PNW QuarkNet Center Summer 2023 Workshop: "Computation in the Classroom"
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Introduction
PNW is hosting a free professional development workshop for high school teachers from June 27-30 at PNW’s campus in Hammond, Indiana. Organized by the PNW Center for High Energy Physics (CHEP) and supported by the QuarkNet organization, the focus of the workshop will be incorporating computational thinking and particle physics concepts in the classroom. Workshop topics will include:
- Solving problems computationally
- Python for beginners
- Using Python in the classroom with Jupyter Notebooks and Google Colab
- Introduction to Particle Physics
- QuarkNet hands-on classroom activities
- Use and analysis of cosmic ray data and LHC data
- Introduction to Machine Learning
Workshop Location
The workshop will be located at the Center for High Energy Physics (CHEP) at Purdue University Northwest (Hammond Campus) in Gyte Hall.
PNW Hammond Campus Driving Directions: https://www.pnw.edu/getting-to-pnw/driving-directions-hammond-campus/
PNW Hammond Campus Address: 2200 169th St, Hammond, IN 46323
A campus map can be found here: https://www.pnw.edu/getting-to-pnw/hammond-campus-map/ . Park in the student parking areas in in parking lot #1 or #2.
We will meet each day in the CHEP Room (Gyte 257). We will then move to a computer lab in Gyte 158.
Workshop Schedule
| Monday 6/26 |
Morning (9 AM start):
Afternoon:
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| Tuesday 6/27 |
Morning:
Afternoon:
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| Wednesday 6/28 |
Visitor: QuarkNet coding fellow Hands-on work with QuarkNet Coding activities |
| Thursday 6/29 |
Visitor: QuarkNet coding fellow Hands-on work with QuarkNet Coding activities |
| Friday 6/30 |
Morning:
Afternoon:
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