. As part of my programming course and game development course curriculum, my students pitch project ideas, vote on them and then produce the winning projects in teams. Additionally, my programming students provide real-world problems to be used as part of final term projects. By advocating for student choice in projects across 7 semesters and with hundreds of different students, I have refined and created a very streamlined pitching, voting and project decision process. I will be highlighting this process, giving advice on potential challenges, and opening up a discussion as to how this could be applied/brought into my audience's classroom.

Students are most invested in curriculum and projects when they have a voice and choice in their project topic and parameters. As part of my programming course and game development course curriculum, my students pitch project ideas, vote on them and then produce the winning projects in teams. Additionally, my programming students provide real-world problems to be used as part of final term projects. By advocating for student choice in projects across 7 semesters and with hundreds of different students, I have refined and created a very streamlined pitching, voting and project decision process. I will be highlighting this process, giving advice on potential challenges, and opening up a discussion as to how this could be applied/brought into my audience's classroom.

AI has a long history of great promises and disappointments. Come for a delightful and highly unique approach to understanding of where AI has been and what it might be now. We'll delve into history and let each of you try chat tools from the past. We'll examine the promises made by each tool, and discuss its shortcomings. We can use the experience to help us understand where AI is today. This is an entirely a non-technical but very fun presenation.

AI has a long history of great promises and disappointments. Come for a delightful and highly unique approach to understanding of where AI has been and what it might be now. We'll delve into history and let each of you try chat tools from the past. We'll examine the promises made by each tool, and discuss its shortcomings. We can use the experience to help us understand where AI is today. This is an entirely a non-technical but very fun presenation.

With the rise of online threats and the increasing significance of technology in our lives, cybersecurity education has become more vital than ever before. Join us as we highlight the CYBER.ORG Virtual Range to teach engaging lessons and labs while exploring the methods of various cybersecurity related events.
These cybersecurity events will be demonstrated by CYBER.ORG staff and performed by attendees within the CYBER.ORG Range. Methods used to mitigate attacks will be discussed as well. Participants will receive an introduction to the curricula, explore tools used by security researchers, and step through cyberattacks against a target system on the cyber range.
U.S. K-12 Educators will gain free access to the curriculum from CYBER.ORG as well as access to the CYBER.ORG Range to use in their classrooms. Participants will leave the session with the tools and resources needed to teach cybersecurity concepts at many grade levels.