Math Botics - Intro to Robotics
2019-11-04 08:30 - 15:30 UTC
Introduction to Robotics Workshop
Arduino, VEX, Sphero, Raspberry Pi and other robotics microcontrollers made it
easier and faster to learn how to control a robotic arm, design a robotic car with a
remote controller, autonomous or controlled by your smartphone, develop a
a gardening system where your plants are watered and fertilized according to the
temperature, light intensity or timely scheduled, control your curtains
automatically, develop games, turning LEDs on and off and so on.
The use of these robotics platforms in school can improve problem-solving skills,
draw students to appreciate the power of technology, provide a framework for
collaboration and teamwork, and can be a lot of fun for the students.

Please see the Math Botics flyer for additional details.

Introduction to Unity 3D Game Programming for Teachers (Day 1)
2020-01-25 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | FIU PG6
Three-day workshop: Jan 25, Feb 1, and Feb 22, 2020
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: FIU Madique Campus
Free, and open only to K-12 teachers.
Students love computer gaming and have become curious about how to create their own games. In this workshop, you learn to use Unity 3D to create simple games that can easily be transferred to the classroom. Unity is a flexible and powerful development platform for creating simple 3D interactive games and experiences. No prior programming experience is required.
Limited to 25 participants (teachers only).
MyLearningPlan credit will be awarded to MDCPS teachers.
For an invitation to register, contact the Academy by email at academy-admin@cis.fiu.edu

Introduction to Unity 3D Game Programming for Teachers (Day 2)
2020-02-01 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

Introduction to Unity 3D Game Programming for Teachers (Day 3)
2020-02-22 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

South Florida VEX VRC HS Regional Championships 2020
2020-02-29 08:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Intermediate Unity 3D Game Programming for Teachers (Day 1)
2020-03-07 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Dates: March 7 and March 14, 2020 (two Saturday sequence)
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: FIU Madique Campus, room TBA
Free, and open only to K-12 teachers with prior training/experience in
Unity 3D programming.
Students love computer gaming and have become curious about how to
create their own games. In this workshop, you continue the skills
learned in the Introduction to Unity 3D, workshop to create more
advanced games. Unity is a flexible and powerful development platform
for creating simple 3D interactive games and experiences.
Limited to 25 participants (teachers only).
MyLearningPlan credit will automatically be awarded to MDCPS teachers.
For an invitation to register, contact the Academy by email at
academy-admin@cis.fiu.edu

Intermediate Unity 3D Game Programming for Teachers (Day 2)
2020-03-14 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

Summer Training for AP CSP Curriculum
2020-08-05 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
August 5, 2020
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Online (Zoom)
To register for this workshop, please fill the following form: https://forms.gle/7otcuYDy8QwhcAF3A

Robotics PD Workshop with VEX (Day 1)
2020-09-19 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
September 19, 2020 | Saturday
Time: 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Location: Online on Zoom
For more information on this workshop, please contact Gregory Reis at gregory@cs.fiu.edu.
RSVP By September 15th at Gregory.Life

Robotics PD Workshop With Arduino (Day 2)
2020-09-26 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
September 26, 2020 | Saturday
Time: 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Location: Online on Zoom
For more information on this workshop, please contact Gregory Reis at gregory@cs.fiu.edu.
RSVP By September 15th at Gregory.Life

Bioinformatics Internship Program for College Students
2021-07-26 12:00 - 2021-10-15 23:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Director: Prof. Kalai Mathee, MSc, PhD, MPH
Co-Director: Associate Teaching Prof Dr. Trevor Cickovski, PhD

Prerequisite: R Package and Python Language
This is a 12 week program where participants can explore a variety of areas in Bioinformatics Research conducted by the Florida International University faculty members and students.
More information on the website.

CodeHER Creative Coding Camp
2021-08-09 10:00 - 2021-08-13 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
CodeHER Creative Coding Camp

For 3rd – 6th Grade girls interested in game design, coded art, 3D modeling, and creating animations, this is a chance!
No coding experience needed.
To register, visit code-art.com

Final Presentations (10/13, 7:30 PM EST): Bioinformatics Internship Program
2021-10-13 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
The final presentations of the international Bioinformatics Internship Program are the culmination of what the students accomplished under the mentorship of graduate students (Vitalii Stebliankin, Ambreetha Sakthivel, Christian Castellanos, Prabin Baral, and Abdullah Al Mamun), and the BioRG faculty members (Drs. Cickovski, Mathee, Mondal, and Narasimhan).

