Just for fun (and a bit of professional curiosity), I decided to play around with ChatGPT’s Artificial Intelligence (AI). With perhaps a subconscious desire to see if I could short-circuit the system, I entered the following request: …importing the result to a MAD-learn HCJ Builder template, I got this: Broken image links aside, it didn’t do a bad job. It…
Why MAD-learn Uses Reverse Engineering to Teach Coding
Reverse engineering is the process of taking apart a product or system to better understand how it works. In the context of software development, reverse engineering can be used to learn how an application was built and to gain insight into its inner workings. In this article, we’ll explore how reverse engineering can be used to learn HTML, CSS, and…
Why Mobile App Development is Relevant for YOUR Classroom
Students are faced with challenges far greater than their adult counterparts have ever known. Often interrelated factors such as the pandemic, teacher flight, changing family dynamics, a rise in social issues, and more have made it increasingly difficult to keep students focused and motivated. How can these threats to our children’s livelihood be addressed and overcome? What common thread could…
MAD-learn Goes to the Capitol: A Personal Essay
Looking through photos on my phone, I realized I have approximately 10 selfies—from various angles—in front of the U.S. Capitol. It wasn’t for vanity or social media. In mid-April, MAD-learn was honored to participate in the #HouseOfCode Inspiration Fair, one of several events for winners of The Congressional App Challenge at the U.S. Capitol. To say it was a career…
MAD-learn named EDTECH AWARDS Leadership Finalist 2023!
Congrats to edtech’s best and brightest innovators, leaders, and trendsetters! It is an absolute honor for MAD-learn to have been recognized by EdTech Digest as a finalist in THE EDTECH LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2023 category as finalists and winners for The EdTech Awards 2023 were recently announced to a worldwide audience of educators, technologists, students, parents, and policymakers interested in building a better future for…
MAD-news for April: “Will you sign my app?” – Chamblee HS student
Hi Guest, I was invited to speak to Mr. Thompson’s Introduction to Digital Technology classes at Chamblee HS in DeKalb County, GA. He wanted me to share my story of being a teacher and then starting a tech company and what that journey was like with his students. He thought it would be good for his students to meet a…
MAD-news for March: Register for The Unveiling event: March 23
Hi Guest, It’s happening! The official Unveiling Event is here and we would love nothing more than for you to join us at the virtual party to check out and celebrate the brand new MAD-learn with some of our phenomenal national partners and special guest speakers. They will be sharing more about their work, latest updates, and how you can…
MAD-news for February: How to be a Teacherpreneur
Hi Guest, Want to come cook with us? This month we made a southern classic: Mac & Cheese! Four countries, five cities, and a variety of availability of ingredients led to this magical display and culinary delight for the whole team. We really do love our MAD-cook parties! You should do one soon. And if you want to hear about what these…
New Year, New MAD-learn
It’s the new year and we are off to an amazing start! The MAD-learn team has been working tirelessly over the past year to bring you a new and improved program that delivers a highly intuitive approach to mobile app development for students of all ages and stages. Our one-of-a-kind program now takes students through a step-by-step process of engineering…
The PD Diaries: GEAR UP Allentown
Over the past 9 years, MAD-learn’s team of veteran educators has been working with educators in various school districts either in-person or virtually or both to ensure that they not only become MAD-masters but also have a phenomenal plan in place for student success year over year. One such series of professional development sessions was in Eastern Pennsylvania, where our…