From: Michalek, Jennifer <Jennifer.Michalek@ct.gov>
Date: Mon, May 11, 2020, 1:03 PM
Subject: Lt. Governor's COVID-19 Computing Challenge
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Dear Education Partners-
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz has just announced the Lt. Governors’ COVID-19 Coding Challenge. These are extraordinary times. We all understand firsthand how the novel coronavirus has radically changed our daily lives and reinforced the importance of technology. For these reasons, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz invites our creative Connecticut students to put their ingenuity to good use by submitting ideas that could be implemented with computer technology (apps, websites and/or computer programs) that assist to:
● defeat the spread of the disease;
● aid our communities; or
● encourage and inform everyone.
Our hope is that students can use this period of social distancing to better their communities.
I am asking that you assist in this endeavor by sharing the information with your distribution lists, post to your websites and advertise in any other way that you see fit.
Students check out this flyer to learn how to participate. Younger students are particularly encouraged to participate.
Teachers check out this flyer to learn the skills this challenge engages students in.
Parents check out this flyer to understand the benefits of your child’s participation.
Visit the Lt. Governor’s Covid-19 Coding Challenge for more information. The deadline to submit to this challenge is May 29, 2020.
Email questions to computingchallenge@skills21.org
#CTHacksCOVID
Jennifer Michalek
Education Consultant
Connecticut State Department of Education
Academic Office
860-713-6557
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