Jr. DevLeague

Hi my name is Gina and I was a previous coding instructor at Jr. DevLeague. After Jr. DevLeague’s closure last December, I wanted to provide students with access to free coding mentorship on the UH Manoa campus. Hence, ICSpark was created.

Next semester, ICSpark will launch our first free coding programs from February 1 - May 2 for motivated 6th - 12th grade students at a computer lab in the POST building at UH Manoa. No prior coding experience is required. Registration is on our website at https://icspark.github.io/website/. You can access the registration form directly here: https://forms.gle/Hm3Pa6PhmYxEc3xS8 The registration period is from December 11 (6:00 am) to January 11 (11:59 pm), on a first sign-up, first-served basis. Please take a moment to share this with any student that may be interested!

ICSpark FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/icsparkhawaii/

Check out student Angela from Waipahu High School as she explains the app she and her classmates built on the news. Angela was part of the student spotlight feature at the 2018 Future Focus conference - way to go!

Future Focus 2018 Conference It's all about having a vision and bringing it to reality.

Last day of our Amazon Web Services Course- students will be preparing for the exam in August!

SAVE THIS SUMMER: Register for a summer bundle with 2 friends to each receive 1 month of membership valued at $300 for free!

1. Find 2 friends looking to make their child’s summer a blast!

2. Register online (https://www.jrdevleague.com/summer) for a summer bundle.

3. Mention your 2 friends in the comment section.

Once everyone has registered, each person will receive 1 month of membership free!

Hawaii State Board of Education adopts new statewide standards to bring computer science education across the state!

Hawaii to bring computer science to every high school This week, the Hawaii legislature passed a bill that would expand access to computer science across the state.

How do you encourage a motivation to understand versus a mindset that is afraid to lose?

Hacking: “Hacking is a way of thinking and learning that is resilient and productive” - Pete Herzog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx9fQvnLxJM

RSAC TV: How Hackers Learn and Why You Want This in Your School Pete Herzog, Managing Director, ISECOM Schools around the world are trying to figure out how to best use technology to help students learn better but hackers...

Congratulations to this Waipahu High School team for taking 1st place at the hackathon! They made an app to help solve the ongoing problem of cleaning algae from Maunalua Bay by allowing users to sign up for plots on the bay to clean. The app also has a forum to discuss different events and a statistics page to visualize all data.

Check out their app here! https://zakattack9.github.io/HACC4Edu/

Come draw the line on climate change with Blue Planet Foundation () on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The Blue Line Project will bring together our island communities to chalk iconic “blue lines” that mark the sea level rise exposure area around Hawaii.

Encourage your neighbors, family, and friends to register for a Blue Line event location nearest to them at bluelineproject.org.

Congratulations to the Mrs. Cindy Takara from Waipahu High School for her innovation and outstanding commitment to put students first in the classroom. Some of her accomplishments include coordinating an event to raise over $10,000 in scholarships, creating partnerships for student internships, and working with to teach Cyber Security and Capstone courses.

Mahalo Mrs. Takara for your devotion in providing all of your students with the opportunity to succeed. You are an inspiration to all of us.

https://www.hawaiiacte.org/teacheroftheyear