The Jane and John Marks Foundation and Ladies Learning to Lead are seeking student facilitators for the first session of its Afterschool STEM Program.
25 gifted high school girls will be selected to receive training and hands-on computer learning. Volunteers will (learn about and) teach IT skills using the Raspberry Pi, a small single-board Linux computer. Topics will include:
- HTML / CSS
- Site development with WordPress and related tools
- “Office” software instruction
- Basic Command Line Skills
- Raspberry Pi and hardware projects
NOTE: Knowledge of the above is useful, but not required. We will train.
Days and Times are as follows:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Appalachee Ridge Tech Center
937 Kendall Drive, Tallahassee FL 32301
Tuesdays will include “individual lab” time, Thursdays will be the main days for instruction.
Near the end of the program, the girls will compete in a one day “Girls Get IT” competition. designed to showcase students’ ideas and skills.
The remaining program schedule is as follows:
Tues Jan 5 – Review
Thu Jan 7 – Command line and Pi
Tues Jan 12 – Command Line Exercises
Thu Jan 14 – Peripherals and the Pi
Tues Jan 19 – Project Work
Thu Jan 21 – Finalizing Projects
Sat Jan 23 – Girls Get IT Competition
Thu Jan 28 – Wrap-up