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Danielle Boyer | CSEdWeek
Danielle Boyer is a 22-year-old Indigenous (Ojibwe - Sault Tribe) robotics inventor and advocate for youth who has been teaching kids since she was ten. Driven...
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Mehar Bhasin | CSEdWeek
Mehar has connected communities of women, genderqueer, and non-binary people interested in Computer Science (especially Artificial Intelligence) through STEAM...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/germar-reed
Germar Reed | CSEdWeek
Germar understands both the technology used to gather, organize, and analyze data and how businesses use this information to make important decisions. He...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/emma-yang
Emma Yang | CSEdWeek
The Timeless app empowers Alzheimer's patients to cope with their illness and stay engaged with friends and family. The screens show the two key features of...
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Celebrate | CSEdWeek
CSEdWeek is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students,...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/danielle-forward
Danielle Forward | CSEdWeek
The Natives Rising mission is to economically empower the Indigenous community through tech careers. We highlight indigenous professionals in tech, and provide...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/eden-wilson
Eden Wilson | CSEdWeek
When Eden uploaded her first coding tutorial to her Lemonerdy channel on YouTube at the height of the pandemic, she soon realized the global impact that a...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/jada-okeoghene-ogueh
Jada Okeoghene Ogueh | CSEdWeek
Jada acknowledges the industry's diversity gap. She not only chose computer science as her career but also actively empowered her community to join the field....
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/dr.-shuchi-grover
Dr. Shuchi Grover | CSEdWeek
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/sara-marie-riyad
Sara-Marie Riyad | CSEdWeek
Sara-Marie realized how many people all over the world did not have the same privilege as her to have access to a STEM education. In high school, she reached...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/kayla-saniya-fortson
Kayla Saniya Fortson | CSEdWeek
Kayla recognizes that learning computer science at an early age was a privilege, so she wanted to give back to her community by volunteering to assist young...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/saad-bhamla
Saad Bhamla | CSEdWeek
Saad Bhamla is a bioengineer who invented a do-it-yourself hearing aid made from inexpensive, easy-to-find parts. The no-frills device, described in a new...
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https://www.csedweek.org/heroes
CS Heroes | CSEdWeek
Meet CS heroes and access resources to help teach computer science in your classroom.
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About | CSEdWeek
CSEdWeek is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students,...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/dr.-cynthia-breazeal
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal | CSEdWeek
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal is a pioneering researcher, educator, and entrepreneur whose work bridges robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered design. As...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/cynthia-yeung
Cynthia Yeung | CSEdWeek
Cynthia works on robots in many different environments - from coffee shops and retail stores to hospitals and warehouses. They are particularly proud, however,...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/victoria-c.-ch%C3%A1vez
Victoria C. Chávez | CSEdWeek
Victoria C. Chávez (they/she) is a proud Chapinx (Guatemalan) who was born and raised in Chicago, and now calls Rhode Island home. From developing an SMS-based...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/mariana-popescu
Mariana Popescu | CSEdWeek
The background image shows an art exhibit that Mariana designed at Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City. She used algorithms to create a 3D...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/dr.-sepehr-vakil
Dr. Sepehr Vakil | CSEdWeek
Dr. Sepehr Vakil has contributed to CS education in various contexts through innovative curriculum design with teachers and youth examining technology's...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/michael-running-wolf
Michael Running Wolf | CSEdWeek
Michael works with Indigenous communities to build culturally relevant inclusive AI and XR technology. Specifically he is researching automatic speech...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/michael-donnelly
Michael Donnelly | CSEdWeek
Michael’s forecasts of the COVID-19 pandemic helped convince the mayor and governor of New York to take unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/dr.-andreas-stefik
Dr. Andreas Stefik | CSEdWeek
Dr. Andreas Stefik focuses his work on creating technologies that help all people invent their own technologies. His focus is on the word all, meaning thinking...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/raja-kushalnagar
Raja Kushalnagar | CSEdWeek
His research interests encompass the fields of accessible computing and accessibility/intellectual property law, with the goal of improving information access...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/tara-chklovski
Tara Chklovski | CSEdWeek
Tara is the leader of Technovation and an advocate for STEM learning. She works with girls and families who participate in Technovation programs all over the...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/kristy-carpenter
Kristy Carpenter | CSEdWeek
The background is a visualization Kristy made of a simulation showing the Ras protein interacting with a cell membrane. The Ras protein is involved in about...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/eyiara-oladipo
Eyiara Oladipo | CSEdWeek
Eyiara worked as a member of the Kapor Center’s National Student Leadership Team. He and his colleagues helped serve as a voice for youth, aiding in the...
