Giving Compass' Take:

• In this Getting Smart podcast, Dr. Christina Gardner-McCune discusses her efforts in getting students, particularly girls and students of color, excited about computer science.

• What are the broader social impacts of a more diverse STEM community?

• To learn more about introducing your school to STEM education, click here.

Joining the podcast today to exploring the future of work, artificial intelligence, and how to prepare all students for what’s ahead is Dr. Christina Gardner-McCune, an Assistant Professor in the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida.

Gardner-McCune (above with Common at ASU-GSV) stresses that the one key to getting students hooked on computer science is to allow them to follow their passions and to drive their learning based on something they are interested in or that they see as a problem or challenge that they can solve with technology. In this episode, she expresses her thoughts on this topic and tells several stories of students who didn’t initially connect with computer science, but came to love it.

Read the full article about getting students excited about computer science at Getting Smart