Educators from Loudoun County Virginia Learn Computational Thinking Approaches Through New Professional Development Initiative
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HAMILTON, Va. and NEW YORK, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, delivered the Ignite My Future in School TECHademy Day of Discovery to local Loudoun County teachers at Harmony Middle School in Hamilton, Va. Ignite My Future in School offers educators curriculum support through free instructional resources with computational thinking strategies embedded into subjects such as math, science, language arts, and social studies, available on a digital platform. "This partnership with Loudoun County will help students, educators and schools be connected to foundational skills for 21st century careers," said Balaji Ganapathy, Head of Workforce Effectiveness, TCS. "Ignite My Future in School empowers educators to use standards-aligned resources and prepare students with skills for in-demand careers, which will help sustain the economy of Virginia for decades to come." As a first step towards this goal, TCS and Discovery Education have already partnered with U.S. school districts in Metro Washington, D.C., Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri and California to launch this initiative.
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