Teaching 60k Students To Unlock Their Creativity Using Coding | A Conversation With Tyler Menezes | DeltaX Podcast With Ellen Xu
11/26/21 • 49 min
“There’s a place in tech for everyone.” Tyler Menezes, Executive Director of CodeDay, is changing the narrative of CS education -- simply by getting students excited to learn and create.
Tyler describes his spark with building cool things using tech after stumbling across a programming book for slot machines. Since then, Tyler has been helping thousands of other students find that moment -- “seeing your ideas come to life”.
After dropping out of university to found a tech startup in Silicon Valley and going through the startup accelerator Y Combinator, Tyler joined CodeDay, a nonprofit providing opportunities for under-served students to explore a future in tech. They have helped nearly 60,000 students in 50 cities around the world to create their own projects in tech.
In this episode, we talk:
- Tech education
- Learning on one’s own terms
- Creative thinking + Tyler’s own favorite projects
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Guest
Tyler Menezes
On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylermenezes/
On Twitter | https://twitter.com/tylermenezes
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Host
Ellen Xu
On ITSPmagazine 👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/ellen-xu
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Resources
CodeDay Website: https://www.codeday.org/
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“There’s a place in tech for everyone.” Tyler Menezes, Executive Director of CodeDay, is changing the narrative of CS education -- simply by getting students excited to learn and create.
Tyler describes his spark with building cool things using tech after stumbling across a programming book for slot machines. Since then, Tyler has been helping thousands of other students find that moment -- “seeing your ideas come to life”.
After dropping out of university to found a tech startup in Silicon Valley and going through the startup accelerator Y Combinator, Tyler joined CodeDay, a nonprofit providing opportunities for under-served students to explore a future in tech. They have helped nearly 60,000 students in 50 cities around the world to create their own projects in tech.
In this episode, we talk:
- Tech education
- Learning on one’s own terms
- Creative thinking + Tyler’s own favorite projects
_______________________
Guest
Tyler Menezes
On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylermenezes/
On Twitter | https://twitter.com/tylermenezes
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Host
Ellen Xu
On ITSPmagazine 👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/ellen-xu
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This Episode’s Sponsors
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Resources
CodeDay Website: https://www.codeday.org/
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For more podcast stories from Delta X Podcast With Ellen Xu: https://itspmagazine.com/delta-x-podcast
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Are you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?
👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorships
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Want more? Catch this week’s episode and previous ones on the DeltaX newsletter: https://newsletter.deltaxpod.com/
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