Pluralsight One Advances Access to Computer Science Education by Partnering with Code.org and CSTA
August 30 2018 - 1:00PM
Pluralsight One Advances Access to Computer Science Education by
Partnering with Code.org and CSTA
Pluralsight, Inc. (NASDAQ: PS), the enterprise technology learning
platform, today announced that the company’s social enterprise
Pluralsight One has formed new partnerships with Code.org and the
Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA). These partnerships
support Pluralsight One’s mission to democratize technology skills
in education with an initial focus on strengthening the technology
skills of students and computer science teachers.
In addition to the new partnerships, the Pluralsight One Fund is
providing a $1.5 million grant to Code.org over three years to
deepen opportunities for girls and students of color to access
computer science education and continue their technology skills
development beyond the classroom. The grant and Pluralsight One
partnership will help enable Code.org to grow their resources for
teachers and students, continue to develop curricula across K-12,
expand their efforts to retrain America’s K-12 teachers to teach
computer science, scale impact through their network of regional
partners, debunk misconceptions about computer science through
their annual Hour of Code campaign, and support Code.org’s
international expansion.
“My father taught me to code when I was eight years old, and I
believe every child, no matter the circumstances, should have the
same opportunity,” said Aaron Skonnard, Co-founder and CEO of
Pluralsight. “Educating our youth is one of the most important
actions we can take as a society. With Pluralsight One, we are
supporting teachers with access to continued learning and
empowering students to be lifelong learners, problem-solvers and
creators, while giving them a direct path into the professional
world that so desperately needs their technology skills.”
The Code.org and CSTA partnerships will help provide access to
Pluralsight One’s new education products. Students taking
Code.org’s Computer Science Principles course may work with their
AP Computer Science teacher to gain free access to Pluralsight’s
curated intermediate and advanced courses in software development,
IT/Ops and more to continue their learning journey. Curated by
expert technologists, the library features over 150 courses
totalling over 500 hours of content across four major areas:
IT/OPs, software development, design/creative, and product
management.
"Code.org is dedicated to giving all students a foundation in
computer science to open up the best future opportunities
regardless of what they ultimately pursue," said Code.org Founder
and CEO Hadi Partovi. "We're excited that this partnership will
allow Code.org students who uncover a passion for computer science
to delve even deeper into subjects that our courses introduce."
Teachers who are CSTA+ members can now access free curated
courses on Pluralsight’s platform to hone their skills to pass
computer science certification exams as well as gain deeper
knowledge of computer science concepts and programming to train the
next generation of innovators. Curated by expert technologists and
mapped to the Praxis exam and national computer science standards,
the course library contains 33 courses with over 100 hours of
content covering everything from how to jumpstart a career in IT to
UX design and front end development to Java and Python.
“Computer science teachers across the nation are at the
forefront of a dramatic change in U.S. education, and through this
partnership we’re thrilled to provide our members with even more
resources to deepen their computer science knowledge and skills,”
said Jake Baskin, Executive Director of the CSTA. “Together we’ll
ensure more teachers have the support they need to teach all
students this foundational skill.”
For information about Pluralsight One and the Code.org and CSTA
partnerships, visit https://www.pluralsightone.org/.
Download press kit: https://plrsig.ht/2NqVeJw
About PluralsightPluralsight is an enterprise
technology learning platform that delivers a unified, end-to-end
learning experience for businesses across the globe. Through a
subscription service, companies are empowered to move at the speed
of technology, increasing proficiency, innovation and efficiency.
Founded in 2004 and trusted by Fortune 500 companies, Pluralsight
provides members with on-demand access to a digital ecosystem of
learning tools, including Pluralsight IQ, directed learning paths,
expert-authored courses, interactive labs and live mentoring. For
more information, visit pluralsight.com.
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