It is at 7:30 pm on October 13th, 2021.
https://fiu.zoom.us/j/95322252413

Click here for the FLYER.

Intro to Creative Coding with Code.org, Code/Art, MDC, MDCPS and FIU
2022-01-21 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The Idea Center at MDC Wolfson Campus, Building 8, 5th Floor, 315 NE 2nd Ave Building 8, 5th Floor, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Pre-requisites – Open to all K-12 teachers, no prior coding experience needed
Location – The Idea Center at MDC Wolfson Campus, Building 8, 5th Floor

This is a professional development workshop created by the collaboration of Code.org, Code/Art, MDC, M-DCPS, and FIU. The workshop will have hands on activities such as a lesson using JavaScript and Hour of Code. It will also have information on upcoming coding competitions and additional resources for teachers and students to learn Computer Science.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about teaching Computer Science. Attendees can sign up to join the event at this flyer: 2022-01-21 PD Flyer

Workshop Agenda
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Breakfast for early arrivals
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Welcome Message, Introductions, and Goal Setting
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Account setup for online platforms
9:15 AM – 11:15 AM: Hands on coding lesson using JavaScript provided by Code/Art
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM: Information on student coding competition hosted by Code/Art
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Lunch provided on site
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM: Gallery Walk – Sharing projects from the session by Code/Art
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Ways to Elevate Your Students
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM: Methods by M-DCPS
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM: Methods by MDC
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Methods by FIU
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Methods by Code.org
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Hands on Hour of Code activity hosted by Code.org
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM: Gallery Walk- Sharing projects from the session by Code.org
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM: Post-PD Support, Implementation and Data Collection
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM: Wrap-up, Questions, and Course Evaluation Form

Summer Research for High School and Middle School Students at FIU
2022-06-20 09:00 - 2022-07-25 16:00 (America/New_York) | FIU School of Computing and Information Sciences, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, 33199, United States
If you are a high school or middle school student interested in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or bioinformatics, then this is an opportunity for you.
This is a chance to get some experience in the fields stated above. This research opportunity takes place at the Machine Learning and Data Analytics Group (MLDAG) Lab.
The project is NetDA – Protein Network-Based Software for Disease Analysis Using Cliques, Bipartite Graphs, and Diffusion Kernels.
The flyer can be also be found at NetDA Opportunity Flyer.

Duration of Research Opportunity: June 20, 2022 – July 25, 2022 (5 weeks)
Daily Schedule: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Lunch vouchers will be provided to all the students involved.
High school students will also receive a stipend.

Requirements:

Students with a good math background and should have a personal laptop for use
High school students must have taken a programming course
Send your resume to Dr. Mondal at amondal@fiu.edu

Code/Art PD: The Art of Coding Animations
2022-11-05 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Big Brothers Big Sisters building, 550 NW 42nd Ave, Miami, 33126
If these points sound familiar:

Miami-Dade Teacher
Want to teach computer science in an engaging way
No prior coding experience
Want to show your students that you can be creative in code

Then, this opportunity might be for you.
This is a professional development workshop hosted by Code/Art. Learn to code animated art to empower your students with the ability to express their creativity using code. The language used will be JavaScript.
Date: November 5, 2022 at 9AM – 12PM
Location: Big Brothers Big Sisters building, 550 NW 42nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126
Free parking in back of the building. Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information on this upcoming event and to apply, please see this flyer.

FIU Academy and Code.org - Administrator Meet & Greet
2023-02-04 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Parking Garage 6 – FIU – Room 116, Parking Garage 6 - FIU, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
The FIU KFSCIS Academy for CS Education is proud to announce our Spring Administrator Meet & Greet on February 4th, 2023.
The event will run between 10:00AM – 1:00PM.
Agenda
9:30AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast with Meet & Greet Team
10:00AM – 10:15AM
Introductions of the Meet & Greet Team
10:15AM – 10:20AM
Explanation of statute and law & Code.org video
10:20AM – 10:45AM
Guest Speaker: Willy Orozco
Microsoft TEALS Presentation and partnership with Dade County and Code.org
10:45AM – 11:00AM
Guest Speakers: Willy Orozco & Nirmala Arunachalam
CSTA
11:00AM – 11:15AM
Guest Speaker: Dr. Reis
FIU Robotics
11:15AM – 12:30PM
Wrap Up & Registration
12:30PM – 1:00PM
Questions and Answers

Administrators can register at here.
Educators interested in attending our February 11th Meet & Greet can register here.

