Computational Thinking is a 21st-century skill that, in the information age, is indispensable to all humans.
Every student and every profession, from a writer to a baseball player, needs computational thinking to succeed.
Computational thinking education is not institutionalized in an equitable and accessible way.
Computational Thinking Alliance
An alliance of for-profit and non-profit professional development organizations, digital platform providers, and educational institutions with a common goal:
To institute computational thinking as an important educational asset in schools across the world.
CTA is dedicated to expanding the notion of computational thinking from a math and computer science topic to one useful for all subjects.
CTA aims to retool schools with the platforms, content, and strategies they need to effectively convey computational thinking skills to their students.
Measurable Impact
Performance Analytics
We provide real-time analytics on the performance of the prize.
Impressions
Number of problems solved within your challenge.
Reach
Number of students, parents, teachers and schools involved.
Leads
Clicks to sponsor's website, visits on social media, etc.
Measuring Learning
Many competitions and challenges have a large reach but fail to identify the actual learning impact. Polyup has proven to be a tool that makes the student grow their mathematical mindset through activities. This research is being conducted by renowned organizations such as WestEd and MIT.
Goals of CTA
Integration
Integrate computational thinking into current math and computer science curricula.
Self Learning
Foster a culture of learning that is experimental and self-directed.
Privacy
Ensure privacy protections when integrating new ed-tech and learning environments into the classroom.
Collaboration
Become a foundation of and complement to existing coding and makerspace platforms
Math Playground
Provide a Computational Thinking Playground in the language of math
Virtual Makerspace
Provide a virtual makerspace to foster creativity in an accessible and equitable way.
Professional Dev.
Provide innovative professional development for STEM teachers and education leaders.
Empower Sharing
Empower teachers and students to create and share their own work.
Empower and Impact at Scale