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The Future in IT Challenge: For 9th-10th Graders

The Future in IT Challenge: Center of Excellence for Information & Computing Technology (coeforict.org) will host a one-week (six- to seven-day), free program, The Future in IT Challenge, for a minimum of twenty 9-10th graders in June 2014. Student participants will complete the following modules, which will be team-taught by high school, community and technical college educators, and industry professionals in:

  • Statistics for IT (Infographics Development)
  • Programming Basics
  • Technical Writing
  • Workplace Skills
  • Mobile Application and/or Game Development
  • Project Development & Team Work

The Center will both solicit a minimum of three CTC faculty to participate, as well as invite interested faculty to contact the Center if they are interested in developing the curriculum for a module and team teach the module in June 2014. A stipend will be offered for curriculum development and teaching. An orientation meeting will be held at Bellevue College fall quarter. Please contact Maureen Majury if you are interested in developing curriculum/teaching at this event ([email protected])

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