Mouse - Tech with Purpose

Mouse - Tech with Purpose Mouse is a national youth development nonprofit that believes in technology as a force for good.

We empower all students to create technology with purpose. Mouse empower all students to create with technology to solve real problems and make meaningful change in our world. We are committed to creating more diversity in STEM and opening opportunities for students from underserved communities across the country. Mouse believes that learning technology is no longer about basic engineering, computation, or information alone, but building the skills and senses to apply technology creatively to make a positive impact in the world around them. We focus on competency, literacy, and dispositions for success in a digital age. We design original, project-driven learning content that helps youth build their ability to create technology with purpose, while exploring computing, electronics, games, design, and more. Mouse Create is our online learning platform, which provides hands-on, interactive projects that include everything from web literacy and fixer skills, to innovative content areas, like circuitry, game design, coding, and green technology.

We asked last year's classroom mentors what the experience was actually like. "For me, it feels like a meaningful exchan...
09/02/2026

We asked last year's classroom mentors what the experience was actually like.

"For me, it feels like a meaningful exchange. I am giving back through mentorship, but I am also receiving so much inspiration and motivation from their curiosity and ideas. It really expands your perspective on what is possible."
- Steffi Gogoi

"The students took turns describing their project, and because some of them struggle with communication skills, the pride that they felt shined so brightly during these interactions. The pride they felt in creating something that helps their community was palpable."
- Darlene Bowman, describing a moment at Student Presentation Day

We are recruiting classroom mentors for NYC and Newark public schools through September 25.
Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/sy27-mouse-volunteer

"What would I actually be doing?"The most common question we get from prospective mentors. Here is the answer, in four m...
08/27/2026

"What would I actually be doing?"

The most common question we get from prospective mentors. Here is the answer, in four milestones across the school year.

1. Industry AMA. Students ask you about your work. What do you do all day, how did you get there, what did you not know at their age. This is the session where a job title becomes a person. No preparation beyond your own story.

2. Product and deliverable feedback (AI League only). Students show you early work and you tell them what is working and what is not. They practice professional communication. You practice translating expert judgment into something a fifteen-year-old can act on. AI League only.

3. Project feedback and Student Presentation Day. You help students sharpen their pitches, then you are in the room when they present. This one is intense, and mentors consistently name it as the moment that mattered.

4. 2026 Emoti-Con (AI League only). Our citywide competition at Amazon NYC HQ, where teams present a full year of work. AI League only.

That is the year. About 12 hours for AI League, 6 for a single semester of Introduction to AI League.

Applications close September 25. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/sy27-mouse-volunteer

Last week, NYC teachers showed up and built.In 120 minutes, participants in Mouse's generative AI professional learning ...
03/30/2026

Last week, NYC teachers showed up and built.

In 120 minutes, participants in Mouse's generative AI professional learning session went from exploring how AI works to designing their own classroom-ready chatbots.

The energy in the room was exactly what professional learning should feel like: practical, teacher-driven, and immediately applicable.

Four more sessions available, including a Spring Break morning session on April 9 and a Weekend session on April 25.

Free. Virtual. CTLE credit.

Register: tinyurl.com/genai-pd

TOMORROW 📣Our "Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the AI Era" panel is happening in less than 24 hours. Have you registered?J...
03/30/2026

TOMORROW 📣

Our "Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the AI Era" panel is happening in less than 24 hours. Have you registered?

Join Mica Le John (Black Girls Code), Lidia De La Cruz (Wiley), and moderator Amanda Wind O'Donnell for a real conversation about women, AI, bias, mentorship, and what comes next.

Free. Virtual. Bring your lunch.

📅 March 31 | 12 - 1 PM ET

🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/BreakingAIBarrier

Meet our panelists for "Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the AI Era" 👇▸ Mica Le John (Black Girls Code) is building partner...
03/26/2026

Meet our panelists for "Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the AI Era" 👇

▸ Mica Le John (Black Girls Code) is building partnerships that expand access to tech for young women of color.

