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The M3 Program - Three Tiers of Computer Science Mentors

The purpose of the M3 program is to promote and advance technology education for students and teachers in the Birmingham City Schools. The program is run in three phases. 

Phase I:

During the fall semester, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) computer science students work with local high school teachers to develop a pedagogically-sound program of instruction. 

Phase 2:

During the following spring semester, the UAB students teach Alice and introductory computer science concepts to freshman and sophomore high school students  in city schools. 

Phase 3:

During the summer, the teachers, UAB computer science and the high school students will, in turn, introduce middle school students to basic computer science concepts and Alice at the M3 summer camps. 

Participants are selected on the basis of their interest in, and aptitude for, mathematics and computer technology. Each year, the M3 program creates another new cohort of enthusiastic potential computer science students. 

Successfully completing the program will enhance high school students' chances of getting into the best computer and math college programs in the United States. 

This summer, the M3 program will be running at Booker T. Washington k-8 School from June 20 - July 1 and at J.H. Phillips Academy from July 18 - 30th.


Interested in participating?

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Center for Community Outreach Development (CORD) is recruiting Birmingham teachers, UAB computer science students and freshman high school students for the 2011/2012 academic year. Teacher and computer science student preparation will take place during the fall 2011 semester. High school student instruction will take place during the spring 2012 semester.

All Birmingham City High School teachers who are teaching a computer technology course at their high school are invited to apply to Dr. Michael Wyss. High school students who want to be involved in the program must register for the appropriate course at their school.  We will announce the schools participating and the course numbers in early fall. 

 M3 is supported by UAB and a grant from the National Science Foundation.
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