This month, CompTIA has highlighted Monica Uraga, lead teacher of the NAF Academy of IT-Cybersecurity magnet program. Self-taught at a young age with computer technology, and with years of experience, Ms. Uraga has a natural affinity for helping students understand complex computer technology and coding. She holds certifications in CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+ [...]
Lisa Hauser was awarded the winner of this years Educational Innovation Abie Award by the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC). The Educational Innovation Abie Award is in honor of A. Richard Newton and it recognizes educators for developing innovative teaching practices that attract female students to educational fields such as computing, engineering, and math in K-12 or [...]
Sonia Samaroo, Educational Specialist for M-DCPS Department of Career and Technical Education was named by Cisco Networking Academy as the Cisco Be the Bridge Award winner for 2021. Ms. Samaroo has been a Cisco educator for 21 years; is the Cisco Networking Academy ASC Director for Miami-Dade; the district NAF Director of 19 NAF Academies of [...]
The CW has highlighted Ms. Gloria Jimenez as the Super Teacher of the week. She is broadening new horizons for her students by using a Harvard curriculum to design apps for Android phones. She is a teacher that truly cares about her students and wants them to excel in life. "What I am trying to [...]
The 2020 RoboSlam was held on January 25, 2020 at the Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds.
The Latino Tech™ “The Future of Work Summit,” powered by Codella.org at Hialeah Gardens High School on December 14th, will inspire participants to dream big and be prepared for opportunity as they hear from a roster of nationally recognized female tech leaders who will show them what their jobs look like and what it took to [...]
Over 200 female students students from the Coding and Microsoft Imagine Academy at Hialeah Gardens Middle School (HGMS) attended a presentation organized by Ms. Josie Goytisolo, Founder and CEO of Codella and SheTech Miami. Guest Speakers included Ms. Beatris Mendez Gandica, Program Manager with Microsoft and Dr. Margaret Dominguez, Optical Engineer at NASA Goddard. Also, in [...]
The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) honors women in grades 9 through 12 who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions. The multi-tiered award structure includes winner, honorable mention, and certificate of distinction designations at national and regional levels, serving all 50 states, the District of [...]
Ecotech Visions recently agreed to provide free coding courses to educate and prepare South Florida for employment opportunities. This was made possible via specialized funding from people concerned about our future in technology and employment. We're entering the world of invisible technology. We need to Keep up!
On August 17, 2018, from 4:00pm-6:30pm, at Dadeland Mall, Microsoft is holding a Back to School event. This event is free to the community and is a great way to prepare for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. The first 150 students will get a chance to receive a backpack with the tools needed to achieve more [...]
