WeTeach_CS Summit 2026

WeTeach_CS Summit 2026

JUNE 15-16, 2025 - La Cantera Resort & Spa / 16641 La Cantera Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78256
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WTCS Summit Registration Page

4:00pm CDT

Volunteer Meeting (Invite Only)

6:00pm CDT

Be Brilliant at our Bling Station! San Jose Foyer - 2nd Floor Early Registration San Jose Foyer - 2nd Floor

6:30pm CDT

Trivia La Cantera I - 2nd Floor Exhibitor Booth Set Up Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

7:00am CDT

Be Brilliant at our Bling Station! San Jose Foyer - 2nd Floor Breakfast and Networking San Antonio Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor Registration San Jose Foyer - 2nd Floor

8:30am CDT

Opening Session San Antonio Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

9:30am CDT

Networking / Session Transition

9:45am CDT

Simplify Coding Instruction with Web-Based IDEs: Accessible, Secure, and Time-Saving Tools for Every Classroom San Augustine B - 3rd Floor Designing (Research-Based) Belonging in Computer Science Classrooms La Cantera I - 2nd Floor Engaging Multilingual Learners in CS: Hands-on Activities Exploring Cognitive Load San Juan A - 3rd Floor Celebrating Brilliance: Physics-Driven Defense from Medieval Castles to Quantum Security San Xavier - 3rd Floor PANEL: When Chatbots Become Therapists: Teaching Students to Navigate AI, Privacy, and Digital Well-Being San Augustine A - 3rd Floor Code, Create, Connect: Hands-On CS for the K-5 Classroom San Miguel B - 3rd Floor Decomposing Distress: A Universal Computational Thinking Algorithm for Managing Overwhelm and Anxiety La Cantera II - 2nd Floor Once Upon a Function: Storytelling and Code Narratives for K–12 Computer Science Education San Juan B - 3rd Floor Programming Problems, Real World Solutions: Food Access, Earth Science, and Agriculture in the CS Classroom La Cantera III - 2nd Floor CT as Infrastructure (AI as Practice): Advancing the CS Teacher Pipeline in the El Paso Region San Lorenzo - 3rd Floor Integrating Physical Computing Across the 3rd through 5th Grade Curriculum with the Micro:bit San Miguel A - 3rd Floor A Research Inquiry on the use of Vibe Coding for Programming Assignments: Enhanced Learning vs. Academic Integrity Concerns San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor STEM by the Numbers: Real-World Data Science for Every Classroom San Felipe A & B - 2nd Floor TI-Nspire II with Codrone in the Classroom La Cantera IV - 2nd Floor

10:45am CDT

Be Brilliant at our Bling Station! San Jose Foyer - 2nd Floor Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

11:30am CDT

Lunch - Awards San Antonio Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

12:30pm CDT

Networking / Session Transition

12:45pm CDT

Debugging with Confidence San Miguel A - 3rd Floor The Sonic Script: Python, Audio, and Data Science San Augustine B - 3rd Floor CSTA Computer Science Honor Society Info Session San Juan A - 3rd Floor Unrolling Access Through Differentiation, Engagement, and Individualized Experiences La Cantera I - 2nd Floor Hands on with KQL: Be a Cybersecurity Detective San Xavier - 3rd Floor Small Robots, Big Learning: Physical Computing Made Easy in K-5 San Felipe A & B - 2nd Floor Introduction to Drag-and-Drop Programming with MIT’s Scratch La Cantera III - 2nd Floor Breaking Out of the Computer Lab: Embedding CS and AI Across Programs San Lorenzo - 3rd Floor Come Be a Part of the CS4TX Work in Texas San Miguel B - 3rd Floor PANEL: Reimagining the CS Pathway: From Kindergarten to Computer Programmer San Augustine A - 3rd Floor Amplifying Teacher Brilliance with a Reusable Instructional Loop San Juan B - 3rd Floor PANEL: From Classroom to Career: Industry Perspectives on Essential AI Literacy Skills San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor Build It, Wire It, Code It: Hands-On Physical Computing Projects La Cantera IV - 2nd Floor Tell-Tale Heart La Cantera II - 2nd Floor

1:45pm CDT

Networking / Session Transition

2:00pm CDT

Bringing Professional Software Management to the CS Classroom San Miguel A - 3rd Floor Access to Impact: Empowering K–12 Learners Through Accessibility and Engagement San Juan A - 3rd Floor PANEL: Community Makerspaces: Building a sustainable home for STEM programming and beyond. San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor Cybersecurity and Computer Science Industry-Based Certifications San Augustine B - 3rd Floor Level Up Your Cyber Curriculum: CyManII’s Educator Toolkit Unlocked San Xavier - 3rd Floor CT & Shakespeare San Miguel B - 3rd Floor Stop “Bee-Bot”-ing Around: Designing Intentional Computational Thinking Opportunities La Cantera IV - 2nd Floor Micro:bit Meets the Real World: Integrating Core Content, Engineering Design, and CTE Careers in PK–5 La Cantera III - 2nd Floor Expanding Access to Computing: X+CS and Other Computing Pathways at UT Austin La Cantera II - 2nd Floor PANEL: Mission Possible: Navigating CS 8-12 & EC-12 Tech Apps Exams with the CS Pipeline San Augustine A - 3rd Floor Ethical AI Policies for High School: Moving Beyond Detection San Juan B - 3rd Floor Modifying CS Courses in the Age of AI San Felipe A & B - 2nd Floor From Code to Circuits: A Beginner-Friendly Physical Computing Pathway with micro:bit San Lorenzo - 3rd Floor Robots, Relationships, and Resilience: Integrating SEL and Engineering in Middle School STEM La Cantera I - 2nd Floor

