Information Technology Education

For several months, I always carried a deck of cards in my backpack. I like playing gin rummy as much as anyone, but that's not the reason why. I carried them because I had discovered Computer Science Outreach Magic . I learned a Computer Science magic trick from cs4fn.org/magic , and I've been hooked ever since. I've performed this trick to much success when manning booths at outreach events and teacher visiting days. It lets you engage people while illustrating a bit of computer science. At the PyLadies ' lunch at PyCon '13 , Esther Nam convinced me to write a blog post about this card trick I was so excited about. "Lots of people want to know how to demonstrate computer science without a computer!" she said. Teaching the card trick to Computer Science student volunteers at the Tucson Festival of Books. Performing the big reveal at a University of Arizona College of Science ceremony.  That's exactly why I love this trick. It's portable, it'...

I'm participating in Computer Science Education Week! It's a movement to get people involved in promoting CS education at a grass-roots level. Although it's set for the week of Grace Hopper's birthday (Dec 9-15), you can participate at any time that's good for you. This is great for me, because that is my finals and graduation week! Get more info and pledge your support at  http://www.csedweek.org/ . I plan to blog about my views on CS education as a university student who has been involved in several outreach projects. My main goal is to create a list of resources for teachers to incorporate CS into their classrooms, which can be distributed at teacher fairs and other outreach events. Let me know if you have ideas!