Kari SantosÌıholds an MS in Information and Communication Technology for Development (the track was later renamed Social Impact) from ATLAS Institute'sÌıCreative Technology and Design master's program. Before getting her graduate degree, she worked as a software engineer for more than 20 years. In this interview with re:think Magazine,Ìıa thought leadership magazine from theÌıNational Center for Women in Info Tech (NCWIT), Santos shares how her ICTD experienceÌıshaped her future of teaching computer science to the next generation. While in the MS program, she createdÌıa summer coding camp for middle-school girls, especially those from low-income families, which then paved the way for a master's practicuum focusing on code and curriculum for teaching computer science to girls. SantosÌıcontinues to teach computer scienceÌıthrough OutSchool, an online teaching platform.
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