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Irina Uk
ContributorIrina Uk is a recent graduate of the Technology, Innovation and Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has been a math teacher, instructional designer and researcher. She has a deep interest in inspiring students to express their creativity through STEM topics and develop a love of learning. She currently designs and facilitates customized code education programs. For example, she created the Creative Coding Course at the Harvard Ed Portal and runs the Coding Club through Lesley STEAM lab. Her goal is to make code education broadly accessible. In her free time, Irina enjoys making computational art and practicing martial arts.
Articles by Irina
New Program Prepares Teens with Autism to Serve in the Israel Defense Forces
Although almost seven thousand miles away, Leora Sali’s tone of determination resonated her passion for her work. She agreed to speak with me about the program she co-manages in Israel, Roim Rachok. “For the first time, he called his grandmother and planned a visit on his own. T
Irina Uk
Mar 7, 2017 · 8 min read
Life Skills & Transitions A New Education: Teaching Coding to Students with Autism
Although many students with autism possess incredible talents and abilities, especially related to spatial reasoning, only about 10 to 20 percent of adults with autism are employed (Born, 2011; Kavilanz, 2016). Providing code education to students with autism is not only critica
Irina Uk
Oct 27, 2016 · 8 min read