Colorado Technology Student Association State Conference Leads to Rewarding Experience
Last month, our very own senior brand manager, Tom Liszka, attended the 2018 Colorado TSA State Competition. His rewarding experience has set the stage for June’s National TSA Conference.
Learning Best Through Tinkering, Imagination, Creativity, and Invention Through FUSE Studios
Patrick Getchis is a firm believer that kids learn best when they are given tangible opportunities to tinker, imagine, create and invent real things. That’s what happens in his FUSE studio at WyEast Middle School in Hood River, OR.
On-Site Insights: Gamer-Turned-Educator Schools the Next Generation of Technologists
For more than year now, Creating IT Futures has sponsored Virtual Reality events because VR is a gateway technology – one that inspires young people to pursue tech careers. While attending a VR event in Boston, we heard buzz about John Bowditch, gamer turned educator. Later, our correspondent reached out to Bowditch to hear his story…
NextUp, a New Program for Getting More Young People into Tech Careers, is Already Showing Promise
Robotics clubs. After-school STEM fairs. Hours of coding. Over the past several years, we have all observed the multiple ways that schools, corporations and nonprofit groups are trying to interest teens in tech careers. This year CompTIA launched its own approach - NextUp.