{"id":7083,"date":"2026-05-30T23:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/cs\/?page_id=7083"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:50:43","slug":"future-ii-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/cs\/future-ii-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"FUTURE II- Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Morning Workshops: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Option 1: AI Workshop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Facilitator: <\/strong>Professor Alfred Nehme, Computer Science at Bellevue College, & Denise Thompson, CTE STEM and CS teacher at Orting High School <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Alfred<\/strong> Nehme<\/strong><\/summary>\n

My Name is Alfred Nehme and I am a senior associate professor of computer science at Bellevue College.\u00a0 I joined Bellevue College in September 2018.\u00a0 Before that, I worked for 20 years in the industry at DELL EMC, CambridgeSoft, and Amazon (AWS).\u00a0 I did my undergraduate studies at the Ohio State University and graduate school at the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison, majoring in Computer Science.\u00a0 I am a native of Lebanon and emigrated to the US in 1988 after finishing high school.\u00a0 I speak three languages:\u00a0 Arabic, English, and French.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Denise<\/strong> Thompson<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Denise\u2019s career began as an algebra and physical science teacher in 2003.  In 2012, Denise served as an Albert Einstein STEM Educator Fellow in a senatorial congressional office.  During her time as a fellow, Denise facilitated the Senate STEM Education and Workforce caucus during which she had a unique opportunity to discuss issues and barriers related to meeting the US STEM workforce needs.  This inspired her to return to her small suburban district and advocate for adding computer science and STEM classes to the OHS course offerings.  Starting with a grant, an online MOOC Coursera java course, and an introductory computer science and aerospace course, she has built both the STEM and computer science CTE pathways at Orting High School feeding students into Pierce County Skills Center programs and UW in the High School computer science courses.  Denise is now looking at a transition into administration focusing on her strengths in instructional leadership, curriculum design and responsible technology integration. 
Learn more about Denise<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Workshop Overview:<\/strong><\/summary>\n

This workshop bridges the gap between traditional algorithmic programming and how modern AI systems learn patterns directly from data.  Educators will shift from passive users to informed builders, engaging with machine learning demonstrations, data-driven reasoning frameworks, and responsible classroom applications. Suitable for any teacher in any content area, decision trees not only model how AI “learns” but also make excellent problem-solving and classification tasks for any age group.   Bring a laptop and join us to explore how decision trees can enhance formative assessment of content in addition to modeling machine learning using both unplugged and digital activities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Outcomes: Attendees will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n