3:00pm CDT

Exhibitor Fair / Door Prizes Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

5:00pm CDT

Day 1 - Adjourn AI MS Meeting (Private Meeting) San Juan A - 3rd Floor

5:30pm CDT

HS AI Hub 2025 & Advancing AI Literacy Cohort Meetup San Juan B - 3rd Floor Be Brilliant at our Bling Station! San Jose Foyer - 2nd Floor Song Bingo La Cantera II - 2nd Floor

7:00am CDT

Breakfast and Networking San Antonio Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

8:30am CDT

Plenary Session San Antonio Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

9:30am CDT

Be Brilliant at our Bling Station! San Jose Foyer - 2nd Floor Hotel Checkout / Networking

10:00am CDT

Intro to Quantum Information Science: What's a Qubit? San Augustine B - 3rd Floor Belonging Is the Curriculum: Creating CS Classrooms Where Students Stay La Cantera I - 2nd Floor PANEL: Defining Barriers and Advancing AI and Computer Science Education in Rural Texas Schools San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor Build, Break, Secure: Celebrating Student Brilliance with IoT and Cybersecurity San Xavier - 3rd Floor Escape Room - Cyber Mayhem: A Nuclear Meltdown (1) San Lorenzo - 3rd Floor A Data-First Approach to Algebra San Miguel B - 3rd Floor From Numbers to Narratives: Using Statistics & AI to Illuminate Asian American History La Cantera IV - 2nd Floor PK-5 Plugged & Unplugged CS in Action San Augustine A - 3rd Floor Shaping Future Brilliance: Teaching the 2026 CSTA PK-12 Standards La Cantera III - 2nd Floor Building the future of CS Teacher preparation in Texas San Miguel A - 3rd Floor From High School to Tomorrow's Tech Leaders San Felipe A & B - 2nd Floor AI-Powered Entrepreneurship: Celebrating Student Brilliance Through Innovation San Juan A - 3rd Floor Python for Emergent Bilingual students San Juan B - 3rd Floor How Physical Computing Can Help You Teach Any Subject! La Cantera II - 2nd Floor

11:00am CDT

Networking / Session Transition

11:15am CDT

A Crash Course in Advanced Data Structures San Augustine B - 3rd Floor Integrating Data Sci and Comp Sci into HS Courses with Computational Essays San Miguel A - 3rd Floor I Think I Can: Applying Self-Efficacy to Build Persistence and Leadership in CS Pathways La Cantera I - 2nd Floor Escape Room - Cyber Mayhem: A Nuclear Meltdown (2) San Lorenzo - 3rd Floor Phishing, Spoofing, Sniffing, Brute-Force - Is it possible to teach children about hackers and cybersecurity? San Juan B - 3rd Floor Algorithmic Art: Celebrating Student Brilliance Through Creative Coding San Miguel B - 3rd Floor Bits and Beats: Micro:bit Meets Music Class La Cantera IV - 2nd Floor Coding Connections: Building Computational Thinking Through Stories, Robots, and Play La Cantera III - 2nd Floor Hooking Students on Computer Science from Day One San Augustine A - 3rd Floor PANEL: Reversing the Trend: How Computer Science Can Help Stabilize and Grow Public School Enrollment San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor Prediction vs. Judgment: Teaching the One Skill AI Will Never Have: Why Computer Science Education Must Pivot—Now San Juan A - 3rd Floor Preparing Students for an AI-Native World San Felipe A & B - 2nd Floor Teaching Machines to Learn: Making AI & Machine Learning Visible in Middle School San Xavier - 3rd Floor Click, Create, Print! A 3D Design Summer Camp Experience La Cantera II - 2nd Floor

12:15pm CDT

Lunch - Birds of a Feather San Antonio Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

1:15pm CDT

Networking / Session Transition

1:30pm CDT

Game On! Teaching Java through Game Design San Augustine B - 3rd Floor Why Sense of Belonging Matters (And How to Increase It) La Cantera I - 2nd Floor Escape Room - Cyber Mayhem: A Nuclear Meltdown (3) San Lorenzo - 3rd Floor Virtual Field Trips to Explore Careers of the Future & Exploring Cybersecurity San Xavier - 3rd Floor Celebrating Brilliance Through Creative Computing: Low-Barrier CS Experiences for Every Classroom San Miguel B - 3rd Floor Exploring the Experience CS Curriculum San Juan A - 3rd Floor Learning Out Loud: Creative Coding with Art, Music, and a Growth Mindset! La Cantera IV - 2nd Floor TEA Presents: Resources for STEM and Technology Applications Educators La Cantera III - 2nd Floor Transforming After-School Time into Tech Discovery San Augustine A - 3rd Floor PANEL: Powering CS Programs: Funding, Partnerships, and Resources San Gabriel A & B - 3rd Floor ALIGN Participant Poster Symposium (Sponsored Session) San Felipe A & B - 2nd Floor Celebrating Brilliance: Making AI Visible, Ethical, and Teachable San Juan B - 3rd Floor 2025 Mini Grant Award Presentations La Cantera II - 2nd Floor

2:30pm CDT

Networking / Session Transition

2:45pm CDT

Closing Session - Door Prizes San Antonio Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

3:15pm CDT

Day 2 - Adjourn

5:00pm CDT

HS AI Hub 2026 Meet n' Greet San Juan A - 3rd Floor WeTeach_Quantum Hub Welcome Meeting (Private Meeting) San Juan B - 3rd Floor