I do not have a computer science background. I went through the training pilot for CS Discoveries. I would change nothing about the training. It was an incredible experience, and I felt valued and respected as a teacher and facilitator. I would absolutely recommend anything Code.org has to offer to any teacher. Period. The lesson plans are incredible.” - Renee Coley, English teacher, Hannah Ashton Middle School, Ohio
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Code.org Regional Partners trained more than 2,000 CS Discoveries teachers in the summer of 2020. Looking back at the 2019-20 school year, 50% of Code.org CS Discoveries students were from underrepresented minorities.
Since Code.org was founded three and a half years ago, 11 countries, 31 U.S. states, and over 120 U.S. cities and school districts have announced efforts to expand access to computer science as part of the K-12 curriculum; the new Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles course has launched in over 2,000 classrooms; over 50,000 U.S. teachers have attended workshops to begin teaching computer science; over 500,000 teachers globally have begun teaching computer science classes to over 16 million students; diversity in computer science classrooms has improved for two years in a row; the Hour of Code has surpassed 350 million served – reaching one out of every 10 students on the planet; and 8 Presidents and Prime Ministers have hosted events to inspire millions more to join this teacher-powered movement.
Corporate supporters can get involved at a national level, or at a regional level through our current Regional Partners. Costs to support a cohort of teachers are determined based on the numbers of teachers participating in each program.
Funders and PartnersOur top six major donors are Ballmer Family Giving, Facebook, Google, Infosys Foundation USA, Microsoft, Omidyar Network. Additional donors can be found here: https://code.org/about/donors
Our major partners can be found here: https://code.org/about/partners
The programs in this database clear a high bar. STEMworks reviewed each program against the Design Principles for Effective STEM Philanthropy.
Identify and target a compelling and well-defined need.
Use rigorous evaluation to continuously measure and inform progress towards the compelling need identified.
Ensure work is sustainable.
Demonstrate replicability and scalability.
Create high impact partnerships
Ensure organizational capacity to achieve goals.
Offer challenging and relevant STEM content for the target audience
Incorporate and encourage STEM practices.
Inspire interest and engagement in STEM.
Identify and address the needs of under-represented groups.