Rock CS 2025 | Rocky Mountain Computer Science Conference for P-12 Educators: Full Schedule

Rock CS is a professional development event designed by Adams 12 Five Star Schools and St. Vrain Valley School District.

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TBA

Micro:bits in Wonderland

Sunday June 8, 2025 TBA

Mirco:bit in Wonderland is a hands on adventure. There are multiple projects to test as we explore the story of Alice in Wonderland with Make Code and Micro:bits. These projects can stand alone or be made into a unit to fit your classrooms needs.

Speakers

Kayla Burkel

Teacher, Silver Hills

Sunday June 8, 2025 TBA

1-hour presentation

Intended Audience 3-5 teachers, 6-8 teachers
Skill Level BEGINNER: Limited or no experience or prior topic knowledge; no prerequisite skills required.
Topic Block Programming, Cross-curricular Integration/CS Integration in non-CS Classes, Maker Activities
Device Compatibility Chromebook, Mac Computer, Windows Computer

TBA

Pioneering Computer Science Integration; Grand Mountain’s Journey

Sunday June 8, 2025 TBA

Join us as we explore Grand Mountain’s groundbreaking journey as Colorado’s first Computer Science Innovation School. Since opening six years ago as a PreK-8 Computer Science Integration School, we have been dedicated to embedding computer science across all grade levels and subjects. This session will highlight how our educators seamlessly integrate computer science into diverse curricula with the support of our administration. Discover our innovative learning approaches, see how our students engage with computer science in meaningful ways, and gain insight into our vision for the future of computer science education. Whether you're looking to start or enhance CS integration at your school, our experiences, successes, and lessons learned will provide valuable takeaways for educators and administrators alike.

Speakers

Louana Prunty

Teacher, Widefield School District 3

Louana teaches 6th Grade Social Studies at Grand Mountain School in the Widefield school district. She has 14 years of experience in both elementary and middle school. Louana joined Grand Mountain School in 2019 because of its computer science focus. She has successfully integrated... Read More →

Alena Loan

Middle School Computer Science Teacher, Widefield School District 3

I am a Middle School Computer Science teacher at Grand Mountain k-8 school. I have been teaching for 7 years, and have been a part of the computer science curriculum integration team for the last 4 years.

Danielle Selke

Art Teacher, Widefield School District 3

Middle School Art

Heather Knight

6th grade science teacher, Grand Mountain School

I am a 6th grade science teacher who has 24 years of classroom experience spanning K-6. Heather joined Grand Mountain School excited to see how computer science could be integrated into the regular classroom. She has successfully used Elementari, Spheros, Ozobots, computational... Read More →

Luz Burnside

Middle School Band

Heather Smithers

I am a first year middle school Computer Science teacher. I am certified in several PLTW courses, and enjoy using the PLTW curriculum in my course. I teach Automation and Robotics, Computer Science Innovators and Makers, Design and Modeling, App Creators, Web Design and Computer... Read More →

Stephanie Smith

Curiosity Center Coordinator- Librarian- Technology Integration Coordinator- WSD3 STEMologist- KGMS News Production Teacher. All things books, chromebooks, 3D printers, flight simulators, robotic arms, laser cutters, and online systems. I teach the News Production class as well as... Read More →

Samantha Hope

With eight years of teaching experience across grades K-5, I currently serve as a fifth-grade educator at Grand Mountain School, which I joined at its founding. My enthusiasm for integrating computer science into the standard curriculum has influenced my career. I have successfully... Read More →

Sunday June 8, 2025 TBA

1-hour presentation

Intended Audience 3-5 teachers, 6-8 teachers
Skill Level BEGINNER: Limited or no experience or prior topic knowledge; no prerequisite skills required.
Topic Community Engagement, CS Curricular Alignment/Pathways, Cross-curricular Integration/CS Integration in non-CS Classes
Device Compatibility Chromebook, Mac Computer, Windows Computer

TBA

Using AI for engagement, support and balance

Sunday June 8, 2025 TBA

In this session teachers will learn 3 key ways to engage their students, support their students, and have better balance as a teacher utilizing AI tools. We will look at how to use AI for research by first doing a practice task as a group, then I will provided an example of how I use it with students and finally teachers will have a chance to dive through additional resources and examples to come up with ways they can incorporate it into their own classrooms. Next we will look at ways that AI can support differentiation in the classroom. First we will do a practice case study, then I will provide an example of how I use it in the classroom and then teachers will have the chance to dive deeper into resources and examples to determine their own personal usage of the tools. Finally we will look at how to incorporate choice into the classroom using AI. We will experience a SchoolAI space, then I will showcase how I use it with students and from the teacher perspective. And then teachers will have time to dive deeper into additional tools and examples and determine how they want to use it in their own classrooms.

Speakers

Katelynn Ryan

I am a secondary social studies teacher for a fully virtual and synchronous K-12 school. I have presented at the Colorado Council for Social Studies Conference on this topic as well as for Rocky Mountain Junior Achievement/Economic Literacy Colorado professional development on the... Read More →

Sunday June 8, 2025 TBA

2-hour workshop

Intended Audience 3-5 teachers, 6-8 teachers, 9-12 teachers
Skill Level BEGINNER: Limited or no experience or prior topic knowledge; no prerequisite skills required.
Topic Artificial Intelligence (AI) including Machine Learning, Cross-curricular Integration/CS Integration in non-CS Classes, Classroom Practice / Pedagogy / Instructional Strategies
Device Compatibility Android Device, Chromebook, iOS Device, Mac Computer, Windows Computer