Shodor and Sigma Xi team to provide workshops for middle and high school students
/See http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/education/partner.shtml
and http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/education/partner.shodor.shtml
and http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/education/partner.ncsi.sxt.shtml
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For more information about Shodor, see http://www.shodor.org/about/
Established in Durham, NC in 1994, Shodor is a nonprofit organization serving students and educators by providing materials and instruction relating to computational science (scientific, interactive computing).
With an Internet presence producing 3 to 4 million page views per month, Shodor has an international impact. Its award-winning, free online education tools such as Interactivate are popular with students and educators alike.
Shodor is transforming learning through computational thinking. In the Raleigh-Durham, NC area, Shodor offers workshops, apprenticeships and internships for youth and teens to build excitement for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through interactive explorations using hands-on and computer-enhanced activities, giving them the experience they will need to pursue a technology-intensive career path.