Beautiful Patterns is a 5-day bootcamp developed jointly by the MIT Geospatial Laboratory and the School of Engineering and Sciences of Tecnológico de Monterrey, to promote the study engineering and science among middle and high school girls.
Oriented to development algorithmic thinking and programming skills and taught by female engineering students, Beautiful Patterns seeks to motivate girls to study science and technology so that the next generations of young engineers have a higher percentage of women among their graduates, which is expected to impact the economic development of the country.
In this Webinar we will show you the origins of the program, what it consists of, what motivates us to expand its promotion to other countries, the way we have organized ourselves and the strategies that will allow us to synergize with other universities to promote the development of logical thinking. and programming among young students. Mainly we will love to show you the testimonials that the participants themselves have shared with us after having participated in the program.
Presenters
Leticia Almaguer has been a teacher for over 30 years in the area of information systems, with a focus on strategic management, project management, technological innovation and IT-based solutions. As academic director of the LSCA, LATI and INT programs (Information Technology for business programs), participated in curriculum design and achieved national (CONAIC) and international (ABET) accreditations for the three academic programs. She has written papers for international Congresses and developed courses about Project Management for the Coursera platform. She currently participates in continuing education programs with project management topics and coordinates the Agile Project Management Program in Online modality.
Kasturi Shah is a PhD student at MIT where she investigates geophysical systems. She is passionate about creating inclusive and equitable educational opportunities. She has been involved with Patrones Hermosos since 2018, first with its bootcamps and now as a co-director of its educational and teaching efforts.