Tech Lasso Podcast: Why Students Need Coding Skills with Guest Speaker, Alan Sitomer
Alan Sitomer, California Teacher of the Year award winner, author of 22 books, and CEO of Mastery Coding, will share tools, resources, and best practices in coding instruction that will afford students the opportunity to step into high-paying, high-need jobs right out of high school. In this episode, Alan Sitomer sits with Chris and Scott to discuss why it is important for the youth of today to learn coding. Additionally, we dive into how technology has changed the workforce and why it is vital for education to support our students so that they can be set up for success with the use of technology.
Alan Sitomer
CEO and Founder of Mastery Coding
Alan is Mastery Coding's CEO and a California Teacher of the year award winner who has written 22 books. He left the classroom and started this company because he sees the opportunity for students to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty through obtaining jobs in emerging technologies.