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Create apps to change your

world

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Why?

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Our vision

To grow a new global generation of problem solvers & makers: students who can create, launch & market new products that change their world

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Our key principles

Inquiry-led education Real-life problems Tech

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Some of our apps for good

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Rock climbing coach

Pedagogy

Educator

Expert

Fountain of knowledge

Educator

Individual students

Team of students

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Coding with a purpose

Scoping

Idea generation & screening

Product development

Pitch & competition

Cra

sh c

ours

e Student-led Project-based Creative & expressive Real world context Technical and “soft” skills

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Our product

Content + Communities + Platform

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Our key audiences

Student & alumni

Corporate Partners & Funders

Educators(in schools) + Departments of Education

Experts volunteers

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Reach

UK: 17,000+ students in 208 schools

US: 300+ students in 25 schools

Catalonia: 6,000 students in 196 schools

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

47 1,250

6,250

23,300

80% of course implemented in school timetable

98% formal learning environment (schools)

Apps for Good students

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Audience & impact

In tech industry AfG students

17%

49%Females in UK 2013/14

= 32% 

= 22%

UK national av-erage

AfG students

22%

30%= 8% 

In tech industry

15%

  15%

Non-white ethnic background in UK 2013/14

10-18 year olds (70% in UK: 13-15 years)

2012/13 Impact Report: 60% significant improvement in

students’ programming and ICT skills

88% improving teamwork for students

82% reporting significant effect on communication skills for students

90% effect on students’ problem solving skills

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2012-14: UK policy change

Jan ‘12: Education Minister Michael Gove: English ICT curriculum in schools “boring and dull”

Sep ‘12 – Sep ‘14: Opportunity for schools to test new approaches to ICT and computing

Sep ‘14: New computing curriculum launches

2011/12 2012/13

75%

25%25%

75%

After-school club or mixed modelIn timetable

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2013-14: Rapid policy innovation - Catalonia

Feb ‘13: MWC education panel

Jul ‘13: ICT curriculum change

Jul ’13: AFG provides content

Sep ’13: content adaptation done

Dec ‘13: teacher training complete

Jan ‘14: launch of courses

─ 196 schools

─ 6,000 students

Inspiring cross-sector partnership between Department of Education and the GSMA

Apps for Good provides advice and some guidance as well as content

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Crossing the chasm

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2014-15: Next steps

2014/15 pilot programmes to test international scaling:

Passionate education innovators in regional/ national Departments of Education

Passionate industry partners involved in these regions

Contribution to establish effective international support infrastructure (content, platform, data)

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Growing a new generation

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appsforgood.org

@appsforgoodcdi