In a recent interview, two champion teachers, Destiny Langford and Brianna Davis from Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa City, shared their experiences and insights on how they are equipping their students with essential data literacy skills through the innovative platform, QuantHub.
2024 Alabama Data Scholars Internship Hosts We are thrilled to announce our partners for the inaugural Data Scholars cohort of 2024! The Alabama Data Scholars program is offering top high school juniors and seniors around the state an opportunity to explore the growing fields of data science and artificial intelligence (AI). The 8-week summer program […]
Breakthrough Birmingham, one of Breakthrough Collaborative‘s 25 affiliates across the US, is dedicated to reversing educational inequity in the communities we work with in Alabama, namely Birmingham and Talladega. We deeply believe in empowering youth at all levels through our pillars: Relationships, Growth, and Exposure. Using a students-teaching-students model, we recruit high-impact undergraduate students from […]
7th – 10th Grade: STEM Camp Scholarships QuantHub is awarding scholarships up to $500 to talented 7th-10th grade students interested in attending a summer science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) camp or program hosted by an Alabama college or university. Get inspired at your dream school this summer! Scholarship winners will be selected by a […]
At QuantHub, we’re excited to be in conversation with numerous state and governmental entities on data literacy, and how it can best be taught in educational settings. While Computer Science has been around for decades, surprisingly, not all states have established standards on courses guiding its instruction. Unsurprisingly, data science and data literacy are even […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the world in recent years. It’s transformed how we work, the ways we spend our time, and how we interact with technology. Whether it’s virtual assistants, large-language chatbots, or personalized Netflix recommendations, AI technology is everywhere. And yet, despite this, we still haven’t scratched the surface of its potential for […]
The need for data literacy education in K-12 has never been higher. This article will provide an exhaustive look at the need for data literacy, examine existing efforts, and provide recommendations for educators. Data Literacy in Context In 2010, the world collected two zettabytes of data. To put that into perspective, If the average novel had a […]
QuantHub is on a mission to equip all students with high demand data science and artificial intelligence (AI) skills. In partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education, the Birmingham startup is currently deploying its skills training software across Alabama schools and anticipates approximately 38,000 students to be learning in the platform within the year. […]
As state superintendents refine their K-12 educational strategies to equip students with future-ready skills, there’s an unmistakable urgency to address the nuanced but essential difference between computer science education and data science learning requirements. The trend is clear: computational thinking has been anchored as a core skill within educational curricula, but as data becomes the […]
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