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https://www.csedweek.org/resource/advocate
Advocate | CSEdWeek
CSEdWeek is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students,...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/marlena-myles
Marlena Myles | CSEdWeek
Marlena is a self-taught multimedia artist who identified the lack of public art and education showcasing the Indigenous history of the Twin Cities. She wanted...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/drew-%E2%80%9Cdr.-woohoo%E2%80%9D-trujillo
Drew “Dr. Woohoo” Trujillo | CSEdWeek
The background images are all from current or future art exhibits at Meow Wolf. The small image on the left is from the exhibit, the House of Eternal Return,...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/ian-michael-brock
Ian Michael Brock | CSEdWeek
Ian has impacted the lives of thousands of Gen Zers across the U.S. and beyond through his virtual events and instruction in CS Education, personal...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/amy-ko
Amy Ko | CSEdWeek
Amy’s work examines how students, teachers, and professional developers struggle to understand computing and harness it for equity and justice. It has impacted...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/anielle-guedes
Anielle Guedes | CSEdWeek
The technology that Anielle is involved in could bring about the fastest, cheapest, and greenest construction ever seen. She is part of a movement that is...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/yim-register
Yim Register | CSEdWeek
Yim Register believes that everyone has a story to tell. Their work uses trauma-informed computing to encourage learners to express themselves through data....
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/corey-ashley
Corey Ashley | CSEdWeek
Corey wanted to know how technology could be used as a tool for cultural and language revitalization, so while in college, Corey Ashley developed an app called
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/daisy-murillo
Daisy Murillo | CSEdWeek
Daisy has dedicated much of her free time teaching about computer science and sharing her knowledge with others, particularly students from K-12 grade. Daisy...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/medha-gupta
Medha Gupta | CSEdWeek
Medha has been advocating for equality in computing since the beginning of high school and has always viewed computer science as a tool to alleviate...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/joy-buolamwini
Joy Buolamwini | CSEdWeek
Joy Buolamwini uses art and research to bring to light the social implications of artificial intelligence. She founded the Algorithmic Justice League to create...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/dr.-lisa-v.-milenkovic
Dr. Lisa V. Milenkovic | CSEdWeek
Dr. Lisa V. Milenkovic is the STEM+CS Curriculum Supervisor at Broward County Public Schools and the lead/founder of BASE, South Florida’s STEM Ecosystem. She...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/rumman-chowdhury
Rumman Chowdhury | CSEdWeek
Rumman has said, “When I think of AI or data science, I literally think of it as information about people meant to understand trends in human behavior.” It can...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/sarah-applebaum
Sarah Applebaum | CSEdWeek
Sarah has been teaching computer science to students at the School of Interactive Arts for three years as an assistant teaching artist and a complete teaching...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/kimberly-bryant
Kimberly Bryant | CSEdWeek
Kimberly Bryant is the Founder and CEO of Black Girls CODE, a non-profit organization dedicated to “changing the face of technology” by introducing girls of...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/katia-vega
Katia Vega | CSEdWeek
The images shown in the background are of one of Katia’s projects. This project involves specially designed false eyelashes. Winking or blinking the eyelashes...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/randi-williams
Randi Williams | CSEdWeek
Randi Williams uses emerging technologies like AI and robotics to advance human well-being. Her pioneering work includes projects like PopBots, where she...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/kasra-%E2%80%9Ckaz%E2%80%9D-manavi
Kasra “Kaz” Manavi | CSEdWeek
The colorful background image shows an interactive model projected onto a sand table. First responders and communities use these sand tables to model wildfires...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/dr.-maya-israel
Dr. Maya Israel | CSEdWeek
Dr. Maya Israel’s work centers on the inclusion of all learners, including those with disabilities in K-12 computer science (CS) and artificial intelligence...
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/isaac-sesi
Isaac Sesi | CSEdWeek
Pictured are maize (corn) farmers in Tamale, Ghana. They are learning how to measure the moisture content of maize using the GrainMate Grain Moisture Meter.
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https://www.csedweek.org/cs-heroes/evan-shieh
Evan Shieh | CSEdWeek
As an AI ethics researcher and educator, I could not be doing the work I'm doing without the diverse, multicultural communities I've been blessed to be a part...
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CSEdWeek is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students,...
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