We are expanding Coding access in the southwest
through clubs, electives, camps, and afterschool programs
that bring hands-on coding training
to New Mexico middle and high school students!
What is Dev Catalyst?
"Through Dev Catalyst, middle and high school students
use a web platform to learn up-to-date coding languages,
enabling them to build a website, create a web application,
learn maker tech, and cultivate marketable career skills.
By the end of their first year, students have learned programming languages such as HTML, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript."
Students work at their own pace,
advance through learning modules,
and develop real-life projects using their new Tech skills.
Dev Catalyst
can be facilitated as an afterschool program, club, elective, or camp
by teachers that are not Computer Science credentialed
but willing to learn the platform
and
Dev Catalyst is a great way for schools and districts
to begin offering Computer Science opportunities
in schools without current Computer Science programs
and in rural or understaffed schools.
To learn more about Dev Catalyst in New Mexico
and how your school, district, or community can participate,
contact jennifernevarez@nmtechworks.com
505-699-1503
How does it work?
"Dev Catalyst is rooted in developing student coders
who are marketable in today’s workforce"
There are four tiers of involvement:
Novice Web Dev, Advanced Web Dev, Data Dev, and Student Dev Teams.
Students in Novice and Advanced Web Dev
develop community projects and seek out local businesses or nonprofit organizations to serve as their “client” for a website project to add to their online portfolios. Through this collaboration between client and student, students further develop their professional and coding skills.
Our Data Dev track
focuses on dev in SQL and PHP to manipulate and transform data and metrics to create a database driven site with their team. Our Student Dev Teams are selected to work on short term advanced projects where they get input from tech industry professionals."
What students are saying about Dev Catalyst...
December 2016
A message from Dev Catalyst Founder William Donnell
and former Chief Technology Officer for the United States Megan Smith, December 2016
Special thanks to the following organizations for their support:
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