the scientific and creative mind are
inextricably linked how do we know we
can take a look at some of our world’s
greatest minds Darwin Einstein and even
Leonardo da Vinci
despite Benjamin Franklin’s phenomenal
contributions to science even he had his
roots embedded in the arts when Ben
wasn’t electrocuting kites he was
playing the piano the guitar the violin
and even composing music as we talk
about innovations to make scientific
education more interesting for students
we’ve forgotten an incredibly important
fact science is creative there’s been an
abundance of talks and reforms and ideas
regarding reforms in our educational
systems however computer science
education is traditionally undervalued
or even left out of these conversations
and that’s a shame because computer
science creates a clear link between the
scientific and creative mind thus I
insist on a substantial increase in
computer science education specifically
we must expose students to the topic
through utilizing computational thinking
experiencial learning and the infusion
of Arts into computer science Google and
Gallup have spent the past year
conducting surveys all across the United
States an attempt to find out why US
students lag behind others when it comes
to computer science skills currently
only 40% of schools teach computer
science however 90% of parents want
their kids to learn coding skills so why
aren’t we teaching our students computer
science there’s a disconnect between
students parents teachers and
educational institutions regarding the
importance and necessity of computer
science as businesses attempt to become
more economical autonomous and for
octave the use of informational
technology will grow and due to this
there’s going to be an increased
dependency on computers within our
workforce this is exactly why it is
necessary for our schools to teach the
fundamentals of computer science
computer science can be applied to any
skill hobby task or subject in my free
time I’ve had the opportunity to apply
computer science to flying drones
athletics and even financial investing
however these hobbies are not
traditionally linked with computer
science but after attaining the basics
and applying them to my pre-existing
hobbies I was able to enjoy them much
much more with the whole new level of
efficiency this demonstrates how anybody
in the audience right now can take the
basics of computer science and apply it
to their pre-existing hobbies to make it
even more stimulating if we’re going to
make a positive change you must begin
thinking about computer science
education differently for instance
experiential learning and computational
thinking are two terms that must be
introduced to describe how kids learn
best kids not only want to have fun
while learning but they also want their
learn skills to be applicable and
helpful to their daily lives and along
with our society thus the best way to
expose students to computer science is
through providing students with
real-life capstone projects which are
linked with real business clients this
enables them to witness the key role
that computer science plays in our
day-to-day lives alongside experiential
learning is computational thinking
computational thinking must be employed
as well to teach students the most
efficient thought process to solve
problems in our society there are many
large-scale impacts that originated from
the lack of computer science education
for starters students who are not well
versed in the fundamentals of computer
science enter the workforce extremely
underprepared and due to this they have
trouble finding steady work in our
digital economy the young people sitting
in this room right now are the future
problem solvers of our world and we have
the task of efficiently utilizing
technology to fulfill this key role
computer science has become very
conceptual theoretical and abstract in
the past few years due to this even
experienced programmers are having
trouble programming the cutting edge
technology such as artificial
intelligence the perfect analogy to
describe the situation and why it occurs
is learning a new linguistic language
just like learning new languages
students are in a better position to
learn new programming approaches the
brains of experienced programmers are
programmed in a way where they can only
program in the way that they learned
initially in a concrete manner thus our
best hope for these abstract algorithms
are they young people sitting right in
front of me right now students who are
relatively young and have minimum coding
experience have pliable minds which are
able to comprehend and build very
abstract algorithms nurturing
programmers at a young age is extremely
important to ensure that the
fundamentals of computer science become
engraved in the brains of students the
subject of art has been very influential
to the topic of computer science art has
changed the way programmers create their
algorithms art has forced manufacturers
and creators of cutting-edge technology
to take aesthetics into account when
creating products for consumers the best
example of this are the phones sitting
in your pockets right now or in your
hands if you’re already bored of me
to see art and science coexisting you
can check out the beautiful graphics on
the display of any of your electronic
devices after speaking with multiple
students interested in learning computer
science I discovered that there are only
two barriers holding students back from
code learning how to code education and
opportunity I also found out that there
are many benefits that originate from
the topic of computer science and our
day to day lives in our society that we
don’t see every day or that we don’t
witness fueled by these external
benefits i co-founded an organization
called code for change to solve for the
lack of computer science education in
our school systems my organization’s
goal is to provide students with the
tools and utensils necessary that
constitute computer literacy code for
change ensures that students involved
are completing real-life application
projects these projects are linked with
real business clients and this ensures
that students experience the healthy
pressure and team dynamics that
accompany entering the workforce these
unique learning projects that my
organization provides is our
organizations cornerstone we must ensure
that members of the educational sector
know that students and parents alike
have interest in computer science after
exposing myself to the topic of computer
science I was able to enjoy my hobbies
much much more with the whole new level
of efficiency I began to look at events
and problems in my life with fresh
perspectives I didn’t come here to make
computer science a new hobby for all of
you although that could be an outcome I
came here to speak about computer
science education
however I also learned to inspire every
single one of you to apply the
fundamentals of computer science to your
pre-existing educational interests
future professional endeavors and
hobbies the efficiency you gain can be
very very surprising I can see the
future Benjamin Franklin’s and Einsteins
sitting right before my eyes thank you [Music]
