MIT App Inventor

It was great to meet Dr. Juan Arratia—Professor, Founder, and President of the Scientific Caribbean Foundation—who was in town to receive the prestigious AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award! He will be funding the App Inventor Summer Immersion program (Puerto Rico Chapter), which will give high school students from under resourced communities the opportunity to conduct hands-on research at MIT using MIT App Inventor. We’re so excited to launch this program together and empower innovators globally! Congratulations again, Dr. Arratia! ???? #AppInventorFoundation #MITAppInventor

It was an incredible experience attending Computer Science Teachers Association Texas Chapters Conference for the first time and connecting with so many dedicated CS, AI, robotics, and STEM educators from across Texas! It was also a pleasure to reconnect with Yu Meng, who is a former App Inventor Teacher Excellence Awards winner. A highlight of the conference was the energetic keynote delivered by Jeanine Banks and Andrea Austin from Google who encouraged girls to explore CS early and showcased how AI is opening up new job opportunities for everyone. We’d like to thank everyone who joined and contributed to the thought-provoking discussion during our Ethical AI with App Inventor for Teachers workshop. We look forward to returning to Texas for WeTeach_CS this summer! ?? #AppInventorFoundation #MITAppInventor #TexasCSTAChapters2025

Join us at Computer Science Teachers Association Texas Chapters Conference 2025 tomorrow, February 8, in Plano, Texas! ?? Natalie Lao and David C. Petty from the App Inventor Foundation will be leading a teacher professional development workshop on Generative AI (GAI)—through an ethics-first approach aligned with UNESCO’s AI Competency Frameworks for School Students & Teachers. ?? https://lnkd.in/gNYxeGeJ #AppInventorFoundation #MITAppInventor #TexasCSTAChapters2025

We are thrilled to welcome José Dominguez to the App Inventor Foundation as our new Principal Engineer! ?? With nearly two decades of experience building software across big companies and startups — while contributing to academic research and commercialization projects — José brings a deep passion for making technology accessible to all. José has been part of the App Inventor journey from the beginning! As a core contributor since MIT App Inventor was an open-source project and transitioned from Google in 2012, he played a key role in growing the open-source community, organizing public calls, and participating in global events like Google Summer of Code and Facebook Open Academy. Now, in a full-circle moment as Principal Engineer, José will focus on enhancing the platform’s features and accessibility, collaborating closely with the team at MIT to ensure that App Inventor remains a powerful tool for learners and educators worldwide. Let’s give him a warm welcome! ?? #MITAppInventor #AppInventor #Welcome

We’re excited to welcome Outdomchakriya Soth to the App Inventor Foundation as our new Communication Associate! ?? Riya is a community builder, outside-the-box problem solver, and passionate advocate for global collaboration through technology and human-centered solutions. Currently pursuing a double major in Business and Economics at Minerva University, she has spent the past four years living, learning, and working across seven countries, collaborating with local organizations to tackle global challenges through community-driven solutions. Riya has founded and scaled student communities like Notion@Minerva and Cambodian Kakehasher, fostering inclusive spaces for learners to connect, collaborate, and innovate. Her journey with MIT App Inventor began in middle school through the Technovation Challenge, which later led her to become a Program Intern at Technovation, where she supported workflows, managed student newsletters, and advocated for alumna perspectives. Now, as Communication Associate at the App Inventor Foundation, Riya will manage social media channels, website content, articles, and newsletters. She is committed to amplifying the voices of App Inventor learners, educators, and innovators worldwide and ensuring that the Foundation’s mission of making technology accessible to all is shared widely and effectively. #MITAppInventor #AppInventor #Welcome

Imagine that you could access great teachers from history and benefit from their life experiences and wisdom with the touch of a phone on your finger tips. Check out our latest Generative AI tutorial: https://lnkd.in/e7FZ_Q4T

Our Executive Director Natalie Lao was invited to give a presentation on the UNESCO AI Competency Framework at The Education University of Hong Kong this week, as part of the Seminar on AI Literacy in the Fourth Industrial Era. We are grateful to Professor Siu-Cheung Kong for the invitation, and thanks to Professor Yin (Nicole) Yang, Professor Chee-Kit Looi, Cora K Y Siu, and Jenny Lim for the warm welcome!

For #CSEdWeek our Education Program Manager David C. Petty had the great pleasure of visiting an 8th grade classroom at Alfred G Zanetti Montessori School in Springfield, Massachusetts. He introduced students to MIT App Inventor and #GenerativeAI through our new StoryGPT #HourOfCode tutorial! Check out the tutorial: https://ow.ly/ArZu50Uq9EF

The App Inventor Foundation is grateful for Google's generous support of our new App Inventor Educator Collaborative initiative, which empowers hundreds of teachers across the U.S. to teach critical AI and data science skills in their classrooms. With their support, we are excited to continue preparing students for the digital age and inspiring the next generation of innovators. Learn more about Google's efforts to advance computer science education: https://lnkd.in/e9KHunnv #CSEdWeek #GoogleOrg #WatchWhatWeDo

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 9 - 13) with FREE resources designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers: https://bit.ly/4ivR81J Help pK-12 learners grow their computer science skills and computational fluency with our programs, curricula, and activities: ??MIT App Inventor ?? Day of AI ?? Day of Climate ?? Full STEAM Ahead ?? Public Library Innovation Exchange ?? STEAM Learning Architecture ???? FutureMakers Explore all of MIT Open Learning's resources and programs available through MIT pK-12 and MIT RAISE: https://bit.ly/4ivR81J #ComputerScience #Teaching #Learning #Education #STEM #STEMEducation #OnlineLearning #OnlineEducation #STEAM #STEAMEducation #CSEDWeek