ALA has announced a competitive grant program, sponsored by Google, that
will fund a cohort of 25-50 school and public libraries to design
computational thinking and computer science programs for and with youth,
including underrepresented youth. The grant application will open in late
July. If you'd like to get notification when the application is open, sign
up via this online form
<http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/fsGfOFVeaMfJxdXc033H2> .
The $500,000 program is part of Phase III of
<http://www.ala.org/tools/readytocode/2> Libraries Ready to Code, an ongoing
collaboration between ALA and Google to ensure library staff are prepared to
develop and deliver programming that promotes computer science (CS) and
computational thinking (CT) among youth, two skills that will be required
for challenges and jobs of the future. ALSC is partnering with ALA's Office
for Information Technology Policy, AASL, and YALSA to implement this
program. Learn
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/06/american-library-association
-expands-program-help-libraries-get-ready-code> more.
best,
debbie
Debbie Abilock
NoodleTools/NoodleTeach
Smart tools, smart research, smart teaching
Abilock, Debbie. "
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