Spotlight--Kiki Prottsman

Spotlight--Kiki Prottsman

Northern Illinois University Presents: The STEAM Studio by Dr. Kristin Brynteson & April Startzel & Charles Lundsberg
S1 · E12
May 8, 2025
40:56

Episode notes

For this Spotlight, we are excited to welcome Kiki Prottsman, a computer science educator and advocate who believes coding is "productive art." From her early days tinkering with a kitchen computer to shaping Microsoft MakeCode, Kiki shares how computational thinking empowers learners—and why AI literacy matters now more than ever. Discover her playful, unplugged teaching methods and why making mistakes is key to innovation.

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Technology
Engineering
Science
Art
Mathematics
Education
Innovation