The Ultimate Software Academy for Computer Science Education inspires and cultivates the advancement of a community of K-12 teachers and students who continuously rediscover computing and apply its principles to creatively solve problems and engender innovation.
Our Objectives:
To increase the number of South Florida Students who choose a computing major.
To improve the skills of South Florida high school students in computer programming and problem solving.
To increase awareness of South Florida high school computing students about research activities in the area of computer science.
To increase access to training for South Florida teachers in subjects such as Computer Science Principles and elementary programming.
To increase the pipeline of computing students who choose to major at FIU and continue to advanced work, including FIU research groups and internships at local companies.
To improve the teaching skills of FIU programming team members through practical instructional experience and mentoring by FIU faculty.