inextricably linked how do we know we
can take a look at some of our world’s
greatest minds Darwin Einstein and even
Leonardo da Vinci
despite Benjamin Franklin’s phenomenal
contributions to science even he had his
roots embedded in the arts when Ben
wasn’t electrocuting kites he was
playing the piano the guitar the violin
and even composing music as we talk
about innovations to make scientific
education more interesting for students
we’ve forgotten an incredibly important
fact science is creative there’s been an
abundance of talks and reforms and ideas
regarding reforms in our educational
systems however computer science
education is traditionally undervalued
or even left out of these conversations
and that’s a shame because computer
science creates a clear link between the
scientific and creative mind thus I
insist on a substantial increase in
computer science education specifically
we must expose students to the topic
through utilizing computational thinking
experiencial learning and the infusion
of Arts into computer science Google and
Gallup have spent the past year
conducting surveys all across the United
States an attempt to find out why US
students lag behind others when it comes
to computer science skills currently
only 40% of schools teach computer
science however 90% of parents want
their kids to learn coding skills so why
aren’t we teaching our students computer
science there’s a disconnect between
students parents teachers and
educational institutions regarding the
importance and necessity of computer
science as businesses attempt to become
more economical autonomous and for
octave the use of informational
technology will grow and due to this
there’s going to be an increased
dependency on computers within our
workforce this is exactly why it is
necessary for our schools to teach the
fundamentals of computer science
computer science can be applied to any
skill hobby task or subject in my free
time I’ve had the opportunity to apply
computer science to flying drones
athletics and even financial investing
however these hobbies are not
traditionally linked with computer
science but after attaining the basics
and applying them to my pre-existing
hobbies I was able to enjoy them much
much more with the whole new level of
efficiency this demonstrates how anybody
in the audience right now can take the
basics of computer science and apply it
to their pre-existing hobbies to make it
even more stimulating if we’re going to
make a positive change you must begin
thinking about computer science
education differently for instance
experiential learning and computational
thinking are two terms that must be
introduced to describe how kids learn
best kids not only want to have fun
while learning but they also want their
learn skills to be applicable and
helpful to their daily lives and along
with our society thus the best way to
expose students to computer science is
through providing students with
real-life capstone projects which are
linked with real business clients this
enables them to witness the key role
that computer science plays in our
day-to-day lives alongside experiential
learning is computational thinking
computational thinking must be employed
as well to teach students the most
efficient thought process to solve
problems in our society there are many
large-scale impacts that originated from
the lack of computer science education
for starters students who are not well
versed in the fundamentals of computer
science enter the workforce extremely
underprepared and due to this they have
trouble finding steady work in our
digital economy the young people sitting
in this room right now are the future
problem solvers of our world and we have
the task of efficiently utilizing
technology to fulfill this key role
computer science has become very
conceptual theoretical and abstract in
the past few years due to this even
experienced programmers are having
trouble programming the cutting edge
technology such as artificial
intelligence the perfect analogy to
describe the situation and why it occurs
is learning a new linguistic language
just like learning new languages
students are in a better position to
learn new programming approaches the
brains of experienced programmers are
programmed in a way where they can only
program in the way that they learned
initially in a concrete manner thus our
best hope for these abstract algorithms
are they young people sitting right in
front of me right now students who are
relatively young and have minimum coding
experience have pliable minds which are
able to comprehend and build very
abstract algorithms nurturing
programmers at a young age is extremely
important to ensure that the
fundamentals of computer science become
engraved in the brains of students the
subject of art has been very influential
to the topic of computer science art has
changed the way programmers create their
algorithms art has forced manufacturers
and creators of cutting-edge technology
to take aesthetics into account when
creating products for consumers the best
example of this are the phones sitting
in your pockets right now or in your
hands if you’re already bored of me
to see art and science coexisting you
can check out the beautiful graphics on
the display of any of your electronic
devices after speaking with multiple
students interested in learning computer
science I discovered that there are only
two barriers holding students back from
code learning how to code education and
opportunity I also found out that there
are many benefits that originate from
the topic of computer science and our
day to day lives in our society that we
don’t see every day or that we don’t
witness fueled by these external
benefits i co-founded an organization
called code for change to solve for the
lack of computer science education in
our school systems my organization’s
goal is to provide students with the
tools and utensils necessary that
constitute computer literacy code for
change ensures that students involved
are completing real-life application
projects these projects are linked with
real business clients and this ensures
that students experience the healthy
pressure and team dynamics that
accompany entering the workforce these
unique learning projects that my
organization provides is our
organizations cornerstone we must ensure
that members of the educational sector
know that students and parents alike
have interest in computer science after
exposing myself to the topic of computer
science I was able to enjoy my hobbies
much much more with the whole new level
of efficiency I began to look at events
and problems in my life with fresh
perspectives I didn’t come here to make
computer science a new hobby for all of
you although that could be an outcome I
came here to speak about computer
science education
however I also learned to inspire every
single one of you to apply the
fundamentals of computer science to your
pre-existing educational interests
future professional endeavors and
hobbies the efficiency you gain can be
very very surprising I can see the
future Benjamin Franklin’s and Einsteins
sitting right before my eyes thank you [Music]
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