This document outlines an organization called Apps for Good that aims to teach students coding skills through developing apps that solve real-world problems. Their vision is to grow a new generation of problem solvers who can create and market products that change the world. They provide app development content and communities through their platform to teach students technical and soft skills. They have seen success in the UK and Catalonia in improving students' programming, teamwork, communication and problem solving abilities. They now aim to test international scaling of their model.
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Our vision
To grow a new global generation of problem solvers & makers: students
who can create, launch & market new products that change their world
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Coding with a purpose
Scoping
Idea generation & screening
Product development
Pitch & competition
Crashcourse
Student-led
Project-based
Creative & expressive
Real world context
Technical and “soft” skills
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Audience & impact
17%
49%
In tech industry AfG students
Females in UK 2013/14
= 32%
= 22%
22%
30%
UK national average AfG students
= 8%
In tech industry
15%
15%
Non-white ethnic background in UK 2013/14
10-18 year olds (70% in UK: 13-
15 years)
2012/13 Impact Report:
60% significant improvement in
students‟ programming and ICT
skills
88% improving teamwork for
students
82% reporting significant effect on
communication skills for
students
90% effect on students‟ problem
solving skills
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2012-14: UK policy change
Jan „12: Education Minister Michael Gove: English
ICT curriculum in schools “boring and dull”
Sep „12 – Sep „14: Opportunity for schools to test
new approaches to ICT and computing
Sep „14: New computing curriculum launches
75%
25%25%
75%
2011/12 2012/13
After-school club or
mixed model
In timetable
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2013-14: Rapid policy innovation - Catalonia
Feb „13: MWC education panel
Jul „13: ICT curriculum change
Jul ‟13: AFG provides content
Sep ‟13: content adaptation done
Dec „13: teacher training complete
Jan „14: launch of courses
─ 196 schools
─ 6,000 students
Inspiring cross-sector partnership between Department of Education and the GSMA
Apps for Good provides advice and some guidance as well as content
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2014-15: Next steps
2014/15 pilot programmes to test international scaling:
Passionate education innovators in regional/ national
Departments of Education
Passionate industry partners involved in these regions
Contribution to establish effective international support
infrastructure (content, platform, data)
Images sources: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7559517938_10093f842a_o.jpghttp://www.inscope.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Slide05.jpgFailed female engineerSoftware is eating the world touching every sector of society: jobs, empowerment, agents of change
Video of Mohima online explaining the app: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOexCVJmJ6w