The University of Massachusetts Amherst is leading a Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE) to design and carry out comprehensive programs that address underrepresentation in information technology (IT) education and the workforce. CAITE will focus on women and minorities in groups that are underrepresented in the Massachusetts innovation economy; that is, economically, academically, and socially disadvantaged residents. |
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CAITE helps Massachusetts schools prepare for CSEdWeek Dec. 4-10Through the combined effort of CAITE and MassTLC, more than 250 #CSEdWeekMA teacher kits were distributed to Massachusetts schools and organizations to help them prepare for, and promote, CSEdWeek. Those who registered online were sent buttons, stickers, posters and other communication tools. Two webinars were also offered to engage educators wishing to learn more about how to engage girls and underrepresented minority students in CS and host successful CSEdWeek events.
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The Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance builds on five years of work by the Commonwealth Alliance for IT Education (CAITE) and Georgia Computes! and on best practices in computing education, particularly those developed in the community of Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Alliances. Visit www.ecepalliance.org for more.
Visit ITforU.org - your portal for IT and CS education resources: programs offered at public, higher-ed institutions across MA, internships, financial aid info, and a collection of inspiring profiles and information.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.s NSF-0634412 and NSF-0837739. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.