Computer Science is a financially stable, creative, and rewarding career. Why are so few high school students choosing it? CS in a bad year has a better job market than many majors in a good year. If you're interested in sparking the interest of K-12 students, check out these opportunities.
Family Ultimate Science Exploration(FUSE) nights
Teach middle school studies to count to 1023 on their fingers, how fax machines work, or how to sort themselves in parallel. We have a variety of activities that can be done. Three to four events occur each fall and spring. Contact franklin@cs.ucsb.edu if you are interested in volunteering.
Animal Tlatoque Summer Camp
Be a programmer and camp counselor for a program integrating animals, conservation, Mayan culture, and computing for middle school students. Annual deadline for applications is in March.
MESA Science & Technology Day
Run or assist a 40-minute workshop on making your own virtual pet in the Scratch programming language. Prof. Franklin will run the workshop, and you can assist students with their projects. Contact franklin@cs.ucsb.edu if you would like to volunteer. Annual event on a Saturday in the beginning of March.