25 Million Children Worldwide Use Micro:bit to Create Technological Solutions in Communities - Katie Henry

25 Million Children Worldwide Use Micro:bit to Create Technological Solutions in Communities – Katie Henry

25 Million Children Worldwide Use Micro:bit to Create Technological Solutions in Communities – Katie Henry

Wallace Ting | @TingWallace

October 19, 2020

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Katie Henry, the North America Head of Partner Engagement at the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, discusses the mission of the organization and their efforts to increase access and availability to coding and STEAM-related resources to students around the world. To learn more, visit https://microbit.org/.

0:00 SchoolRubric Introduction
0:36 What is the Micro:bit Educational Foundation?
2:54 Is coding for all students?
4:57 STEAM in underrepresented populations
7:23 To learn more about Micro:bit

Wallace Ting

Dr. Wallace Ting is originally from Dallas, Texas and began his career in education as a public school mathematics teacher in Texas and New York City (as part of the NYC Teaching Fellows program). He has also worked in international education for a total of 10 years as a Principal, Deputy Director, and Director in Guatemala, Colombia, and Nigeria. Currently, Dr. Ting resides in Orlando, Florida with his young son, Phillip and enjoys playing tennis, camping, and hiking.

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