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Kids Code and Diversity Minnebar10

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April 11, 2015

Kids Code and Diversity Minnebar10

Enjoy mentoring young coders and increase the diversity of Minnesota's technology workforce. Help two Code Savvy initiatives: the Northside Code Clubs and Technovation[MN]

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April 11, 2015
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  1. Kids, Code and Diversity MINNEBAR 10 APRIL 11, 2015 Jaim

    Zuber Marie Gottschalk Jean Weiss Rebecca Schatz
  2. • 2 school districts: coding for every student – Minnetonka,

    Elk River • 5-10 individual schools: coding for every student • 10-30 schools: coding for one grade level • many schools: after school program • 400+ schools: Hour of Code 2015 elementary
  3. • CS tests? 517 (1.2%) • Girls? 73 (14%) •

    Black? 12 (2%) • Latino? 5 (1%) • American Indian? 2 2014
  4. • CS tests? 251  517 • Girls? 22 

    73 • Black? 3  12 • Latino? 3  5 • American Indian? 2  2 2012  2014
  5. Challenge: • Where the women are strong (coders) • The

    men are good (at) looking for talent and opportunities • All of our children are above average at creating, not just using technology.
  6. Who? • Upper elementary & middle school students in low

    opportunity neighborhoods • Partnerships with schools, community centers, libraries
  7. Where? • 5 major sites • Nellie Stone Johnson •

    Lucy Laney • Hmong International Academy • Oak Park Community Center • North High School • many others • Sumner Library • North Regional Library • Girl Scouts, Schools
  8. Curriculum? • CodeClubWorld.org • Scratch • Web • Python •

    CS-First.com • Custom bits from mentors • Code.org
  9. Who? • Teams of 3 to 5 girls: middle school

    or high school • Mentors: design, coding, marketing, finance, communications, video • Champion from the school
  10. Where? • 23 schools (32 teams) across the metro area

    and beyond • 4 teams in Minneapolis • 9 teams in St. Paul • 14 teams in the suburbs • 5 teams in Rochester
  11. What? • Brainstorming • UX design • Program design •

    Coding (AppInventor +) • Business Plans & Budgets • Videos • Pitch Presentations
  12. When? • Each team works for 2 to 6 hours

    every week for 3 months from February to April • Most teams meet after school, some on weekends
  13. 1 Mentor Teams Work for Hours Every Week from February

    through April 1 Teacher a safe space to work 3 to 5 students a computer, a phone, and internet Appapalooza! May 3 Minneapolis Convention Center
  14. Kids, Code and Diversity • Jaim Zuber • Marie Gottschalk

    • Jean Weiss • Rebecca Schatz www.CodeSavvy.org [email protected]
  15. Kids, Code and Diversity • Jaim Zuber • Marie Gottschalk

    • Jean Weiss • Rebecca Schatz www.CodeSavvy.org [email protected]