NewBoCo is launching 99 Counties for Coding, a new fundraising campaign to measure the impact computer science classes have on school districts across Iowa. NewBoCo aims to receive a donation from every county across Iowa to support computer science education during the week of Aug. 12-16.
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March 7, 2019
60 Minutes earns criticism for leaving out women-led coding programs in Sunday story
After tuning in to 60 Minutes on Sunday, I briefly forgot about the one story I had sat down to watch. The story, meant to explore how to retain girls interested in technology as they grow, actually focused on Code.org’s teacher training and education programs for students in the U.S. There’s nothing wrong with that – except, of course, that the piece fell flat without doing it’s job, by focusing
February 18, 2019
U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, Google experts to visit Des Moines elementary school
Des Moines elementary students can learn to build coding skills with Google experts on Friday during the CS First Roadshow, an hour-long presentation with remarks by U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne at Edmunds Elementary School. The CS First Roadshow offers up to 90 minutes of themed computer science projects in six categories – storytelling, arts, game design, fashion, music and sports – to grow students’ problem solving and technical coding skills.
November 28, 2018
ICR Future brings local Hour of Code to regional schools
ICR IOWA is teaming up with educators and local agencies to bring the global initiative Hour of Code to eastern Iowa schools from Dec. 3-9, reports Corridor Business Journal. The program is supported through ICR Future, a regional coalition of five teams, including a computer science team led by NewBoCo, the Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Southeast Iowa STEM Hub and the region’s IT Sector Board. Regional school districts are
November 21, 2018
DeltaV Code School announces new financing plans to attract new workforce
NewBoCo’s DeltaV Code School is announcing four new financing options to attract adult Iowans seeking a mid-career switch into coding. NewBoCo and IowaWORKS are partnering on a Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which allows NewBoCo to sponsor an apprenticeship for any company interested in hiring a software developer apprentice. DeltaV is now GI Bill-eligible, and qualifying veterans could have up to 100 percent of the $20,000 tuition covered; DeltaV already offers a
October 29, 2018
DMACC, Greater Des Moines Partnership launch Code DSM
The Greater Des Moines Partnership and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will launch Code DSM, a 15-week STEM programming academy, beginning January 2019. An information session for those interested in enrolling is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 15 from 5:30-7 p.m. at DMACC’s Urban Campus Building 1, Room 126, the partnership announced Monday. Students in the program will learn basic Java programming language and object-oriented programming, event handling, user interface
April 30, 2018
Pi515 awarded $15,000 by AT&T
A local after-school program for refugee students has been awarded a $15,000 grant by AT&T. Pi515 confirmed the grant in a tweet Monday morning. Pi515 is a nonprofit after-school coding initiative aimed at building STEM skills in refugee and underserved youth in Des Moines, and building the state’s future technology workforce.
