Presentations & Workshops

• Bringing computer science education research into K-8 classrooms (CSTA - July 2022)
  
• Planned use and perceived challenges of equitable computer science teaching strategies with K-8 teachers (AERA - May 2022)
  
• Creating equitable CS experiences: What works? (VSTE - December 2021)
  
• Strategies to increase equity in K-8 CS education (CSTA - July 2021)
  
• Changing in K-8 teacher self-efficacy with CS and culturally responsive teaching through an RPP workshop (SIGCSE - March 2021)
  
• Creating Equitable Computer Science Experiences (VSTE - December 2020)
• K-8 Computer Science Cohort Playdate (VSTE - December 2019)
• #TechGirlsChallenge Pop-up Station (MozFest - October 2019)
• Where Are the Girls?  (Grace Hopper Celebration Session Moderator - October 2018)
• Design Thinking Meets Robotics (Scratch Conference, Workshop Leader - July 2018)
• Journey of a Tech-Girl (Graduate SWE Summer Seminar Guest Speaker - June 2018)
• Smart Women Got It Done: Code Girls (VA Festival of the Book Moderator - March 2018)
• Tech Activist: Superhero-in-training (VSTE Keynote - November 2017)
• Is that real: Preparing students to outfox fake news (MozFest Presenter - October 2017)
• Computer Science Meets the Classroom (VAIS LLC Conference Workshop Leader - September 2017)
• Learn to Learn: CS Institute (Conference Organizer - July 2017)
• Foiling Fake News with Fourth Graders (library 2.0 Presenter - June 2017)
• She Started It Screening (TomTom Founders' Festival Moderator - April 2016)
• ​Women + Web = <STRONG> (Global Education Conference Presenter - November 2016)
•  Computer Science Meets the Classroom (MozFest Web Literacy Wrangler & Presenter - October 2016)
• SPARK Hackathon: Student-Centered Learning in the Real World (VAIS Tech Conference Presenter - April 2016)
• Getting Hands-on with the Maker Movement (NCGS Conference Workshop Leader - June 2015)
• Hello World: Transforming Users into Creators, Collaborators & Activists! (VSTE Conference Ignite Speaker - December 2014)
• Journey of a Tech-Girl (Microsoft Ireland Enterprise Featured Speaker - October 2014)
• Girls in Tech Teaching Kit: Next Steps (Mozfest Presenter - October 2014)
• The Magic of Tech: Lessons from Hogwarts (VSTE Brainstorm Keynote - April 2014)
• Where Are the Girls? (VSTE Ignite Presenter - December 2013)
• Where Are the Girls? (STEMxCon Presenter - September 2013)
• Computer Science for All! (STEMxCon Presenter - September 2013)
• Teach the Web (NetHope Women's TechConnect Speaker - August 2013)
• Let’s Get Physical with Scratch: Sensors, Robots & Consoles (ISTE Workshop Leader - June 2013)
• CoderDojo: Digital Poster Session (ISTE - June 2013)
• Social Media: The good, the bad & the ugly (Safe Schools and Children, Youth & Family Services event - April 2013)
• Teen Tech Girls (Albemarle County Public Schools Breaking Traditions Conference Presenter - April 2013)
• CoderDojo: Worldwide Youth Coding Club Movement (EduCon Presenter - January 2013)
• Geek Gurl Diaries: Empowering the Next Generation of Tech Women (Global Education Conference Presenter - November 2012)
• CoderDojo: World-wide Youth Coding Club Movement session with CoderDojo co-founder, Bill Liao; Ireland coordinator, Lindsay MacVean; Albemarle County Public School teachers & CoderDojo mentors Jon Barber, Paula White & Michael Craddock (Global Education Conference - November 2012)
• Project Justice: Empower Youth Voices (Global Education Conference - November 2012)
• Kinect2Scratch: Music, Mayhem & More (Albemarle County Public Schools Making Connections conference - November 2012)
• CS Advocacy: Lessons from Hogwarts (CS&IT Conference - July 2012)
• Girls in STEM (EdCamp Cville - June 2012)
• Can coding really change the world? (Albemarle County Public Schools Breaking Traditions Conference - April 2012)
  
• Strengthening Computer Science Education (VAIS Technology Conference - March 2011)
• What's Your Policy? (VAIS Technology Conference - March 2011)​

Conference Notes

• Tell Your Story: #CWITSummit2020 Reflection (November 2020)
  
• #TechGirlsChallenge: MozFest Reflection (October 2019)
  
• Hard Truths and Hope: #NCWITSummit Reflection (May 2019)
• Take Action: #SWITCHONCWIT Summit Reflection (November 2018)
• Start Something: #GHC18 Reflection (October 2018)
• Design Thinking Meets Robotics @ #ScratchMIT2018 (July 2018)
• Dream Bigger: #ScratchMIT2018 Reflection (July 2018)
• MozFest 2017 Reflections (October 2017)
• Failure, Frustration & Fearlessness (CS Institute, July 2017)
• #SIGCSE2017 Reflections (April 2017)
• Journey to Mozfest (October 2016)
• #NCGS15 Conference Reflections: Where the Girls Are (June 2015)
• SXSWEdu - the take aways (March 2015)
• VSTE 2014 Conference Reflections: Connect, Collaborate, Change (December 2014)
• EduCon (January 2012)
• Global Education Conference (November 2012)
  • Experiences
  • Reflection
• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (October 2012)
  • Moving the Needle Across Georgia in K-12 Computing Education
  • Are We There Yet? Education and Innovation for Girls and Women
  • Where Are We on Computing Among Girls of Color in K-12?
  • Are We There in Mentoring for Diversity?
• Scratch “Create Your World” Conference Reflections (July 2012)
• CSIT 2012 Conference Reflections (July 2012)
• Cville EdCamp Reflections (June 2012)
• Global Education Conference (November 2011)
• art&&code 3D (October 2011)
• VAIS Technology Conference (April 2011)
• K12 Computing Teachers Workshop @ Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (October 2010)
• VAIS Conference: Children are Changing: R We? (November 2008)