What a year for civic tech, STEM education, and more in Chicago! 2014 gave us so many great opportunities to better Chicago and further our mission of improving the city through technology. As the year winds down, join us in reflecting on some of our best news in blog posts of the year:
June
Introducing “A Series on STEM & STEAM”
by Shelley Stern Grach
July
What Microsoft Open Tech Does in Open Source
by Adam J. Hecktman
Connecting Learning through Chicago City of Learning
by Beth Swanson
August
My Refrigerator Said What to my Scale?
by Adam J. Hecktman
September
Microsoft YouthSpark’s TEALS Program Expands to Chicago
by Shelley Stern Grach
STEM + Thrive = Changing Youth Lives
by Arnie Rivera and Brian Fabes
An Englewood Rising: What Code for America Means for Chicago
by Adam J. Hecktman
October
How to Attract the Brightest Tech Talent? ThinkChicago.
by Jake Trussell
November
Chicago is a City of Neighborhoods
by Adam J. Hecktman
December
STEM Learning Exchange Challenge Inspires Innovation, Real-World Problem-Solving for Chicago Students
by Adam J. Hecktman