Anything central to the main mission of the reading will be provided directly through ONE or from your leaders---feel free to disregard everything on this page if you're not interested. But for the more social side of things, here are a number of (fully optional!) things that some of our leaders and readers are doing during the reading:
During the reading itself, there are formally-arranged events (like the College Board Forum) that you'll hear about through official channels, but also a lot of informal things like running and walking groups, Pokemon Go raids, game nights, etc. I'll try to post about those here. Stay tuned!
| Officially arranged | Shirt suggestions | Unofficial awesomeness | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day zero (Sun, 1 Jun): | Travel day! Save your dinner receipts; "Acorn dinner" (see below) | ||
| Day 1 (Mon, 2 Jun): | Speaker: Crystal Sheldon,
Oracle,
in 1501C, 7pm "Wait, you can do THAT in Java?" | ||
| Day 2 (Tue, 3 Jun): | College Board Open Forum in 1501C, 7pm | College shirt day | |
| Day 3 (Wed, 4 Jun): | Hawaiian shirt day | Trivia night in 1501C, 7pm (JP O'Hara & Kim Hermans) | |
| Day 4 (Thu, 5 Jun): | Dine out night | CS-themed/punny shirt day | |
| Day 5 (Fri, 6 Jun): | State shirt day | "Puzzle Night" in 1501C, 7pm (Scott Weiss) "Action Items" | |
| Day 6 (Sat, 7 Jun): | T-shirt from AP Readings | "AI in the classroom" in 1501C, 7pm (Ria Galanos + speakers) | |
| Day 7 (Sun, 8 Jun): | Closing ceremony and songs in 1501C (bar and dessert at 7, songs at 8) | Church activities (see below) |
Acorn dinner: If this is your first reading, or your first in-person reading, or possibly just your first time here in a long time, join the other new folks and a few of our more experienced readers for dinner on the evening you arrive! Evan Sayles and Kathleen Baert are coordinating. RSVP on this form to give Evan an idea of head-count and your contact info :)
Trivia night: JP and Kim run a great trivia game! Join up a small team in advance or form one when you get there; bring a cell phone or device that can connect to the web.
Puzzle night: Puzzlemaster Scott has been devising puzzles for longer than most of us have been coming to Readings, and they're always a good time. Form teams in advance (4-6 is a good size) or join one when you get there; bring a pencil, something to write on, and a phone or device that can connect to the web.
AI in the classroom: Ria is putting together a workshop/panel/session for us to talk about AI in the classroom. Three speakers will talk for about ten minutes about how they do/don't/would/won't use it and then we'll chat about it!
Churches: There are at least two Christian churches in easy walking distance with Sunday evening activities:
Pokemon Go raid group: most days at 5:05pm in Hall B.
Running group: leaves at 6:05am from the Loews lobby.
Walking group: leaves at 5:30pm from the Loews, 5:40pm from the Marriott. Ends at the dining hall by around 6:30pm. (NOT on dine-out night)
See daily items above
Tonight is professional night: Crystal Sheldon of Oracle will tell us about APCSA-relevant Java features
Five historical T-shirts hanging from the QL/EL office from the collection started by Reader Emeritus Henry Walker.
Tomorrow is College Shirt Day
Texas Reader Shirt AM Break outside the CR office
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Tonight is NOT dine-out night
CB Forum: updates about course and exam, 7pm 1501C, reception after
Social space! "Leadership Room" @Loews, "12th St Room" @Marriott, come to either one
Walking group leaves 5:30pm from Loews lobby, all walking indoors
Morning running group leaves 6:05am from Loews lobby
Pokemon Go group 5:05 in the break area Hall B
Tomorrow is Hawaiian Shirt Day
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Trivia Night: teams of 4-6 or just show up, 7pm 1501C
CB Leadership for AP Cybersecurity and AP Networking are here, usually at breaks, talk to them if you're interested
Social space! "Leadership Room" @Loews, "12th St Room" @Marriott, come to either one
Pokemon Go group 5:05 in the break area Hall B
Walking group going west; leaves 5:30pm from Loews lobby, 5:40 from Marriott, back for dinner and trivia –Rameen
Morning running group leaves 6:05am from Loews lobby
Tomorrow is CS or Punny Shirt Day
Today's fit: Hawaiian-themed "Aloha" to Cincinnati
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Dine-out night – go eat good food
No social space!
No walking group tonight!
Pokemon Go group 5:05 in the break area Hall B
Morning running group leaves 6:05am from Loews lobby
Tomorrow is State Shirt Day
Tomorrow is Puzzle Night – teams of 4-6 or just show up and form a team there
Today's fit: Emergency T-shirt by Cody
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Puzzle night: Theme is "Action items". Bring pencils or something to write with and something like a clipboard or tray to write on, and an internet-capable device. Teams of 4-6 or come and join a team there. 7pm, 1501C
Social spaces in the hotels open 6-10pm
Pokemon Go group 5:05 in the break area Hall B
Walking group: 5:30 from Loews and 5:40 from Marriott; to the Arts District "First Friday", back in time for dinner and puzzles
Morning running group leaves 6:05am from Loews lobby
Tomorrow: "Mountain West" folks, photo at 3:11pm in break area
Tomorrow is AP Reading Shirt Day
Today's fit: First KC T-shirt, from 2015
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AI in the Classroom Night: not a technical AI talk but how to use it in our classrooms; Ria Galanos, Kent Collins, and Rich Kick will demo and talk but this will be less presentation, more Q&A and small-group discussion. 7pm, 1501C
Pokemon Go group 5:05 [in the break area Hall B]
Walking group: 5:30 from Loews and 5:40 from Marriott; to the Corps of Discovery Sculpture (aka the Sacagawea statue), back in time for dinner and discussion
Social spaces in the hotels open 6-10pm
Interested in writing songs? Loews social space 8:30
Morning running group 6:05am from Loews
Old-time Readers will know what this means: bring a book tomorrow! :) --- We will offer retraining onto [other] Form F questions as your questions finish, but there will be downtime during switch-overs; need a _quiet_ activity
Today's fit: First "last at this site" T-shirt, from Clemson 2006
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We are DONE
Pokemon Go group immediately after I dismiss
Walking group leaves 30 minutes hence, from the Loews. Will walk to Penn Valley Lake and the WWI museum
Churches: Episcopal cathedral across the street; Sunday service at 5:00pm. Roman Catholic cathedral on 12th st; group walking to Mass leaves 7:40pm from 1501C
Check in to your flights! Bus info posted on the blue sheets: first bus at 3am, every half hour until 11am, inclusive bounds
Closing reception at 7pm – desserts and drinks (cash bar, but we have drink tickets) – songs start at 8 – continue to Loews "Leadership" room afterwards to hang out and celebrate (but don't miss your flight)!
THANKS EVERYONE FOR A FANTASTIC READING!
Don Blaheta / don.blaheta.apcs@gmail.com