For years, James Allen has worked to get HB girls excited about computer science. His method? Get creative and get your students to work. In a Q & A conducted by HB's own Lauren Egts '17 for Opensource.com, Mr. Allen shares his approach to teaching computer science, and how to make technology classes more meaningful.
Opensource.com is an online publication that promotes a collaborative model to tackle technological and social challenges.
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About the author:
Lauren Egts '17 is a freshman at Hathaway Brown and a student in Mr. Allen's computer science class. She is currently active in HB's Science Research & Engineering Program (SREP). Lauren also gives presentations about computer programming at the Akron Linux User Group, and the Cleveland and Akron Mini-Maker Faires.