Technology

PROGRAMS

Dedicated to introducing our youth in their critical development years to STEAM, Robotics, eSports, Gaming Development, Animation, App development, Blockchain, (AI) Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality.

Through hands-on exposure our programs engage technology with experts in developing programs that give students the skills and confidence to be creators with technology and future innovators.

Teaching critical problem solving and planning skills in an environment that fosters communication and collaboration. These are foundational skills that our youth will not only see themselves as participants, but as future leaders in tomorrow’s economy.

The Dream Is Real foundation is working to change the mindset of our youth by creating a program of inclusiveness and on-going support that will help to close the diversity gap in the new economy. With encouragement, education and empowerment, we are inspiring the youth to dive head-first into technology and critical problem solving in an environment that fosters communication and collaboration for tomorrow’s future leaders.

The Challenge

The STEM problem is in computer science

As a result, they are not graduating the doers, makers and cutting-edge thinkers the world needs. Certainly, some public and private schools are modernizing — having students work in groups to solve problems, learn online and integrate science with the arts.

But most institutions do not teach what should be the centerpiece of a contemporary education: entrepreneurship, the capacity to not only start companies but also to think creatively and ambitiously.

Only

34

states have created K-12 computer science standards.

of all new jobs in STEM are in computing

of STEM graduates are in computer science

The Statistics

The state of K-12 computer science (CS) standards

Generally, VERY few students are taking AP high school computer science relative to all other AP tests. But even more troubling is the lack of participation by minorities & women—

23

of total students taking AP CS are female

47

stats count CS toward high school graduation requirements

1

fastest growing course of the decade: AP Computer Science A

”"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
Buckminster Fuller

The Solution

~~Computer science is just about learning technology~~

Computer science is about logic, problem solving and creativity

TDIR is building a model to nurture youth in the field of technology. We are teaching critical problem solving and planning skills in an environment that fosters communication and collaboration for tomorrow’s future leaders.

of parents want their child to study computer science

of high schools teach computer science

The reality is that computer science is about logic, problem solving, and creativity.
It teaches students how to think differently about problems they are trying to solve in any context.
It teaches kids how to create digital artifacts and how those artifacts impact the world around them by looking at issues such as privacy and security.
A very simple way to think about this is CS teaches kids how to CREATE new technologies instead of just being consumers of technology.

Just as important as recognizing what computer science is, is recognizing what it is not.
It is not basic HTML design, it is not learning to use applications or a photoshop course.
Many of these thing CAN be part of a computer science course, but they are not the foundation of the curriculum.
We can do better than simple technology literacy – we can make kids creators of technology.

Why COMPUTER SCIENCE?

Computing jobs are the #1 source of new wages in the United States: with over 500,000 current openings, projected to grow at double the rate of the rest of the market.

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