Thursday, day 3. This was my last conference day since I had to leave bright and early on Friday. Four more sessions. As I started to write them up I thought things were getting a little long so this post will just cover the two morning sessions and the next one, the other two. Strype First up "Strype: Frame-Based Editing for Python." A session run by Neil Brown, creator of Strype with Miles Berry and Colleen Lewis acting basically as TAs during the hands on session.

Four sessions up for today. First one "Certified to Rock: Cleveland's Journey in CS Teacher Prep." Basically a discussion of the pathways for teachers to become CS certified in Cleveland. It wasn't a crowded session and most of the attendees were affiliated with Cleveland's certification programs in one way or another. Then there were a handful of people like me from assorted locations who wanted to hear more. I mention this not as a criticism but to wonder about the composition of conference attendees.

With the keynotes out of the way, let's get to some sessions. First up, Tuesday - day 1. The morning was set for workshops. I didn't attend any of those but I did go to two afternoon sessions. One was alright but, at least for me, missed the mark and the other was really strong. The first one was titled "AI Ready: Future-Forward CS Education." The talk was on how Gwinett County Public schools have been implementing AI tools and teaching AI.