THINK-ing Big, THINK-ing Diverse, THINK-ing Forward
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Claims that short, low-cost interventions move girls toward tech, backed by concrete results: an IBM–Disney–Marvel AI challenge for girls 11–14 draws 200 entries vs 50 expected, yields ten finalists who build proofs (3D‑printed assistive glasses, a mental‑health chatbot) and one team using Scratch + Node‑RED + Watson APIs to prototype a working app. Yearly two‑day Think IT events teach HTML/CSS/JavaScript and design thinking to ~90 students and lift interest and confidence metrics. Weekly classroom workshops use MachineLearningForKids worksheets to teach core ML concepts in an hour.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:25Who am I
- 2:18The Problem
- 3:22Why Care
- 5:35Examples
- 6:38Promo Video
- 7:07AI Challenge
- 8:50AI Challenge Results
- 9:03Top 10 Finalists
- 9:52Semi Finalists Day
- 10:51Winners Presentation
- 13:28Final Results
- 16:55Thingkaity
- 17:48Stem
- 18:03Chaos After Chaos
- 19:05Learning Multiple Languages
- 19:38Speed Networking
- 20:46Feedback
- 23:28Machine Learning for Kids
- 26:30STEM Ambassadors
- 28:44Other projects
- 29:39Useful links
- 30:11Outro
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