Application Timeline:
- September 08, 2023 (5:00 pm Central): Registration opens
- October 16, 2023 (11:59 pm Central): Registration closes
Program Events:
- October 23, 2023: Class begins
- Mondays & Wednesdays; 5:00-6:30 pm Central
- No class on November 20, 22 and December 25, 27 and Jan 1
- Class ends February 21, 2024
Explorations in Computer Science is an online, teacher-led, introductory course based on Project STEM curriculum that empowers students to engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun. Through a series of real-world scenarios, projects and challenges, students are introduced to foundational concepts that they will return to repeatedly throughout the course.
Donna Bohlmann is a recently retired teacher, having spent 31 years teaching multiple grade levels in Ohio and Iowa. She spent more than 16 years as the Talented and Gifted Coordinator for the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont School District in Eddyville, Iowa. In 2017 she received the Belin-Blank Center's Educator Award for Outstanding Achievement. Donna has a B.S. in Education from The University of Akron and has completed graduate work at The Ohio State University and The University of Iowa. She currently lives in Ottumwa, Iowa, with her husband, John. She is the mother of Marshall, Jared, and Olivia, and grandma to Luna. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, theatre, scrapbooking, and reading.