▸ Lidia De La Cruz (Wiley) works at the frontier of AI/ML research and application, navigating one of the most demanding technical spaces in the industry.

▸ Amanda Wind O'Donnell (Break Through Tech / Mouse.org Board Chair) is focused on moving women into computing careers. She will moderate the discussion.

Together, they will talk about barriers, bias in AI, mentorship, and advice for the next generation.

📅 March 31 | 12 - 1 PM ET | Free on Zoom

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/BreakingAIBarrier

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AI literacy is not optional for our students. And it starts with teachers who have the tools and confidence to bring it ...
03/26/2026

AI literacy is not optional for our students. And it starts with teachers who have the tools and confidence to bring it into their practice.

Mouse's free PL session on generative AI is designed for educators in communities where access to this kind of learning matters most.

Thanks to support from NYC City Council Members Brooks-Powers and Hudson and NYS Assembly Member Tapia, every session is free and open to all NYCPS K-12 teachers, with priority for CSDs 9, 10, 13, 17, 27, 29, 75, and 84.

Five dates. 120 minutes. Hands-on. CTLE credit.

First session is today. Four more to follow.

Register: tinyurl.com/genai-pd

Who gets to shape the future of AI? That question matters, and these women are answering it.Join us for "Breaking the Gl...
03/24/2026

Who gets to shape the future of AI? That question matters, and these women are answering it.

Join us for "Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the AI Era," a free virtual panel as part of our Women's History Month Lunch & Learn Series.

Hear from Mica Le John (Black Girls Code) and Lidia De La Cruz (Wiley) on what it takes to break barriers, build AI literacy, and create pathways for the next generation of women in tech.

Moderated by Amanda Wind O'Donnell, Mouse.org Board Chair.

📅 March 31 | 12 - 1 PM ET | Free on Zoom

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/BreakingAIBarrier

Two days from today: the first session of Mouse's free generative AI PL for NYC teachers.Thursday, March 26 | 4:30-6:30 ...
03/24/2026

Two days from today: the first session of Mouse's free generative AI PL for NYC teachers.

Thursday, March 26 | 4:30-6:30 PM | Virtual

This is not a lecture about AI. You will open a laptop, build a chatbot, test it, revise it, and walk away with something you can use in your classroom the next day.

The design framework we teach, Role, Task, Limits, Resources, works with any AI tool. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, whatever your school provides.

Free for all NYCPS K-12 teachers. CTLE credit granted upon completion.

Register: tinyurl.com/genai-pd

Most AI professional development stops at awareness.Here is what we hear from teachers: "I know AI exists. I have tried ...
03/20/2026

Most AI professional development stops at awareness.

Here is what we hear from teachers: "I know AI exists. I have tried ChatGPT. But I do not know how to actually use it in my classroom in a way that supports learning."

That gap between awareness and application is exactly what this session addresses.

In 120 minutes, you will not just learn about generative AI. You will build something. A chatbot designed for your students and your curriculum, using a framework you can apply to any AI tool.

Ethics, bias, and responsible use are not a separate module. They are woven into every activity, because that is how responsible AI use actually works in practice.

Free. Virtual. CTLE credit. Five dates to choose from.

Register: http://tinyurl.com/genai-pd

NYC teachers: free professional learning on generative AI is here: tinyurl.com/genai-pdMouse is offering a 120-minute vi...
03/19/2026

NYC teachers: free professional learning on generative AI is here: tinyurl.com/genai-pd

Mouse is offering a 120-minute virtual session designed to move you beyond AI awareness and into practical classroom application.

You will:

- Build a classroom-ready AI chatbot using Playlab.AI
• Use text and image generation to create instructional materials
• Navigate ethics, bias, and responsible use with real strategies
• Learn design principles that transfer to any AI tool

Five flexible dates between March 26 and April 25, including a Spring Break and Weekend option.

Free for all NYCPS K-12 teachers. CTLE credit included. Priority registration for CSDs 9, 10, 13, 17, 27, 29, 75, and 84.

Slots fill quickly. Register for one session: tinyurl.com/genai-pd

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