Empowering Tomorrow: How AI and Hands-On Learning are Shaping Student Futures
AI has increasingly become integral to our daily lives. At Southwest Senior High School, students are not only learning about AI—they’re mastering it. With a growing focus on AI education, teachers like Rudy Perez lead the charge, ensuring students are prepared for the future. “AI is everywhere, even if you don’t realize it,” Mr. Perez […]
Celebrating the Impact of Exceptional Educators
As we launch this new year and we reflect on the past year, it’s impossible not to be filled with pride and admiration for the remarkable teachers recognized through the CSforAll Teacher Awards. It all started in 2022 when Miami EdTech was selected to represent Miami-Dade County as part of the inaugural CSforALL Accelerator Program. […]
From The Bronx to South Florida, this edtech founder is working to build STEAM skills for our future workforce.
Growing up in The Bronx, Carlos Vazquez saw firsthand how underrepresented communities were missing the opportunities they needed to excel in the workforce. As a first-generation college student himself, he also understood the importance of education, and knew that becoming an educator was what he was meant to do. As the founder of Miami EdTech, a […]
Embracing the Future of Education: Miami EdTech’s Riders Professional Learning Sessions
This January marked a significant milestone in our journey to empower educators and inspire students in robotics and programming. We were thrilled to host the Riders Professional Learning Sessions, where 20 dedicated teachers from 14 different schools across Miami-Dade County came together with one common goal: to prepare their students for the Riders Robotics League […]
Miami EdTech and Riders.AI partner with the UD Foundation to provide 250 licenses to students to enhance STEM skills
Miami EdTech and Riders are proud to announce their successful partnership with the Udonis Haslem Foundation, established by the three-time NBA Champion Udonis Haslem, to enhance STEM education in local public schools. This collaboration will bring an exciting expansion of robotics and coding programs to 10 schools, including notable institutions such as Hialeah Gardens Sr […]
Empowering Future Tech Leaders: A Day at Miami EdTech with Miami Beach Senior High
Our team recently had the privilege of hosting 11 enthusiastic students from Miami Beach Senior High School for the Groundhog Job Shadow Day, hosted by the M-DCPS Career and Technical Education Department. It was an incredible experience for the students as they learned more about us as a company and also had the chance to […]
Empowering Tomorrow’s Developers: Python Pioneers Program at the Overtown Youth Center
Over 11 weeks in the Fall, we launched the Python Pioneers Program at the Overtown Youth Center with 15 students eager to learn more about web development and what it takes to launch a career in technology! In our program, we had students from Booker T. Washington, Miami Edison Senior High School, and Miami School […]
2023 CTE M-DCPS Pre-Apprenticeship Day
“Habit and imitation–there is nothing more perennial in us than these two. They are the source of all working, and all apprenticeship, of all practice, and all learning, in this world.” Thomas Carlyle Pre-Apprenticeship Day, hosted by CTE & M-DCPS, was a day filled with energy, enthusiasm, and over 400 eager students, all gathered to […]
2023 CSEdWeek Celebration
This CSEdWeek, Miami EdTech, CodeArt, CSTA Miami, FIU and Riders are hosting an all-day hackathon full of exciting talks, workshops and a keynote speaker! CS Ed Week is celebrated during the first week of December commemorating the contributions of students, teachers and partners in the field. Miami EdTech will be hosting and presenting so we […]
Exploring the Future of Computer Science Education: Key Takeaways from the 2023 CSforALL Summit
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the 2023 CSforAll Summit! An incredible 3 days filled with incredible conversations, thought-provoking fireside chats and powerful unity! We’re fortunate to have been selected as part of the Accelerator cohort and I was looking forward to meeting people in person that I had only seen online. A […]