by Tom McCauley | May 21, 2019 | Community, Tech Education, Youth
Teach a kid to code, and they can debug their life. Studies have shown that programming benefits a child’s cognitive development, especially reflectivity and divergent thinking skills, both crucial to creative problem-solving. Learning how to code also helps children...
by Tom McCauley | May 15, 2019 | Tech Education, Youth
Last Friday, students at Monroe Middle School battled each other by proxy at the underwater robot wars. Since October, two teams of students in the AIM TRIO Talent Search program have been building their own Remotely Operated Vehicles. They have worked with...
by Tom McCauley | May 14, 2019 | Community, Tech Education
When Sarah Paczosa was laid off from a printing company after 17 years, she needed a change. The industry wasn’t as promising as it used to be. So she enrolled in the 10-week Foundations of Web Development course at the AIM Interface Web School. “I came in not knowing...
by Tom McCauley | May 13, 2019 | Tech Education, Youth
When she becomes a psychiatrist, Papillion-La Vista High School graduating senior Alexis Hamilton (above, second from left) wants to use technology to reach people in rural communities who would not otherwise be able to access the care they need. That’s good, because...
by Tom McCauley | May 6, 2019 | Youth
“You got this! You’re doing great. Easy money, easy money.” As one student struggles to step off a tree-high platform onto nothing but air and a row of swaying Olympic rings, her classmates shout words of encouragement at her. Though harnessed snugly by pulley and...
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