"I am so excited to teach this CS Discoveries course. Each day my confidence and excitement grows! This event is the best conference I have ever been to." Billie Dollins, Broward Public Schools
Code.org TeacherCon professional development participant
Houston, TX, July 2017

"Thank you for investing in me! I am passionate about providing CS education and I'm excited to have curriculum [CS Discoveries] and know that I am on the right track. I am grateful to have a local community to support me on my journey."Anonymous teacher survey comments on Code.org’s TeacherCon professional development held in Houston, TX in July 2017

“Our CS Discoveries facilitators communicated in a clear and meaningful way, had contagious enthusiasm, and were able to scaffold concepts for new teachers. It was a great week!”Anonymous teacher survey comments on Code.org’s TeacherCon professional development held in Houston, TX in July 2017

"I have mostly 10th and 11th graders in ECS and it has opened my students' minds to think deeper about computer science careers. I would not be equipped to teach ECS if it not been for CSPD week. I am SO thankful for sponsors like Infosys Foundation USA for my training at Colorado School of Mines this past summer." Sherry Holloway, CS Teacher, Eagle Woods Academy

"This was the best PD I have ever attended! Thanks to @DonorsChoose @InfyFoundation for making this opportunity possible! #CSforall" Michaela Durand, Technology Integration Specialist, Madison Middle School

"To help prepare more teachers, Infosys Foundation USA partnered with the crowd-funding site DonorsChoose.org, CSTA, and NSF in 2016 to provide individual schools and teachers access to PD. This effort allows people to directly support CS teachers in their community. Infosys Foundation USA offers matching donations to many schools, opening a path for schools to attract national, regional, and local funding to support their CS teachers, perhaps providing an important step toward the long term sustainability of groundswell efforts." Jan Cuny, Program Director, CISE Directorate, National Science Foundation

"Many K-12 teachers are new to teaching CS, but come from the ranks of existing teachers. They already know how to teach, and now they need to learn how to teach content in a field that is new to them. The leadership of Infosys Foundation USA has made transformative impacts across the K-12 CS education landscape. CSTA is honored to deepen our relationship with the Foundation, giving CS teachers the resources to be successful." Mark Nelson, Former Executive Director, Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)

"Great CS education starts with great teachers. This new award from Infosys Foundation USA, CSTA and ACM reinforces our long-held goals of recognizing the contributions of CS teachers and building a framework that supports their professional development." Vicki L. Hanson, ACM, President

"I will be teaching AP CSP for the first time. BJC PD is giving me access to the curriculum and structure, and the framework that the College Board has provided. What I like most about the PD is the chance to practice the labs, the actual programming, and the support. I really appreciate Infosys Foundation USA support. Without the funding, I wouldn't be able to come here." Holly Laird, Business and Career Teacher, Leesville Road High School

"We're excited to be here at SFSU with funding from Infosys Foundation USA which enabled us to bring 93 teachers from across the country, even from distant places like North Dakota, to our training. This teacher training provides a unique opportunity for these teachers to meet others and know they are not alone in their educational goals for their students. This gathering gives them the energy to go back and advocate for their students and offer computer science in their schools." Dr. Tiffany Barnes, a CS professor at North Carolina State University and Director of the Beauty & Joy of Computing (BJC)

"I am deeply appreciative of the opportunity that I had to participate in the Beauty and Joy of Computing training, so that I, as a long-time high school computer teacher that did not come to it with a degree in Computer Science, could be able to offer AP Computer Science Principles to my wonderful students!" Ms. Taylor, CS Teacher, South Eugene High School

“This 3 day Bootstrap training has taught me more than I could have ever imagined. As teachers we learned that we too are students. I enjoyed the lesson and practice of making mistakes and correcting them as well as the importance of teamwork. My students will benefit from learning this unique program that incorporates math, coding, programming, and unit testing.”Takia Toomer, 6th grade teacher

