How Many Slaps To Cook a Chicken

Upperline Code has a mission to train the next generation of
computer science leaders and empower students to change their
world with code. We aim to transform education by making computer
science accessible to all students regardless of race, gender, or
income. Above all, we value inclusiveness, curiosity, rigor,
collaboration, and quality. 



"I think you created a culture of mutual learning and respect
and demonstrated your commitment to the process over the end goal
and that was very empowering. I think that it was the best PD I've
engaged in so far." - Maha Hasen




Maha Hasen


Maha has an undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics and
Philosophy from The George Washington University. When she
graduated in 2016, she was placed as a High School Math Teacher
in her hometown, Bronx, NY, and earned her Master of Arts in
Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education. After
consistently being made aware of the lack of female
representation in STEM, Maha joined Upperline Code to gain the
tools she needed to bring Computer Science to her school, which
has a student body makeup of 71% female. She believes that all
students should have access to computer science and that it is
particularly imperative to empower female students to pursue a
coding education!


Jorge Torres


Jorge Torres is in the middle of his third year teaching high
school Chemistry and Physics in the South Bronx. He earned his
undergraduate degree at CUNY Hunter College in Biochemistry, and
continued there for his Master’s Degree in Chemistry Education.
Jorge’s interest in Computer Science teaching came from both the
interest his students seemed to have in the subject, as well as
his own early experiences taking AP Computer Science in high
school. He aimed to make the material more accessible for
students like himself, and began to seek out institutions with
the same goals as him. Jorge is excited to continue building his
Computer Science skills, and at the same time bring all the
knowledge acquired back to his classroom and continue to
encourage students to pursue STEM careers. 


Daniel Fenjves


CEO Upperline Code


Danny Fenjves has spent almost 10 years living and teaching
computer science. He is an alumnus of Teach for America, worked
at Google, and was head of K-12 computer science instruction at
Flatiron School before founding Upperline Code. In his career,
he's trained over 200 teachers to lead immersive coding courses
in schools across the country, built extensive coding curriculum,
and taught software development to hundreds of high school
students. As a former middle school science teacher, he's deeply
committed to the art of instruction and discovering the best
methods to recruit, train, and retain top teaching talent in the
field of K-12 computer science education.


Mentioned in this episode:


Upperline Fellowship


The Six Flaws of “Traditional” Professional Development from
Katya Rucker, Getting Smart


Education Week, Teacher PD Gets a Bad Rap. But Two Approaches Do
Work, by Heather C. Hill





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