STEAM OUTREACH Program Director

Tya Barnes

Community STEAM Program Director

Tya Barnes received a B.S. in Application Programming and Computer Science from the! Lincoln University, 2016 and her MS, TESC (Transformative Education and Social Change) degree and TechEd certification from West Chester University, Philadelphia Campus. As a Philadelphia Native, Barnes' passion for education and community was fostered through her experiences with Upward Bound Programs, after graduating high school and the UPenn Upward Bound program, she continued her relationship as a Volunteer Mentor for students interested in studying or pursuing Application Programming studies.

Barnes' continued to advance her Techcorp career, while pursuing her master's and operating community Computing outreach workshops with Upward Bound programs and community centers. Barnes has committed 2016 to 2021, founding Powerful Mindz Inc., and facilitating youth STEAM learning activities, mental wellness resources and Black STEM community building while excelling in her Tech Corp full-time career. Barnes' is dedicated to the transitional process from Techcorp to Program & Managing Impact Director at Temple University's STARS Computing Corps., Internship employer at Moore College and K-12 STEAM Outreach Program Director

Active Outreach Programs

Garden Companion bot

AI Ethics: Rad-BOT

Python Powered

Enviromental Tech, Seed Sovereignty

Addressing community access to nutritious and affordable food, The Garden Companion Bot project and learning pathway material provides STE(Africology)M approach to Agricultural awareness, indigenous seeding and crop care: Watering, soil (PH) and sunlight testing. Program Material Content Includes:

Facilitator's Resources

Garden Bot Assembling Guide pdf.
Garden Bot Project Community Impact pptx.
Seed Sovereignty: Afrocentric Agricultural practices pptx

Researchers Resources (Higher Education track)

Python Files
modal installation guide
QA Testing Measurables

Access Material by registering as a Mindful CS member and login into the Outreach Learning Pathway Portal.

Centrality Coding, Ai Programming

Africology research students and faculty contribute fundamental structures for programmer generating Ai machinery and application. Ethical innovations support theorical Afrocentric technical advances. Ai-AD Compiler communicates with text-to-speech, inquiring Language, Nationality, Location etc., then store compiled data, outputting growing database of African Descendants. Program Material Content Includes:

Facilitator's Resources

Rad-Bot Assembling Guide pdf.
Rad-Bot Project Community Impact pptx.
African Diaspora, Ai Programming Ethics pptx.

Researchers Resources (Higher Education track)

Python Files
modal installation guide
QA Testing Measurables

Access Material by registering as a Mindful CS member and login into the Outreach Learning Pathway Portal.

Python for Beginners, Program Machinery

Introduce Python programming, Ai machine learning and fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering. Program Starter Bot with Raspberry Pi and Python coding. Program Bot Camera sensory, Automotive and Machinery programming configurations. Program Material Content Includes:

Facilitator's Resources

Assembling Guide pdf.
Project Community Impact pptx.
Raspberry Pi & Python Programming pptx.

Researchers Resources (Higher Education track)

Python Files
Model installation guide
QA Testing Measurables

Access Material by registering as a Mindful CS member and login into the Outreach Learning Pathway Portal.

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