“I wish I could have brought all 45 of my staff members to this Maker Education Initiative workshop. …it’s been helpful to understand how you can incorporate making and how people in different parts of the country are all in the Maker movement.” Dr. Michelle Welther, Principal, Springdale High School

A high school teacher sharing her excitement about teaching CS. Jennie Lyons, CS Teacher, San Francisco Unified School District

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“CSPD Week was easily the best professional development that I’ve attended. There are 3 things that separate it from every other conference or workshop that I’ve attended: the place, the people, and the content. Best week of PD ever”. Marc Buchanan, Montclair High School CS Teacher

“ I am so excited to bring this new AP Mobile Computer Science Principles course to my students this year and I know they will be excited about this opportunity as well. ” Mr. Lakind, International High School

“The format of this PD was awesome. I loved going through content with the experts sharing out what to emphasize and giving tips." Feedback on Code.org teacher training

“This CS training was great!! I learned so many strategies on how to engage my kids. We were supplied the whole year. This will be my 1st year teaching CS; I was nervous that I would struggle and not be able to connect real world problems with the curriculum. I now have more confidence and I am equipped with all the knowledge I need to have a great school year. ”Ms. C. 12th grade teacher, Hillside Arts & Letters Academy, Title 1 School

“I really enjoyed CSPDweek. I hope we can take Bootstrap to school and make it an after-school program.” Lora W., Roosevelt Middle School Teacher

“NYAS facilitated KIBO as an example of an activity that is engaging, fun, allows for physical play, for children 4 - 7 years to be creative. The staff overwhelmingly enjoyed KIBO and agreed it is a good activity for youth. Candace Reyes-Dandrea, Deputy Director, Capacity Building Unit, NY Schools

“Being able to see a young girl actually design an application from start to finish—or a web site from start to finish gives me great joy and pleasure --it builds confidence in her and lets her know that she can continue to do this as a career path.”Laine Powell, Founder, TechSazzyGirlz

"I thought it would be too hard for me to understand how to do it, but it was so much fun and they made it easy to understand" 9th grade participant, Black History Month Youth Hack Day

"I did not know that gaming could be so much fun! I learned so much about the design behind creating a game and then creating the game."Jasmine, Hackathon Participant

"One of the student participants had some experience with robotics but was not very confident in her abilities. As we began to have the students work in teams on their robots, she began to realize she understood how to program and troubleshoot. Throughout the course of the day she became one of our "experts" and was able to help other teams troubleshoot their robots and help make them work. You could see her confidence grow throughout the day!" Tricia Berry, Director, Texas Girls Collaborative Project

"My son doesn’t get an opportunity in his school district to find out what he’s interested in, especially with something like technology. With an event like RobotCode specifically designed for autistic students, as a family we get to come and learn…" Sandra, parent of an autistic student

"We need more programs and classrooms like this #YesWeCode hackathon in our schools." Roderick Brown, Executive Director, Planning, Detroit Public Schools Community District

"The TKU teens were not only excited to meet real journalists and comedians who talked about the meaning of the news in the 21st century but it was thrilling to watch them use the ideas discussed to create ads, videos, memes and mash-ups with open source tools on the computer. The teens really benefitted from learning about an issue and then applying it to proble-solving using technology tools and computer science principles." Teacher at Tech Kids Unlimited’s "Fake News Hackathon"

"What I like about coding is that I actually get to be creative and build what I want to do." Carla Moran, 4^th grade, Fairmont Elementary

"With a grant from Infosys Foundation USA, we invited adult women in the Seattle area to attend our GDI Hackathon to learn more about software and coding… and 40 women showed up!" Corrine Warnshuis, Executive Director, Girl Develop It

"Five students recently attended a Game Hackathon at Digital Nest, supported by the Foundation. Interest was sparked in an intensive, accelerated CS degree program, due to students' exposure to college-aged volunteers helping with the Game Hackathon event. ALL FIVE students were accepted to this prestigious, elite CSin3 program at California State University Monterey Bay/Hartnell College that helps vulnerable youth pursue college degrees by shortening the time-to-degree-attainment and providing high levels of financial and academic support." Jacob Martinez, Founder, Executive Director, Digital Nest

