{"id":525,"date":"2019-07-04T18:02:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T22:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/40.117.174.162\/tec-la-pensamento-computacional-para-educadores-com-eidos-always-learning-parceiro-estrategico-da-microsoft-e-da-the-trust-for-the-americas-na-regiao\/"},"modified":"2019-07-04T18:02:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T22:02:26","slug":"tec-la-pensamento-computacional-para-educadores-com-eidos-always-learning-parceiro-estrategico-da-microsoft-e-da-the-trust-for-the-americas-na-regiao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/tec-la-pensamento-computacional-para-educadores-com-eidos-always-learning-parceiro-estrategico-da-microsoft-e-da-the-trust-for-the-americas-na-regiao\/","title":{"rendered":"TEC.LA \u2013 Computational Thinking for Educators with Eidos \u2013 Always Learning, a strategic partner of Microsoft and The Trust for the Americas in the region."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eidos \u2013 Always Learning, a strategic partner\nof Microsoft and The Trust for the Americas, will train local partners in\nBrazil, Colombia, and Mexico who are currently implementing the POETA\nYouthSpark project, an initiative of Microsoft Philanthropy. Implemented in six\ncountries in Latin America and the Caribbean, POETA YouthSpark seeks, through technology,\nto empower educators and vulnerable youth in order to\nfacilitate opportunities for education, entrepreneurship, and employment through\nin essential, technical, and digital skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TEC.LA training is a program for educators, serving as the gateway to the world of Computational Thinking, adapted to the needs of each country. TEC.LA promotes learning spaces for new educational practices that stimulate computational thinking, providing practical and theoretical tools for all types of teachers \u2013 educators, professors, facilitators \u2013 who are trained in the POETA YouthSpark 2019 project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\\"wp-block-image\\\"\"><img src=\"\\\"https:><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dComputational Thinking is a way of thinking and ordering information that constitutes a problem-solving methodology and a transversal skill across all educational content, which allows for narrowing the technology usage gap of children and youth.\u201d \u2013 Eidos Always Learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Brazil, the training sessions took place in the cities of Sobradinho\/DF and S\u00e3o Paulo\/SP, with the support of POETA's partner organizations: Obras Sociais Jer\u00f4nimo Candinho (OSJC), Centro de Tecnologia e Inova\u00e7\u00e3o (CTI), and Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico Inova\u00e7\u00e3o (ITI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\\"wp-block-image\\\"\"><img src=\"\\\"https:><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">60 educators from different social organizations, public schools, and universities participated. With this training, the educators will begin using this process so that young people have the opportunity to interact with technology at a deeper level, not just as users, but also being able to understand the possibilities of solving problems using computers as facilitators of their own potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEC.LA\u2019s main objective is to strengthen\nour local partners so that, as part of the POETA YouthSpark Project, these\npartners can prepare young people for the future of work. For this reason,\nlast November in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a prelude to these\ntraining sessions, The Trust for the Americas held its first regional meeting\nas part of the G20 Summit to discuss the Future of Work: the role that the\npublic and private sectors play in the education of young people, especially\nwomen, as well as in creating job opportunities for these young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\\"wp-block-image\\\"\"><img src=\"\\\"https:><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In particular, they discussed the role of technology in the Future of Work and the challenges that the public and private sectors face in their work to bring young people closer to technology through computer science. During the event, working sessions were held with the participation of international experts who, through lectures and panel discussions, addressed these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was attended by Jorge\nCella, Director of Philanthropy at Microsoft Latin America; Paula Ferrari, Regional\nMarketing Director for Latin America; Agust\u00edn Batto, President of Y20 and CEO of Eidos;\nMar\u00eda Liliana Mor, Director of Programs at The Trust for the Americas; Pierina\nNepote, Project Manager; and Manuel Matiz, Communications Coordinator at\nthe same organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About The Trust for the Americas: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trust for the Americas is a nonprofit organization and a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), whose mission is to promote partnerships for economic and social inclusion in the Americas. Established in 1997, The Trust was created to engage the public and private sectors, as well as civil society initiatives, in the social and economic development of Latin America and the Caribbean. The organization\u2019s initiatives improve communities\u2019 access to economic opportunities, public safety, and opportunities for democratic expression and good governance. The Trust for the Americas provides partner organizations with training tools, services, products, and technical assistance to better serve vulnerable communities in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit: <a href=\"\/en\/\"http:>www.thetrustfortheamericas.org<\/a> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eidos \u2013 Always Learning, a strategic partner of Microsoft and The Trust for the Americas, will train local partners in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico who are currently implementing the POETA YouthSpark project, an initiative of Microsoft Philanthropy. Implemented in six countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, POETA YouthSpark seeks to use technology to empower educators and vulnerable youth, with the goal of facilitating opportunities for education, entrepreneurship, and employment through comprehensive training in essential, technical, and digital skills. The TEC.LA training program is designed for educators and serves as a gateway to the world of computational thinking, tailored to the needs of each country. TEC.LA promotes learning environments for new educational practices that foster computational thinking, providing practical and theoretical tools for all types of educators\u2014teachers, instructors, and facilitators\u2014who are trained through the POETA YouthSpark 2019 project. \u201dComputational Thinking is a way of thinking and organizing information that serves as a problem-solving methodology and a cross-curricular skill applicable to all educational content, helping to bridge the technology usage gap among children and youth.\u201d \u2013 Eidos Always Learning. In Brazil, the training sessions took place in the cities of Sobradinho, Federal District, and S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo State, and were supported by POETA\u2019s partner organizations: Obras Sociais Jer\u00f4nimo Candinho (OSJC), the Center for Technology and Innovation (CTI), and the Technological Innovation Institute (ITI). Sixty educators from various social organizations, public schools, and universities participated. With this training, educators will begin using this process to give young people the opportunity to interact with technology on a deeper level\u2014not just as users, but also as individuals capable of understanding how to solve problems using computers as tools to unlock their own potential. The main objective of TEC.LA is to strengthen our local partners so that, within the framework of the POETA YouthSpark Project, these partners can prepare young people for the future of work. For this reason, last November in Buenos Aires, Argentina\u2014as a prelude to these training sessions\u2014The Trust for the Americas held its first regional meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit to discuss the Future of Work: the role that the public and private sectors play in the educational training of young people\u2014especially women\u2014as well as in creating job opportunities for them. In particular, the discussion focused on the role of technology in the Future of Work and the challenges that the public and private sectors face in their efforts to bring young people closer to technology through computer science. During the event, working sessions were held with the participation of international experts who addressed these issues through conferences and roundtable discussions. The event was attended by Jorge Cella, Director of Philanthropy at Microsoft Latin America; Paula Ferrari, Regional Marketing Director for Latin America; Agust\u00edn Batto, President of Y20 and CEO of Eidos; Mar\u00eda Liliana Mor, Program Director at The Trust for the Americas; Pierina Nepote, Project Manager; and Manuel Matiz, Communications Coordinator at the same organization. About The Trust for the Americas: The Trust for the Americas is a nonprofit organization and a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), whose mission is to promote partnerships for economic and social inclusion in the Americas. Established in 1997, The Trust was created to foster the participation of the public and private sectors, as well as civil society initiatives, in the social and economic development of Latin America and the Caribbean. The organization\u2019s initiatives improve communities\u2019 access to economic opportunities, public safety, and opportunities for democratic expression and good governance. The Trust for the Americas provides partner organizations with training tools, services, products, and technical assistance to better serve vulnerable communities in the region. 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