In September 2021, Youth Building the Future Month, Technical.ly is focusing extra reporting on youth-built apps, career readiness, STEAM learning programs and the like.
Some questions we'll seek to answer: How are students being introduced to technology? How can educators prepare students for the industries of the future? Are young technologists optimistic or pessimistic about the future of tech and their own potential careers in it?
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This month’s theme is underwritten by Verizon 5G.
From bootcamps to summer sessions and after-school clubs, DC, Maryland and Virginia have a wealth of offerings for youth who want a career in tech. Here’s who’s planting the first seeds for techy teens and kids.
Area employers often claim of a talent pipeline shortage in industries like IT and cybersecurity. Equipping high school students with tech skills could be a key part of the solution.
Students in Steppingstone Scholars' Blended Learning Initiative learn skills like robotics and coding. There's a racial equity lens, too.
Delaware-based student leader Nathan Cho offers a look at his own journey in activism, and tips on how to get started.
From coding and creativity to dirtbikes and deep sea diving, there's a wealth on entry points into tech and STEAM in Baltimore. Check out the organizations providing the onramps.
The international Technovation program helps girls build apps addressing community issues.
These resources aim to expose local grade and high schoolers to some of Pittsburgh's tech prowess in robotics, computer science and more.
For the college-bound technologist, it was the programs like those with Baltimore's Digital Harbor Foundation and opportunities with Big Huge Games along the way that made all the difference.
For Technical.ly's Youth Building the Future Month, look out for stories about how teens and kids are developing apps and companies, preparing for STEM careers and navigating interests from esports to coding.
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