What is the name of your organization?
Code/Art
What is the name of your solution?
The Art of Technology
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Bringing art to the tech classroom and tech to the art classroom through teacher professional development
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Miami, FL, USA
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
USA
What type of organization is your solution team?
Nonprofit
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What specific problem are you solving?
Code/Art, founded in 2016, launched its teacher professional development (PD) program in 2018 to address the lack of equitable, engaging computer science (CS) education. Nationally, fewer than half of U.S. schools offer CS, and Code.org reports 20M students lack access, with girls and underrepresented minorities most impacted. Teachers—critical to closing this gap—often lack training, confidence, and resources to integrate coding, AI, and CS into classrooms. Our initiative, The Art of Technology, bridges this divide by “bringing art to the tech classroom and tech to the art classroom,” making CS engaging and relatable. To date, we have trained 800 teachers across nearly 600 schools, reaching tens of thousands of students. Starting in Miami-Dade, the nation’s third largest district, we’ve expanded across Florida and nationally through in-person and virtual PDs. Positioned in the Growth stage, we are building a sustainable model to build a talent pipeline of diverse students with the creativity and critical thinking skills for future careers.
What is your solution?
Code/Art’s solution is The Art of Technology—a teacher professional development (PD) program and resource hub that equips grades 3–12 educators to bring coding, AI, and computer science (CS) into their classrooms in creative, engaging ways. We train teachers,many with little or no CS background, to confidently integrate coding into art and art into tech. Through hands-on workshops, ready-to-use lesson plans, and ongoing support, teachers gain the skills and confidence to inspire hundreds of students each year.
Our program works by combining professional development (in-person and virtual workshops), curriculum and resources (standards-aligned lessons and coding activities that use creativity as the entry point), and accessible technologies such as Scratch, p5.js, Python, AI-powered tools, and digital art platforms. These approaches make CS approachable for educators while sparking student interest in tech careers.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Our target population is K–12 students, with a focus on girls, underrepresented minorities, and those in under-resourced schools who are less likely to see themselves reflected in tech fields. These students are often underserved because their schools lack access to computer science (CS) courses, their teachers lack training and confidence to teach coding, and traditional CS instruction can feel abstract, intimidating, or disconnected from their interests. As a result, many miss the chance to discover their potential in CS or to envision themselves in related careers.
Our solution—The Art of Technology—addresses these gaps by training teachers to introduce coding and AI through art, creativity, and self-expression. This approach makes CS engaging, culturally relevant, and accessible, meeting students where they are and sparking interest in future tech pathways. By equipping 800 teachers at nearly 600 schools to date, we ensure that thousands of students each year receive opportunities to learn, create, and imagine themselves as future innovators.
