Name: Don’t Worry, Be APPy
Start: 2025-05-29T09:45:00-0400
End: 2025-05-29T11:00:00-0400

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

In this hands-on session, participants will learn how coding apps and workforce skills are inherently connected. Most businesses agree that soft skills are equally or more important than technical skills, specifically problem-solving and communication. Experiences like building a mobile app can actually help develop, enhance, and augment these skills. Using the six-step design thinking process, educators will build their own apps and learn how piquing interest in computer science starting as early as elementary school can lay the foundation for the vital and transferable skills students will need for their education careers and beyond.

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Alexandra Kummernes

Curriculum & Implementation Specialist, MAD-learn

Alexandra Kummernes is a former journalist turned educator turned EdTech advocate. She is passionate about helping teachers and students understand the value of computer science in every classroom. With more than a decade of classroom experience, Alexandra leverages her teaching... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EDT
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Technology Integration, Mad-Learn App Creation

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Alexandra Kummernes

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