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Create apps to change your
world
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Why?
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Our vision
To grow a new global generation of problem solvers & makers: students who can create, launch & market new products that change their world
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Our key principles
Inquiry-led education Real-life problems Tech
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Some of our apps for good
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Rock climbing coach
Pedagogy
Educator
Expert
Fountain of knowledge
Educator
Individual students
Team of students
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Coding with a purpose
Scoping
Idea generation & screening
Product development
Pitch & competition
Cra
sh c
ours
e Student-led Project-based Creative & expressive Real world context Technical and “soft” skills
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Our product
Content + Communities + Platform
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Our key audiences
Student & alumni
Corporate Partners & Funders
Educators(in schools) + Departments of Education
Experts volunteers
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Reach
UK: 17,000+ students in 208 schools
US: 300+ students in 25 schools
Catalonia: 6,000 students in 196 schools
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
47 1,250
6,250
23,300
80% of course implemented in school timetable
98% formal learning environment (schools)
Apps for Good students
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Audience & impact
In tech industry AfG students
17%
49%Females in UK 2013/14
= 32%
= 22%
UK national av-erage
AfG students
22%
30%= 8%
In tech industry
15%
15%
Non-white ethnic background in UK 2013/14
10-18 year olds (70% in UK: 13-15 years)
2012/13 Impact Report: 60% significant improvement in
students’ programming and ICT skills
88% improving teamwork for students
82% reporting significant effect on communication skills for students
90% effect on students’ problem solving skills
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2012-14: UK policy change
Jan ‘12: Education Minister Michael Gove: English ICT curriculum in schools “boring and dull”
Sep ‘12 – Sep ‘14: Opportunity for schools to test new approaches to ICT and computing
Sep ‘14: New computing curriculum launches
2011/12 2012/13
75%
25%25%
75%
After-school club or mixed modelIn timetable
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2013-14: Rapid policy innovation - Catalonia
Feb ‘13: MWC education panel
Jul ‘13: ICT curriculum change
Jul ’13: AFG provides content
Sep ’13: content adaptation done
Dec ‘13: teacher training complete
Jan ‘14: launch of courses
─ 196 schools
─ 6,000 students
Inspiring cross-sector partnership between Department of Education and the GSMA
Apps for Good provides advice and some guidance as well as content
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Crossing the chasm
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2014-15: Next steps
2014/15 pilot programmes to test international scaling:
Passionate education innovators in regional/ national Departments of Education
Passionate industry partners involved in these regions
Contribution to establish effective international support infrastructure (content, platform, data)
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Growing a new generation
appsforgood.org
@appsforgoodcdi