CSTANJ CSPDWeek 2026: Full Schedule

CSPDWeek 2026

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

arrow_back View All Dates

12:00pm EDT

How to organize, implement and improve a Hackathon in your school

Wednesday August 5, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Hackathons are an educational tool, because not only does a problem get identified but the solution to the problem is often one that requires vast research. When the solution is implemented using student interest, it can provide the community with awareness to the problem posed and the solution created.

Running a Hackathon may sound overwhelming, especially if one has not been run in your school before. This workshop will provide you with details and guidelines necessary to run a hackathon in your school. Hackathons are an educational tool, if implemented using student interest and community problems can be very effective in educations attendees on solving problems using computer science. Hackathons should be passion driven, propose a solution to a problem in the community and educate the community members on the problem and proposed solution. From this workshop, you will gain knowledge on how to create, implement and improve a hackathon in your school.

Speakers

Yasemin Kinak

CS Teacher, Carteret High School

Yasemin Kinak is a 9-12 Math and Computer Science teacher at Carteret High School. She has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and a Masters Degree in Mathematics with a concentration in secondary education. She has been teaching for over 20 years and has created and developed... Read More →

Wednesday August 5, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Virtual

How to Run a Hackathon, PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Admin | Digital Tools, PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Admin | Digital Citizenship, PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Admin | Collaboration, PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Admin

Company Virtual

1:00pm EDT

Lunch and Watch Party

Wednesday August 5, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

TCNJ, Education Building Room 109 @ Education Building, Metzger Drive, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ, USA

Attend the in-person sessions at TCNJ and network with other attendees after your in-person session. Enjoy lunch, attend virtual sessions, or network with others.

Speakers

Teach Me For Tomorrow

Professional Learning Resource Designer, Teach Me For Tomorrow

Paige Besthoff taught computers for 27 years beginning at a NYC middle school then high school in NJ. Realizing the need for students to be exposed to computer science at a younger age she volunteered to move to the elementary school eleven years ago where she designed the K-5 curriculum... Read More →

Wednesday August 5, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
TCNJ, Education Building Room 109 Education Building, Metzger Drive, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ, USA

Collaboration

CSTANJ CSPDWeek 2026

12:00pm EDT

Yasemin Kinak

1:00pm EDT

Teach Me For Tomorrow

Get help with the event