Code Savvy Presents

In this episode, AI Engineer and Code Savvy Volunteer Extraordinaire, Dan McCreary walks through using ChatGPT for the classroom.

This was a session of our MNCodes Educator Summit this year, and is a very topical and relevant look at using AI to automate and assist in lesson planning, individualizing plans, and creating quizzes and reports for teachers. This information is critical to understand, even for those of us who are not classroom teachers, so be sure to check it out!

In this session from our recent #MNCodes Summit, the Code Savvy Educate team discusses our approach to integrating computer science into existing classrooms and curricula, all while maintaining an inclusive lens for individualized learning. They also discuss some of our additional program offerings like the Coaching for Equity training for teachers, and our Byte-Sized Challenge for introducing physical computing to classrooms across Minnesota.

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In this episode of Code Savvy Presents, we talk with Steve Buchanan, Open Source / Azure / Kubernetes Engineer for Microsoft, and member of the Blacks in Technology Twin Cities chapter. 

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A discussion about User Experience (UX) Design with Technologist and Founder of Migraine Insight, Lynn Smith.   

Interview with Jaqueline Sullivan, VP of Security Operations and Karen Winkler, Manager of Information Cybersecurity Defense for US Bank.  

In this episode of Code Savvy Presents, we learn a little more about #AgTech with Donna Niles from Cargill's Growth Ventures and Emerging Products division. Donna's work supports Cargill's Protein North American Business - listen in as she gives us a little insight into what might be on the horizon for the farming/agtech industry.   

In this episode, we discuss visualization using python libraries and the importance of data literacy with Kathy Hurchla of Fantasy Interaction. 

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In this episode of Code Savvy Presents, we hear from three different Technovation[MN] teams about their experience this year during the challenge. 

The girls will wrap up their season on May 21st, 2022 with a live pitch event and a huge party in the park to celebrate a job well done!   

We recently sat down with two Women in Tech, Casie Siekman and Jenn Bonine, to discuss their experience working with open-source technology, the open-source community, and the work they’ve been a part of that challenges stereotypes, all in hopes to get more people involved in the open-source movement and technology in general.

A conversation around uncovering bias in AI with: Dan McCreary from Optum Health, Ellena Schoop from State of MN IT, and Eri O'Diah from SIID Technologies - moderated by Andrea Wilson Vazquez, Director of the Code Savvy MN Codes program.