"Hack the Hood exposed me to how many different companies are involved in tech, especially here in Oakland. It made me more aware of what was going on in my own backyard. One thing I learned from Hack the Hood is that I can create stuff too. I never really designed my own things before, or used my creativity in that way. It opened my mind to being able to follow more than one passion - to be an entrepreneur."Leo Martin, College Graduate, who sought additional education at Hack the Hood

"Resilient Coders partnered with the Foundation to offer “Hour of Code” at Boston’s Museum of Science working with hundreds of students and families to learn about coding."

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“I liked this CodeNow workshop because I am learning a lot about programming and time management with the 25-minute work and 5-minute break. I’m also learning a lot about Ruby and implementing that in my Java class…in my AP Computer Science class. Girls are very underrepresented in this computing field and that is one of the reasons that is driving me to learn code because I want to become a computer scientist and a business woman." Hanya, 17, Senior at Branham High School, San Jose, CA

“Technology is used everywhere and that’s why it’s useful to know how to code. It’s interesting for me to learn about the variables that make up a code. Just one error can cause a code to malfunction.”Halle K., age 12, GirlsWhoCode Club Member at Santa Clara Public Library

“I had lots of fun playing and struggling with this.” --Miriam “Doing code brightened my day.” –Dario “Before I didn’t know much about coding but I was amazed.” –Bunmi “…inspired me to not give up on what I want to do.” --Joanly Paul Cuffee Middle School students in coding classes led by IntraCity Geeks

125 students, with no prior or exposure to computer science, went from design concept to building a mobile app. Team Aluna presented their winning design. Post-event survey revealed 87% have a positive perception of studying CS; 62% want to pursue CS in college; 67% expressed in interest in a career in CS.

31 students from South East High School enrolled in a Code as a Second Language (CSL) Academy which encourages an entrepreneurial mindset aimed at the creation of mobile apps and website development.

“Logic is the study of everything, seeing how things work. From implication elimination to truth tables, we learned amazing things. Almost every day I use proofs that I learned to explain basic concepts of life. I absolutely love the logic puzzles that made us think in a different way that I've never thought before. Not only was it informative, it was the best two weeks of summer. I would gladly go back! ” Josh Singh, Logic Summer Camp student

"It’s cool that there are so many choices that you can use to make your robot do different things."--Brenna M., 5th grader, Cedar North Elementary & CMU's CREATE Lab

“Before ScriptEd, all I knew was that I had big dreams and I needed to know the skills to make them happen. Now I actually enjoy coding and don’t see it as nuisance but rather the most essential part of creating the apps or websites that I want to show the world.” Patricia Santana, ScriptEd participant & high school junior

“All of the students enjoyed the coding portion of the class. They loved creating their programs and discussing them with the class. The students also enjoyed building the bridges. It was amazing to see them draw various designs, discuss their designs and explain their projects to the teacher.”Chiara Perry, Director, PAUSD Special Ed

"The mobile maker carts have offered the students many opportunities to learn to solve a problem by collaborating, trying, failing, learning from why it did not work, improvising, and then recreating again." Ruchi Goyal, PTA President, Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School

"The work we've accomplished at Code.org wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of Infosys Foundation USA. Thanks to their support, millions of students have been introduced to rigorous CS, and thousands of schools are changing curriculum to embrace this 21st century field." Hadi Partovi, Chief Executive Officer, Code.org

"Our biggest challenge has been supporting the implementation of student ideas generated in design lab. The Makerspace grant from Infosys Foundation USA was used to support the creation of our accelerator program, which we run out of our Design Realization Garage, or DRG. The funds were used to purchase materials and supplies needed to prototype the idea of an accelerator program. We have held four accelerator courses, which have helped students implement ideas from their design lab class. The accelerator program allowed students to see their ideas come to life, which helped students build creative confidence."Ken Montgomery, Principal, Design Tech High School

