David Finkel
David Finkel
President
Youth Technology Corps
http://www.youthtechnologycorps.org/
- Sister project with Durango.
- Community College + high school in Cicero, IL
- Full package of kits delivered for under $1000
- YTC - is all part time or volunteer
- STEM training is a big problem esp for afterschool
- After School Matters - https://www.afterschoolmatters.org/ - good, but teaching such after school programs is not feasible without a greater budget
- JP Morgan Chase funded YTC - to put up an online platform for operating educational operations for YTC. Log in, tests online, graded online. Sets stage for rapid expansion once infrastructure is in place. Cicero program is by David Finkel
- David Finkel - gets afterschool STEM programs set up. With low budget.
- Financially YTC - has a $65k budget.
- Proposal for $150k to run clubs. Cindy would direct development
- Competition is called Titanium Tech
- Joe Hildebrand - Mozilla - interest in professional development.