PROGRAMMING FORA BETTER FUTURE

INTRO

‟Digital literacy is now a fundamental skill like reading and writing.”

http://goo.gl/dLydoL

By not exposing children to better computer education students miss out

on their inner potential.

THE PROBLEM

60K

THE PROBLEM - CANADIAN AVERAGE SALARIES

30K

Average Salary

University Degree

Software developers

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http://goo.gl/Cx565P

‟Math isn’t [ just] done by mathematicians. it’s done by engineers,

biologists, archaeologists.”

THE PROBLEM - MATHEMATICS

12-year-old app developer Thomas Suarez:

“For soccer, you can join a soccer team. For violin you can get lessons. But where

do you go if you want to learn how to make an app? Not many parents have

made an app before.”

THE PROBLEM - EDUCATIONAL AVAILABILITY

“Everyone in this country should learn how to program a computer… because it

teaches you to think”

THE PROBLEM - LEARNING HOW TO THINK

THE SOLUTION

Programming for kids Grade 5+

THE SOLUTION - HIGH EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL

100%Average job growth

Programming jobs

Software developers

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THE SOLUTION - GENDER IMBALANCE IN IT http://goo.gl/GZy0qX

Males (80%)

Females (20%)

Male vs Female population in the I.T. Industry

Help students to think critically & analytically.

Learn how to solve complex problems.

THE SOLUTION - LEARNING TO THINK

THE SOLUTION - CAUTION

Programming must not be presented as a ‘difficult’ topic.

ROADMAP

evangelists industryprofessionals

educationboards

CLOSING

Teach kids to program, give them a future.

Nathan ButlerInformation Design 2

Gary Leroux30 September, 2013