Phone: 214-699-8365 | Email: aantoine@tacc.utexas.edu
Allen Antoine, M.Ed. is Director of Computer Science Education Strategy for EPIC (Expanding Pathways in Computing) at UT Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) where he provides leadership in Computer Science education to manage the quality of all of EPIC's professional development offerings and represent EPIC programs at a state and national level. He serves as the Project Director for the Computer Educator Opportunities (CEO) Initiative, where he trains educators in timely teaching practices in computer science courses while preparing them for the unique challenges of teaching computer science with representation in mind. He also serves as a lead with the Scaling Innovative Pedagogy (ScIP) project to support the national dissemination of groundbreaking, fair, and balanced computing professional development.
Allen has over 15 years of experience in the educational field, working with elementary students to improve their literacy and numeracy skills, teaching 8th-grade mathematics and Algebra I, and developing curriculum for Alief ISD and Rice University. He regularly gives keynote presentations, consults, and leads workshops, covering a wide variety of STEM, School Culture, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Inquiry-Based Learning, and Computer Science topics. He also is currently the president of the Greater Houston Chapter of the Computer Science Teachers Association.
