Unbossed Podcast
Apple Podcast Link Coming Soon!
Chi Hack Night Presentation
Bri Caplan and Victoria Reese present about Code Your Dreams at Chi Hack Night
Lifelong Educators Podcast
Live from Kenya
For the 14th episode of Wider Worldview on Fireside, Color & Curiosity founder & CCO Megan Zink interviewed founder and executive director of Code Your Dreams Brianne Caplan and executive director of TechLit Africa Nelly Cheboi LIVE from Kenya! Read on to learn their reasons for founding their respective organizations that aim to break down accessibility barriers to technology and maybe even some inspiration to try something new, too!
CoderHeroes was chosen as a startup finalist
Check out Bri’s pitch for CoderHeroes as a Finalist during SeedSpot’s 2021 Startup Competition!
The Future of Coding Education
I organized the Code for Good Summit and spoke on a panel with representatives from Apple, Microsoft, NASA and Chicago Public Schools, organizations that are leading the charge in driving equity in computer science education.
Using Tech to Build a Better World
I organized the Code for Good Summit and facilitated the speaker series for technologists, CEOs and nonprofit founders to present how they’re leveraging technology to build a better world.
Featured in Forbes
This Data Scientist Is Offering Virtual Coding Camps For Students Nationwide To Narrow STEM’s Education Gap
Featured in the Chicago Tribune
“A Chicago woman launched a computer coding charity for underserved children. Now she’s innovating ways to keep it going during the pandemic.”
The Growth Series with VisualFizz
Featured in Chicago Learning Exchange
Guest on Restarting America Podcast
In this episode of Restarting America, Jeremy Greenberg from 97 Switch interviews Brianne Caplan, the Founder and Executive Director of Code Your Dreams, a nonprofit that empowers youth to innovate community solutions through code. Throughout the interview, they discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on business and society. Caplan shares how the current health pandemic has affected her nonprofit and how she is adapting to new circumstances.
Featured in Color & Curiosity
“My mission is to give every child the confidence that coding is “for them,” regardless of gender, race, financial status or otherwise“
Featured in ChiTribe
“Our entire team dedicated hours of each day to researching, attending trainings and brainstorming how we can best support and engage our students in this new virtual environment. But honestly, we continue to learn every day. For example, at first we asked ourselves, “How do we embed social-emotional learning in a virtual environment?” Now we ask ourselves, “How can we even better embed social-emotional learning in a virtual environment?” It’s one of my favorite mantras that “teachers must be learners” and that couldn’t be more true for myself than during the pandemic.“
Chicago Python (ChiPy) Talk
Coding is a Superpower
Coding is a superpower for my students! They can experience a problem AND solve it with code.
CoderHeroes Gives Back to Underserved Youth
CoderHeroes launched the first coding program with a buy-1-give-1 charitable model. For every class that you purchase, we make a donation to Code Your Dreams...
Why Coding Education is Important for Every Child
Presented at General Assembly’s Women in Tech Breakfast
Coding as a Superpower for our Students
Sponsored by Chicago Innovation
Code Your Dreams at Chicago Student Invention Convention
Brianne quickly discusses how her students presented their mobile apps at the convention.