"I was really impressed with what my inaugural AP CSP class accomplished in the 2016-17 school year. Highland was one of 2,500 schools nationwide offering AP CSP and nationally over 45,000 students took the AP CSP end-of-course exam in May 2017. About 85% of my students went on to take the AP exam, and all earned a passing 3 score or higher. Many students have expressed their intent to study CS further in college. None of this is possible without support from Infosys Foundation USA whose generosity contributed greatly to the inaugural AP CSP class. Highland would not have been able to offer this class without the help of the Foundation so for that I really want to say thank you." Joseph Yavelak, Math and CS teacher, Highland School of Technology

"Taking on teaching CS again through Bootstrap has been very exciting to me and not overwhelming thanks to CSPdWeek. I am pleased to share that my high school plans to add a new CS course: AP CS Principles." Meg Clemens, Math and CS teacher, Hugh C. Williams High School

"I have a degree in CS and math, but I haven't programmed in about 12 years. We’re implementing a CS course at our high school, so I wanted to refresh and learn and all the updates and be able to teach new CS curriculum."Dion St. Lawrence, Math Teacher, Brooklyn High School for the Arts

"Trying to add a new field, such as CS, to an existing K-12 education system can be daunting. Wisely, states want to learn from what other states are doing, so gathering states to allow them to share insights and approaches is invaluable to moving the field forward. On behalf of the states involved, I want to thank Infosys Foundation USA for including a policy track in this year’s CrossRoads conference." Pat Yongpradit, Chief Academic Officer, Code.org

"Students participated in a unique hands-on activities that can be replicated and built upon by our staff to increase interest in computer science among our students." Jill Kessler, High School Counselor, Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School

“My students come in with an enthusiasm and an eagerness that is hard to match in other classes. They have learned how to create their own apps. My students go home and work ahead on the curriculum because they are so excited about it. They share their accomplishments with their classmates and their peers. With so many jobs of the future being related to computers and technology, my students have taken a giant leap ahead of other students their age. "Ms. Herring, CS Teacher, Cumberland County High School

“My students will inherit a world where technology is a skill set that is a necessity for success…They are excited to create Google Sideshows, make videos, record podcasts and songs, and edit essays through Google Docs without having to print multiple times. Technology has made it easier for students to acquire collaborative skill sets with their peers and classmates in and out of the classroom." Ms. Ruhlin, 9th grade teacher, St. Francis High School serving Lakota Sicangu Oyate tribe

“I do believe it will be empowering for my students---this Making Mobile Apps course will be a way to engage and interest many students in programming. I hope to draw more minorities into computer science with this course as is one of the goals of the Massachusetts Exploring Computer Science Partnership.” Mr. K, Revere High School

“In order to break the poverty cycle, students need real-world, marketable skills. Coding is the perfect solution to this problem. Computer coding is a professional skill with a high earning wage and high growth is projected for this job outlook. My students utilize computers and software daily in the classroom. By taking the next step of converting them from "computer users" to "coding creators," I can provide the springboard to launch them on the path to a successful career.” Ms. Cardwell, East Iberville High School

“Coding and computer programming is so exciting for my students. It's like they don't even know they are learning. They are enthusiastic about their progress and love help each other figure out tricky sequences and want to do their best.” Ms. Van Dorp, Indian Hills Elementary, “Highest Poverty” where 71% of the students receive free or reduced lunch.

The STEM program for 3rd and 5th graders of Hollis Innovation Academy will pilot the CREATE lab and tour their neighborhood, create a map telling local stories about human rights, and map local availability (and lack) of healthy foods. Hollis is in the heart of a significantly under-served Atlanta area (over 95% free and reduced lunch. $15K average annual family income).CREATE Lab from Carnegie Mellon

“Every student should be able to have access to a rich educational experience, and my personal mission is to give CS access to every type of student. All students want to engage, learn, and create. I believe giving them CS skills can open their minds to express themselves in ways they have never been given yet!” Mr. W. 11th grade teacher, AP Computer Science Principles