112th Street STEAM Academy is an elementary school located in one of the poorest areas of Los Angeles. For most of its 50 year history, 112th Street has been a typical public elementary school, but faced the additional challenges that come with serving an area affected by generational poverty and disenfranchisement. The school recently became […]
The world and workplace are changing fast, and there’s a lot of uncertainty over what that will mean for the future of work. So how do you prepare for an uncertain future? We think that lifelong learning is key. When asked what skills are most important to future success, most employees list a mixture of […]
Christina is 9 years old. She loves dancing, art, and science, and every morning she recites her own affirmations to remind herself of her inner strength and values. Dina is Christina’s mom. She encourages and supports Christina to try new things, reminds her of her beauty and her intelligence, and helps find new opportunities […]
“[Today’s activities] showed us that math and science can be very fun; when you work as a team you can accomplish anything.” – Flodinita Santillan, Parent Shifting From Fear to Fun “We had fun racking our brains to figure out how to complete each activity and they liked it! This really gave me an idea of […]
As part of our AI in Your Community series, I sat down with Gabriel Torres, an unmanned systems expert and CEO and co-founder of MicaSense, which brings unmanned systems and sensors to the agricultural industry. We discussed his work with MicaSense and how they’re working to help the agricultural industry take better advantage of tools and […]
As part of our AI in your Community Series, I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Kasia Muldner, an assistant professor in the Institute of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. She works with intelligent tutoring systems to better understand student learning, problem solving, and creativity and the factors that affect them. Tara Chklovski: […]
As part of our AI in Your Community series, I sat down with Manuela Veloso, a renowned expert in artificial intelligence and robotics. Manuela Veloso is the Herbert A. Simon University Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University and a former President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence […]
Parents Look For Ways to “Tech-Proof” Their Family for Impact of Artificial Intelligence A recent study commissioned by Iridescent reveals 86% of parents want new ways to learn critical computer skills outside traditional classrooms such as taking a class, joining a club, or participating in events for more guidance on at-home education. The online study, […]