Long time no talk. I’m still here. Quite literally. I’ve not left my house since my last blog post four months ago except maybe for a handful of trips to the grocery store and socially distanced walks around my neighborhood as I’ve been trying to do my due diligence to stay quarantined. If you weren’t…
Category: Internships
Meeting of the Mind-fulNest
For my Independent Study Research on project MindfulNest this semester, I had the pleasure of presenting my project at Carnegie Mellon’s Meeting of the Minds, a university-wide celebration of undergraduate research. Below is my designed research poster. https://cmucreatelab.org
MindfulNest CREATE Lab Research Intern
Starting this semester (Spring 2019!) I will begin work in the CREATE Lab under the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute on project MindfulNest. MindfulNest is an Android app designed to teach Pre-K students emotion control and self-calming. The development and design process considers the most dynamic and interactive app interface that will effectively appeal to students,…
Organizing #HouseOfCode in Washington D.C.
Thank you to Congressional App Challenge for having me as an intern this year! It was lovely working with the team in-person. Attending #HouseOfCode again this year but from an entirely different perspective as a volunteer was also an amazing new experience. It was so great to see the apps that I’ve heard talked about…
2017 Winners Congressional App Challenge!
Wooo congrats to all the winners! 🎉 Loved seeing all the amazing apps and watching the pitch videos! https://t.co/OkXvVh3vEG — Kayla Leung (@kaylayleung) December 7, 2017 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2017 @CongressionalAC WINNERS! This is a WIN, WIN, WIN for everyone across the US. See list of winners at https://t.co/naeuimBx6H 🏆 pic.twitter.com/nihYEGJ8V4 — Congressional App…
Congressional App Challenge: Nov Update Doubling Last Year Stats
The App Challenge submission deadline was November 1st and since then we’ve been hard at work going through submissions, getting in touch with judges, and preparing for the big winner announcements Dec. 7th during #CSEdWeek! From preliminary statistics this year, we have doubled the number of participants, participating congressional districts, and submitted apps compared to last…
Featured in Libraries Fill the App Gap | American Libraries Magazine
An @ALALibrary Libraries Fill the App Gap article about @CongressionalAC ft. my library coding workshops https://t.co/RC8boV8C2W — Kayla Leung (@kaylayleung) October 17, 2017 There’s a new article on American Libraries’ site with 30,000+ readers ft. the Congressional App Challenge and my community work with hosting library coding workshops written by Rachel DĂ©coste, Director of the Congressional…
Featured at #CSforALL Summit 2017 with Congressional App Challenge
Proud to see that a NJ student is an alumni of @CongressionalAC. Thanks @Rachel_Decoste and @RepDonaldPayne #NJDOE #CSforAll pic.twitter.com/LhHQLLjEJH — Esther Lewars, Ed.S. (@estherlewars) October 17, 2017 oh hey, that's me – awesome unexpected shoutout from @CongressionalAC. So important to promote CS education for all! https://t.co/aZtPe00wrp — Kayla Leung (@kaylayleung) October 17, 2017 Our very…
Augmented Reality Research Intern at Stanford Graduate School of Education
I recently started an internship with the Transformative Learning Technologies Lab at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education researching Augmented Reality applications on education, socialization/communication, and more! My internship will be ongoing till the end of this year and potentially into next year as well
Congressional App Challenge Meetups at East Brunswick Public Library
Here’s int information on the Congressional App Challenge Meetups that I will be hosting at the East Brunswick Public Library to prepare students for competing in the Challenge and are as posted. More information on each workshop can be found here: 9/9 Meetup –Â http://www.ebpl.org/main/polCalendarEvent.cfm?Event_Id=81972 9/23 Meetup –Â http://www.ebpl.org/main/polCalendarEvent.cfm?Event_Id=81974 10/28 Meetup –Â http://www.ebpl.org/main/polCalendarEvent.cfm?Event_Id=81976
