October 09, 2016

Grant Showcase: Raspberry Pi

October 09, 2016/ Guest User

Raspberry Pi

Blog written by Jodi Cline
I am very thankful for the Excellence in Education Foundation grant award I received in the Spring of 2015 for 10 Raspberry Pi, monitors, and keyboards. I am the district’s Gifted and Talented Education teacher and we use these credit-card sized computers every day in our classroom. Students in our classroom complete math assignments and then have the opportunity to use the Pi to access a variety of computer coding languages like Scratch and Python through games and coding websites.
Computer-science related fields have been rapidly growing throughout recent years. By 2018, the CS field is projected to represent 51% of all of the jobs in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) areas. Having access to the Raspberry Pi in our classroom has allowed students to gain experience in this growing field.

Excellence in Education Foundation

EEF was established in 1993 as a nonprofit organization. It is an entity separate from the Charleston Unit School District System and is managed by a 12 member Board of Directors.

Through the educational grant program, EEF endeavors to:

· Enhance the educational opportunities offered to each child

· Enrich the creative and supportive teaching environment within Charleston Community Unit School District #1 Schools

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