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UTEP and El Paso outline 'El Paso Computes' ARPA program to train teachers and reach 20,000 students
Summary
University of Texas at El Paso College of Education briefed council on 'El Paso Computes,' an ARPA-funded partnership with the city to build computational thinking and AI skills across K–12, training nearly 300 teachers so far and setting a goal to reach 20,000 underserved students.
University of Texas at El Paso officials on Tuesday updated the City Council on 'El Paso Computes,' an American Rescue Plan Act–funded initiative to expand computational thinking and artificial-intelligence education across El Paso schools.
Dr. Clifton Tanabe, dean of UTEP’s College of Education, said the initiative’s “big goal” is to impact 20,000 underserved K–12 students through a scaffolded set of workshops, teacher-training sessions and student experiences. The program…
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