In a collaboration with Chicago public schools and Northwestern University, Apple decided to offer free professional learning to teachers in Chicago. This will allow educators a way to bring coding and computer science into the classroom.
“Teachers make a world of difference in their students’ lives, and we owe so much of our own success to their creativity, hard work and dedication,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “At Apple, we believe every student should have the opportunity to learn to code and we are thrilled to help provide new learning opportunities for Chicago-area teachers so they can bring coding into their classrooms.”
If you haven’t been trained yet in something like App Development, teachers can be trained with Swift course to address the national shortage of high school computer science teachers. Through citywide expansion of Apple’s Code program, there will be coding opportunities for up to 500,000 students. Chicago is ahead of the curve with computer science making it a graduation requirement.
As you know, most of the biggest companies in the world got to that point by leveraging their technology. Each company, such as Apple, is essentially a giant community of engineers and big thinkers with marketing, sales, and HR departments sprinkled in.
With all the money that Apple makes (and will continue to make), it’s important for them to invest in building this community beyond their own company. By collaborating with Chicago public schools, they will be able to hand pick the very best talent that comes out of these programs.
The Coder school is also building a community where it’s easier than ever to learn how to code. While online tutorials are great, they aren’t as impactful as having a Code Coach™ right there by your side guiding you every step of the way.
