Holyoke Codes: Project-Based Learning Programs for Young People

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The Springfield IEEE Section will host a technical presentation and dinner meeting on May 30th, 2017 at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, MA for IEEE members, guests and non-members. Following the meal, Lissie Fein, and  Andrew Pasquale will make a presentation on project-based learning programs for young people of Holyoke and the surrounding community. The meeting will begin at 5:30pm with appetizers and a cash bar. Dinner will consist of a buffet with choice of vegetarian and non-vegetarian items, and dessert.


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  • Date: 30 May 2017
  • Time: 06:30 PM to 09:00 PM
  • All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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  • 92 Race St
  • Holyoke, Massachusetts
  • United States 01020
  • Building: Gateway City Arts
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  • Contact Event Host

  • Ken Harstine, phone: 860-896-2051

  • Starts 30 April 2017 01:00 AM
  • Ends 30 May 2017 01:00 AM
  • All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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  Speakers

Lissie Fein of Holyoke Codes

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Learn about the Holyoke Codes project-based learning programs for young people of Holyoke and the surrounding community.


Project-based learning programs for young people of Holyoke and the surrounding community. Holyoke Codes offers free workshops inspiring kids to learn about coding, robotics, and technology. Kids develop technical skills in a supportive environment that encourages creativity, systematic reasoning, collaboration, and confidence. Classes are in fact provided to all, with students from 5 to 72 being served. 

Holyoke Codes is an education and outreach program ofn  the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in partnership with local IT educators and professionals. Our overall goal is to provide access to fun and engaging technology to students who would not otherwise have the opportunity.

There is a great need for supplemental technology and engineering programs. Our schools currently lack the resources, training, or time to maintain effective programs to adequately educate our students in technology. Holyoke Codes was launched in 2014 to help meet this need.

We encourage diversity, reaching groups underrepresented in the technology industry including people of color, low-income families, and girls. Access to these opportunities can transform their lives as kids are empowered to become creators in our new digital world.

Biography:

Lissie Fein is an educator with Holyoke Codes. She enjoys providing project-based computer science and robotics workshops that promote creative thinking and collaboration. She was an elementary school teacher before she started as a graphic designer. She worked on educational cd-roms, and then was an interactive designer at Landor, a premier branding firm in San Francisco, doing work for Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab, and other Fortune 500 companies. In 2002, she started Sweet and Fizzy with her husband, which specializes in educational media and creates branding, websites, museum interactives, and print material for their clients.

Andrew Pasquale of Holyoke Codes

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Andrew Pasquale is an enthusiastic educator who enjoys creating creative, immersive experiences for people of all ages. He has been working with Holyoke Codes to integrate computer science and robotics in project-based learning environments. He has many years of experience programming the internet with a number of different technologies and is an organizer in the regional technology community.


Lissie Fein of Holyoke Codes

Topic:

Learn about the Holyoke Codes project-based learning programs for young people of Holyoke and the surrounding community.

Biography:

Andrew Pasquale of Holyoke Codes

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Agenda

5:30 pm - Social

6:00 pm - Announcements

6:15 pm - Dinner

7:00 pm - Presentation