Thank you to our opening and closing keynote speakers, Nichole Pinkard and Christina Gardner-McCune! You both opened up conversations about the current state of and the future of CS and AI ed for all of us and we are so happy you were able to join us as part of the #BootUpSummit!

Thank you @dorapalfi CEO of @imagilabs for joining us!

@BootUpPD #BootUpSummit

Creating Opportunity for Students in Every Community Michelle Bettis Education Technology Trainer for Hamilton County Schools shares about their partnership with BootUp. #BootUpSummit

Christina Gardner-McCune closing keynote. Students need to learn about AI now. #BootUpSummit

Serving every student in the age of AI Moderated by: Yolanda Lozano, Co-founder and CEO of Computer Science Alliance. #BootUpSummit

Our last panel of the day at the #BootUpSummit! Chicago educators, Danielle Terman, Laura Gaytan, Ashley Norbu, and Sarah Baartmans were joined by Kris Beck as their moderator to discuss their CS strategies, challenges, and impact in one of the nation’s largest school districts.

I spy my friend and former Aldine CS Director Shaina Glass. Currently the Director of Education at @csteachersorg at our @BootUpPD #BootUpSummit

Today at the #BootUpSummit we're hearing from Brandon Nicholson, Shaina Glass, Frieda McAlear, & Brianna Blaser on a panel moderated by Yolanda Lozano focused on how AI and other technologies can be integrated into elementary #CSEducation, while advancing access and opportunity!

Second grade @HowardDrive students showing off their programming skills using @ScratchJr under the guidance of @DianeGielas32 in partnership with @BootUpPD . @MDCPSSTEAM @STEAMDesignated #YourBestChoiceMDCPS

When you can’t access ScratchJr, you use Scratch!

@ergk8 5th grade students creating algorithms using Scratch under the guidance of @DianeGielas32 in partnership with @bootup. @MDCPSSTEAM #YourBestChoiceMDCPS

Visiting Seattle Public Schools where coders are bringing creativity 2 life! Using @bootuppd projects like Animate Your Name + Interactive Collage, students learned coding while making it personal & playful. Big ideas start small & these kids are on fire!#BootUpPD #SeattleSchools

This group of @northbeachstar 2nd grade are on🔥with their @scratch coding! But with @DianeGielas32 as their @BootUpPD leader no surprise! @MDCPSSTEAM @STEAMDesignated #YourBestChoiceMDCPS @BrendaBass63 #BootUpPD

Wow @DianeGielas32 what a great @BootUpPD @scratch PD @MDCPSRobotics @ergk8 your 5th graders are rocking it! @BrendaBass63 @MDCPSSTEAM #YourBestChoiceMDCPS #BootUpPD #ScratchTeam

@scratch Animate a Name is one of my favs! First grade @JCG_Eagles students showing off their programming skills using Scratch under the guidance of @DianeGielas32 in partnership with @BootUpPD @MDCPSSTEAM @STEAMDesignated @MDCPSRobotics #YourBestChoiceMDCPS #BootUpPD #Scratch

Our Code+Music Earsketch tutorial is a fun, beginner-friendly intro to making your own beats! By the end, you’ll know how to transform a basic track into something your style. Try it with your students here: https://t.co/HRnTJxETAj

Meet Sarah Outland , one of our speakers for the BootUp Summit! Sarah Outland is the Director of Research and Evaluation at Last Mile Education Fund and will be speaking as part of our "From Playground to Pathways: How Early Tech Exposure Shapes the Future Workforce" session

It was a full day! @ChiPubSchools @microbit_edu workshop with #microbits we used the color randomizer @McM_MsT one teacher combined it with the Love Meter to determine relationship status @amazonnews @BootUpPD #BootUpPD @csteachersorg #AmazonFutureEngineer  #MicrobitChampion

Vote for our panel at https://t.co/xiLwrg89Tg to be part of SXSW EDU 2026! Our panel aims to explore the need to prepare English Learners for jobs that have yet to be created, and how to support EL's in embracing the future of work in an AI-driven economy.