FIU Academy and Code.org – Administrator and Educator Meet & Greet
2023-02-11 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Parking Garage 6 – FIU – Room 116, Parking Garage 6 - FIU, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
The FIU KFSCIS Academy for CS Education is proud to announce our Spring Administrator Meet & Greet on February 11th, 2023.
Location: FIU – Parking Garage 6 – Tech Station, Room 116
The event will run between 10:00AM – 1:00PM.

Agenda
9:30AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast with Meet & Greet
10:00AM – 10:05 AM
Introductions
Doris Bonaby, Code.org
Valerie Crawford-Meyer, Code.org
Dr. Giri Narasimhan, FIU
10:05AM – 10:30AM
Dr. Giri Narasimhan, FIU
FIU Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Sciences
Explanation of statute and law
10:30AM – 10:40AM
Valerie Crawford-Meyer, Code.org
Code.org Video
10:40AM – 11:15AM
Doris Bonaby, Code.org
Catalog of Courses
11:15AM – 11:45AM
Registration for Code.org Workshop
11:45AM – 12:00PM
Guests
Microsoft TEALS – Willy Orozco
Presentation on TEALS
TEALS in partnership with Dade County and Code.org
12:00PM – 12:15PM
Willy Orozco, CSTA Chapter President
Nirmala Arunachalam, CSTA Chapter President
12:15PM – 12:30PM
Dr. Gregory Reis and Dr. Leonardo Bobadilla
FIU Robotics
Robotics & Autonomous Systems Lab for Coastal Conservation and Restoration at FIU
12:30PM – 1:00PM
Question and Answer

Educators and administrators interested in attending our February 11th Meet & Greet can register here.

International Collegiate Programming Contest
2023-02-25 08:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Parking Garage 6 – FIU – Room 116, Parking Garage 6 - FIU, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
Welcome to the FIU Site for the Southeast Regional ICPC.

Agenda
Friday, February 24, 2023: 6:30 –8:00 pm
Early Registration, PG6 Main Lobby
Saturday, February 25, 2023:
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Registration, room PG6-116
9:30 – 10:30 AM – Welcome and Instructions, room PG6-116
11:00 – 12:00 PM – Practice Round, room PG6-116
12:00 – 1:30 PM – Lunch, 8th Street Kitchen, Graham Center
1:30 – 6:30 PM – Programming Contest, room PG6-116
3:00 – 3:30 PM – Coaches meeting, room PG6-115
6:30 – 7:00 PM – Dinner (box meals)
7:00 – 7:30 PM – Awards Ceremony, room PG6-116

Welcome Pizza & Ice-cream Social: Friday, February 24th, 2023, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Your team(s) can register early for the competition on Friday, February 24th, 2023, between 6:30 – 8:00 PM.
Parking instructions:
If you plan to park on campus, you will need to register your car. Please use this link for Friday: ICPC Parking – Early Registration
Please park in Parking Garage 6, as shown in the map below. It is also called PG6 – Tech Station. Also, see signs for “Half Moon Empanadas”.
Follow the signs for “ICPC FIU Site“. The social will be held in the lobby on the first floor of PG6.

ICPC Competition: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Parking instructions:
Your team(s) can register on February 25, 2023, between 8:30 – 9:30 am.
If you plan to park on campus, you will need to register your car. Please use this link for Saturday: ICPC Parking

Please park in Parking Garage 6, as shown in the map below. It is also called PG6 – Tech Station. Also, see signs for “Half Moon Empanadas”.

Follow the signs for “ICPC FIU Site“. The competition will be held in Room 116 on the first floor of PG6.

