Computing MATTERS: Sowing the Seeds of SUCCEED
Program Description
Computing MATTERS: Sowing the seeds of SUCCEED is a year-round program for middle school and high school students interested in computational science. Students will learn authentic uses of computers in transforming science and mathematics education through the use of the internet and network technologies and by observing real-time manipulation of data representations on a computer screen and seeing how the end results take shape. Students in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina have long benefited from the workshops, apprenticeships, and internships offered by Shodor in Durham. Leveraging the model of SUCCEED workshops and the Mentor Center, Shodor is extending Computing MATTERS to counties near the coast, first in Pamlico and Carteret Counties, and then extending to Craven and Onslow students as the program develops.
Computing MATTERS allows middle school students to build and sustain an interest in science, mathematics, and technology through their high school years, and for high school students to see themselves being successful and happy pursuing studies in college and careers in STEM areas. Peer mentors will include students from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and college students and teachers from Carteret and Pamlico counties.
Format
Year-round program
Eligibility
Middle and high school students in Pamlico and Carteret Counties
Contact
Robert M. Panoff, Ph.D.
President and Executive Director
Shodor Education Foundation Inc.
300 West Morgan Street
Suite 1150
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919/530-1911
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