Computer Science Volunteers Needed
Peters Township School District is seeking volunteers to help inspire
students and generate interest in the computer science field through teaching
and sharing your professional experiences.
Science and technology are critical drivers of
today’s global innovation economy. More and more companies–across all industry
sectors–are seeking people with computer science (CS) and computer engineering
skills.
In the U.S., there
will be 1.4 million CS-related jobs by 2020, yet U.S. college graduates are
expected to fill less than a third of those jobs. For American youth, this
means an unfortunate mismatch between education and opportunity that we must
solve by bringing together professionals from across the CS industry.
By increasing
access to CS for all youth as early as possible, we will help them prepare for
the jobs of today and tomorrow and give them the opportunity to become creators
of technology and the world’s future innovators.
Peters Township
has partnered with TEALS (Technology
Education and Literacy in Schools) to build and grow its High School computer science programs through
partnerships between classroom teachers and tech industry volunteers.
Volunteers
will work with the classroom teacher and must be able to be in the classroom
physically or virtually during first period classes (7:30 – 8:11 a.m.) for the
2017-2018 school year.
Learn
more about this exciting opportunity and sign up for an information session at https://www.tealsk12.org/volunteers/.
Interested individuals may also contact Assistant Principal April
Ragland at 724-941-6251 x5215.
Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2017