Map of PG6 at FIU Main Campus (Link to PG6 on Google Maps)

High School Programming Competition
2023-04-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Parking Garage 6 – FIU – Room 116, Parking Garage 6 - FIU, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
High School Programming Competition
Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023, 8:30AM – 5:30PM
Location: Parking Garage 6 – Room 116, FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 8th St., Miami, FL
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/jQJECPCbnYkeArXE6
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/FIUProg23
Priority Registration Deadline: March 27, 2023

The FIU competition is an on-site, live programming competition for high school students who have programmed in Java, C++, C#, or Python. Students compete in teams of 3, sharing a single desktop computer. Their work is submitted and judged while the competition is in progress. The competition lasts 4 hours, with awards given the same day.
The competition is run by the Academy for CS Education at FIU, directed by Dr. Giri Narasimhan. The competition was held annually since 2005, except during the pandemic. It is free to all teams, but we require a deposit (in the form of a cheque addressed to FIU) to be returned if the team competes.
We will assist schools who may be relatively new to competitive programming by providing an orientation session. See the schedule and Zoom link below:
Orientation Session: Feb 15 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM. http://bit.ly/NimmiZoom

There will be two divisions: Division I (Standard), and Division 2 (Novice)
A school may send multiple teams, but all teams will need to compete in the same division.
At least one faculty coach from each school must attend the competition.
The first 10 schools will be guaranteed space for the first 3 teams it registers before the deadline.
After the registration deadline, teams registered before the deadline will be admitted on a rotating basis, with one team per school during each round.

For more details, contact Giri Narasimhan, Ricky Ruiz, or Yash Mundra at: hscomp@cs.fiu.edu
The FIU Academy is a Regional Code.org partner, offering professional development workshops for teachers in Computer Science Fundamentals, Computer Science Discoveries, Computer Science Principles, and Computer Science A. The workshops are free for qualifying public school teachers. Read about all the free workshops we offer: https://academy.cs.fiu.edu/workshops

Code/Art - Gaming with Micro:bit!
2023-07-25 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Computing, Arts, Science, and Education Building Room 141 – Modesto Campus, FIU Modesto Campus - CASE 141, Miami, FL, 33199, United States
If you are interested in teaching your students STEM lessons but don’t know how to make it like a game, then this event is for you!
This workshop is meant for high school and middle school teachers where they will learn to use Micro:bit to create fun and educational games for and with their students.
Breakfast and lunch are provided. There will also be a stipend and Micro:bit for the participants.
Desktop computers are available for use but attendees can bring their own laptops if preferred.
For more information, please see this flyer: Microbit x CodeArt PD at FIU – July 25th 2023

Harvard CS50 Puzzle Day 2024
2024-04-06 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Parking Garage 6 – FIU – Room 116, Parking Garage 6 - FIU, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
Do you like puzzles and collaborating with others? This opportunity is for you!
Join the Academy for CS Education and Break Through Tech Miami for this event at FIU!
You do not need to have formed a team to join.
Get to know the campus, connect with other students, and enjoy free food and swag!
For more information, please visit: https://academy.cis.fiu.edu/competitions-2/ and view this flyer.

11th Hour FTCE Tutorials with Kip
2024-06-12 08:00 - 2024-07-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Now that you’ve completed the FTCE K-12 workshop, take your next step in preparing for your FTCE State exam with Dr. Kip Irvine!
Dr. Irvine will be going over a set of practice problems with the participants in each session.
Dates (Part 1): 06/12/24 – 06/27/24 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Dates (Part 2): 07/08/24 – 07/11/24 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Times: 7:00PM – 8:00PM
The coaching sessions will cover Competencies 1, 2, 3, and 4.
The Zoom link is announced on the Canvas Course.

Code.org AI Foundations Workshops (Aug 4th-6th)
2025-08-04 08:30 - 2025-08-06 15:30 (America/New_York)
See the flyer!

Florida State Computer Science Standards Update for K-12
2025-10-02 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)

Computer Science Is Elementary!
2025-10-18 08:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-01 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | FIU PG6
Hosted by Monika Moorman
Venue: PG6 105, Modesto A. Maidique Campus [FIU Main Campus], 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199
Parking: On campus – parking links will be sent a few days prior to the workshop.
See the flyer!

ICPC 2025
2025-11-08 09:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | FIU PG6
https://academy.cs.fiu.edu/icpc-competitions/

Code.org CS Principles Academic Year Workshop 2
2025-11-15 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | FIU CASE – Modesto Campus, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, 33199, United States

Code.org CS Principles Academic Year Workshop 3
2026-01-24 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | FIU CASE – Modesto Campus, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, 33199, United States
