Kids Coding Club
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On Sunday, February 7th, “Super Code Sunday” was launched by Tech Alabama in partnership with TechBirmingham and The McWane Science Center. Super Code Sunday took place from 1 to 3 pm and close to 50 kids from ages 9 to 17 participated. Super Code Sunday is a newly formed monthly kids club aimed at teaching […]
It took months of planning, but it finally happened on December 3, 2016, TechBirmingham presented the first ever Kid’s Code-A-Thon at Daxko. We decided that we wanted to create an opportunity for kids to get a first hand look at App Development, from the inception phase to a finished product in which they presented to […]
It’s Thanksgiving week and TechBirmingham would like to say how “Thankful” we are to be part of a community filled with volunteers to help us accomplish our mission of fostering and growing the Birmingham regional tech ecosystem. We are committed to expanding the opportunities for future generations and are proud to have some amazing volunteers who […]
On November 7th, TechBirmingham recognized all of the volunteers who have unselfishly given their time and talents to help TechBirmingham provide programs for the community. In 2017, TechBirmingham hosted 11 Kids Coding events at the McWane Center and Samford University, reaching over 370 kids in the Metro Birmingham Area and beyond. This past summer was […]
Originally posted from Startup Southerner on August 16, 2017. On Friday, TechBirmingham will open its fourth annual Innovation Week, which has evolved from a three-day event in 2014 to 10 days of programming this year. We talked to Jennifer Skjellum, president of TechBirmingham, to discover what readers need to know about this event—and what it says about […]
Amrita Lakhanpal has been taking steps to grow interest in the technology sector for Birmingham’s youth. Through her initiative “Screens for Schools” she is raising money to allow her students to have the resources necessary to learn skills in the tech field.
By now many of us made at least one New Year’s resolution for 2017. You may have already broken that resolution, started over, or abandoned it altogether. 2017 marks the beginning of our fourth year as our “rebranded” organization and the 15th year since the organization was formed. Our mission at TechBirmingham is broadly described as […]
About Us TechAlabama is a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with TechBirmingham. TechAlabama seeks to encourage, inspire and ignite children and adults to discover and explore technology, learn to code and pursue STEM careers. The work of TechAlabama serves to help TechBirmingham achieve its goals of expanding the region’s technology ecosystem. The mission of TechAlabama is to […]
Jennifer Skjellum announced she will step down as President of TechBirmingham at then end of October, marking five years of service to the nonprofit. Skjellum was named President of TechBirmingham in September 2012. She had served on the board since 2004 and was TechBirmingham’s Chairperson in 2008. “I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished, […]