Code Your Dreams

Friends and colleagues, will you be at the MIT AI and Education Summit? I will be in Cambridge all week and would love to meet or connect with you! Code Your Dreams has some exciting new updates to support educators teaching computer science and technology programs. You can catch me co-facilitating App Inventor workshops in partnership with the amazing Selim Tezel, or we can find time during the week for a coffee chat! See you there ✌️

Thank you to everyone who came out to TeamWorking by TechNexus last night for the documentary screening of The First Class hosted by Code Your Dreams and CS4IL! From parents and educators to technologists and founders, we had a diverse group of individuals passionate about creating change for our students. So many things from this screening resonates with the work we do at CYD: project-based learning, student-centered learning, social-emotional learning, trauma-informed learning…these are all significant to making our programs successful. Big shout out to Mark Smithivas for organizing this event and getting access to this exclusive screening for all of us!

Code Your Dreams is a proud sponsor of the Latina Brilliance Summit in Chicago on September 7th! Grab your discounted ticket today using the code "CODEYOURDREAMS" at https://lnkd.in/g9PTRHKk. A report from the Kapor Center found that Latinx people make up only 6% of the tech workforce, and that Latinx women make up only 1% of the tech workforce. We hope to see you in September! 💜

I’m super grateful to have been able to design these flyers highlighting the screening of a new educational documentary developed by CS4IL and Code Your Dreams The First Class is a new documentary about an innovative new project-based learning high school in Tennessee. Whether you’re a teacher, advocate, parent, or public policy fan, I highly encourage you to attend this screening! It premieres next Monday, July 22nd at 5:30pm @ Tech Nexus Chicago

Code Your Dreams IPO, $225 million dollar valuation .... just kidding! We're a nonprofit. But we did ring the Nasdaq bell and have our logo showcased around Time Square! Last week we had the incredible opportunity to join Chicago Innovation and the Chicago Innovation award winners in ringing the NASDAQ bell. It was an unforgettable experience to see our organization’s logo light up Times Square, symbolizing our commitment to empowering underrepresented communities around the world. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported Code Your Dreams on this journey. From our passionate educators to our dedicated students and their families, each of you plays a crucial role in our success. As we continue to grow and expand our programs, we remain committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to discover and nurture their talents in technology fields. Thank you for believing in our vision and for being a part of this incredible journey! Photography courtesy of Nasdaq, Inc.

Education friends: are you at CSTA this week? I'd love to connect! Code Your Dreams is launching our CYD Hub, which will make all of our learning materials accessible to the public—from app development and data science to robotics and dance. I'm interested in meeting with individuals who could benefit from these resources in their teaching. I'm also eager to connect with those who are creating innovative ways to bring CS to students inside and outside of the classroom. Let's meet up and share ideas! #computerscience #education #innovation

⭐ Executive Founder Spotlight ⭐ Today, we're proud to introduce Brianne Caplan 🌟, CEO and Co-founder of CoderHeroes, a bilingual platform that teaches children as young as five to become responsible technologists and creative problem-solvers, equipping them with the skills to shape the future. Bri also serves as the Executive Director and Founder of Code Your Dreams, a nonprofit organization committed to democratizing technology education and fostering community innovation, particularly for low-income students, students with disabilities, and those impacted by the justice system. Since its inception in 2018, Code Your Dreams has graduated over 5,000 students, a testament to Bri's commitment to making tech education accessible to all. With a rich background as a Data Scientist and Program Director for Careers in Computer Science at the University of Chicago, she harnesses her expertise to empower students to drive positive change through technology. To learn more about our Executive Founder Series, visit https://hubs.ly/Q02F7VWB0

✨ Educating, connecting, and celebrating innovators. That’s what Chicago Innovation is all about. 🏆 Today, they’ve brought together the 22nd annual Chicago Innovation Award winners to ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell. 🎉 Congratulations, thanks for celebrating with us!

🎉 Exciting News Alert! 🎉 ✨ Chicago Innovation is gearing up to ring the Nasdaq Bell tomorrow at 8:30am CT! Even more thrilling, the 2023 Chicago Innovation Awards winner will be the one ringing the bell! Join us live as we mark this incredible milestone. Watch the livestream here: https://ow.ly/fo7e50SxmiE Stay tuned for highlights! Nasdaq Argonne National Laboratory Canadian Consulate General Chicago:Blend Code Your Dreams Comcast Business Dell Technologies Dion's Chicago Dream Concourse Global, a part of EAB Aetna, a CVS Health Company Ice Miller LLP Intellihot Inc. Jellyvision Lessen LUDEX Molex McCann Partners project44 Serafin & Associates, Inc. Solésence Vedder Price Wells Fargo Advisors The Planting Hope Company Inc. STIGMA Mavely ICNC VOCEL #ChicagoInnovation #NasdaqBellRing #InnovationCelebration #2023Winner #LiveStreaming #MarkYourCalendar

🚀 The San Francisco Accelerate Conference is just around the corner, with only 3 days to go! Prepare for a jam-packed day with insights and discussions led by the best in the tech industry! 🔥 We can't wait to be inspired by the incredible keynote and info session speakers on the main stage and breakout stages. 🎤 Here’s who you can look forward to hearing from: Troy Achong, EVP Technology & Strategy Operations at Paramount Sarah Lustenberger, Global SMB Customer Engineering Leader, Google Cloud at Google Rachel Lo, Head of Solutions Engineering, Americas at Shopify Lakshmi Madhavan, Divisional VP, Global Customer Experience at Abbott Andrea Fletcher, Senior Software Engineer at Roblox Cristina Hernandez, Chief Diversity Officer at Synopsys Inc Kimberly Bloomston, Chief Product Officer at LiveRamp Ania Smith, CEO at Taskrabbit Alvina Antar, CIO, Board Director, Advisor Alejandra Rincón, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff Office at University of California, San Francisco Aparna Bhavsar, Technical Program Manager at Cisco ThousandEyes Raleen Gagnon, CEO at TalentEdgeAI Brianne Caplan 🌟, Founder & Executive Director, and Cynthia M. D., Head of Impact at Code Your Dreams Carrie Owen Plietz, President Northern California, and Desiree Gandrup-Dupre, Senior VP - Care Delivery Technology Services at Kaiser Permanente Joy Mbanugo, J.D., MAcc., CFO at Service Rocket Nathalie Criou, VP, Product Management at Docker Priya Shastri, Senior Engineer- Infrastructure, Enterprise Engineering at Geico E Veal, Staff CSE / Responsible AI Advocate at Cribl Garima A., CEO at Generative AI Startup Puja Roy, Engineering Manager, eBay Ads at eBay Shreya Anand, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Workday Priya Chakrabarti, VP, Lead Software Engineer, and SreeVidya Madhuvarsu, Director, Technical Product Management at JP Morgan Chase Jyotika Singh, Principal Applied Scientist at Oracle 💜 We are so excited to have you join us on July 11th! Take a moment to view the full lineup of speakers here: https://lnkd.in/eZCps8sx #WomenImpactTech #AccelerateConference #TechConference #Innovation #KeynoteSpeakers #SanFrancisco