CSUDH and Apple: Five Years of Changing Local Students’ Lives
The Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE) at CSUDH is celebrating five years of its transformative partnership with the Apple Community Education Initiative. Through its Tech 4 Every 1 (T4E1) program, this dynamic collaboration has impacted thousands of students by integrating hands-on, challenge-based programs in coding, fabrication technology, and computer science into public education across Southern California.
2,933
K-12 students participated in a T4E1 event
2,933
Teachers trained in a T4E1 STEM program
1,313
Parents participated in T4E1 workshops
191
CSUDH students acted as tutors and interns
T4E1 bridges the digital divide and addresses educational inequities by providing access to high-quality STEM education. In many public K-12 schools, computer science education is often left out of the curriculum.
The program engages students via activities that use contemporary tools like 3D printers, vinyl cutters, Sphero robots, MacBooks, and iPads. Students learn technical skills and gain exposure to STEM fields and career opportunities, while also engaging creativity by making their own videos and 3D printed designs.
The partnership extends to teachers as well, with workshops training them to integrate technology and innovation into their classrooms. CSUDH students also work as interns, gaining valuable experience while contributing to T4E1’s mission. Now that’s something to brag about.
