President Obama's Computer Science for All initiative calls for all students to learn computer science so they will be equipped with the computational thinking skills they need to be creators in the digital economy.
Our school is a Title I school in an urban center, but we pull students from the city as well as the suburbs.
We have a very diverse population and our students represent over 60 different countries. Many of our students are first generation students and will be the first in their families to go to college.
My Project
These computers will be used to integrate computer science into my science and engineering classes. In Physics, all students will code their own simulations to model equations. For example, students will use physics equations to model the image of an object in front of a concave or a convex lens. In Engineering class, students will use the computers to create their own Android apps and learn the principles of computer science, program robots and learn about computer hardware, and design parts they will fabricate using a 3D mill.
By 2018, 51 percent of all STEM jobs are projected to be in computer science-related fields.
By integrating programming and computational thinking into my science and engineering classes, a more diverse audience will learn to code and be prepared for college and future STEM careers.
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