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Refresh Dallas
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TEDxUTD@ChicagoGupta @TexasCode @BigDCode #FrontPorchIO
Everything is bigger in Texas…
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…including the STEM education gap!!
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Our kids are hungry for code.
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Girl Scouts Netiquette Workshop @ The Grove!
Let’s feed them!
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How old were you when you
started coding?
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Jack Dorsey 8 Years Old
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Dev Gupta 10 Years Old
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Bill Gates 13 Years Old
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Diego Netto 18 Years Old
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Mina Markham 22 Years Old
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Facts@ChicagoGupta @TexasCode @BigDCode #FrontPorchIO
Texas ranks 31st on the Science and
Engineering Readiness Index
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/11/state-education-rankings-_n_894528.html
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http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/1852.PDF
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http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/1852.PDF
Yay! :)
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http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/1852.PDF
Diversity ++
STEM++@ChicagoGupta @TexasCode @BigDCode #FrontPorchIO
Growing the Dallas Developer Community
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Make it fun@ChicagoGupta @TexasCode @BigDCode #FrontPorchIO
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Be creative
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Teach others how to teach!
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Code Collective
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“I think everyone in this country should
learn how to program…”
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“because it teaches you how to think.”
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“Don’t just play with your phone,
program it!”
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Local STEM Champions
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Elisa Miller @elisakm
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Nancy Hong @InnovationUNT
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Mina Markham @gdiDFW
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Robyn Brown @robynbird
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501(c)3 non-profit registered in the State of Texas (we’re legit now!)
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Total Volunteer Hours since January
250+ Hours!!
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Children Exposed To Coding
57
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2014 Fundraising Goal
$1,000.00$641.32
codecollective.co/donate
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Volunteers + Partners + DonorsBradley Joyce !Rachel Gilliam !Robyn Brown !Borui Wang !
Covington Doan !Jason Brewer !Desiree Bryant !
Tal Hollingsworth !Holly Lei Hou !Carri Craver !
Jason Wendel !Ash Daryani !
Alexis Nguyen !Marisa Trevino !
Raj Lalan !Cassini Nazir !
Steven Wang !Drew Mendenhall !
Marta Soncodi !Robert G. Ortega !
Sarah Smith !Jasmine Smith !Michael Dunn !Becky Barrera !
Bethany Hernandez !Kimla Beasley !Sumner Chung !
Kris M. !Mohammed Asim Zagzoog !
Rebecca N. Lê !Jack Yen !
@Make_Nova !
Robert Kent !Christopher Krailo !
Mina Markham !Jedidiah Weller !Past Speakers !Blake Burris !Robert Kent !
Glen Campbell !Mike Townson !
Jenn Liu !Carri Craver !
Jerehmie Cannon !Bradley Joyce !
Noel Geren !Ben McFarlin !@Make_Nova
The Grove Dallas !North Dallas Coworking !
NTx Apps Challenge !Front Porch !
Girl Develop It !KIPP Truth Academy !
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas !UT Dallas !
Art Institute of Dallas !Big D Code !Rackspace !LaunchDFW !
UX UTD !Dallas MongoDB !
Geeklist !projekt202
Everything is bigger in Texas…
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… including our developer
community!
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http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/28738742/
(Thank You!)
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