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The inspiration for my classes comes from my extremely rewarding experience of teaching AI for Robots at Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies as well as after-school AI, Robotics and Python Programming classes since 2015.
Based on my experience of teaching young programmers, I have developed a highly individualized, project driven curriculum that focuses on teaching computational thinking (i.e., problem solving using computers). Teaching hands-on and stimulating curriculum in a small classroom setting has been proven effective in keeping students motivated, engaged and have fun while learning.
Dr. Qin Chen been working as a STEM educator in the Bay Area for over 10 years. As an instructor for Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies, she teaches Artificial Intelligence for Robots to students(11th-12th grade) from all over the world. Dr. Chen also teaches year round after-school AI, robotics and Python programming classes to 3-12th graders in the Bay Area.
Dr. Chen has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a research focus on Robotics. Prior to her high tech career as a software engineer in Silicon Valley, she was on the engineering faculty at University of Redlands where she taught electrical engineering classes for two years.
Dr. David Zhu receives his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University with a research focus on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has co-founded multiple high-tech companies both in the U.S. and in China. He also has designed and taught CS123 at Stanford University and teaches at Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies. More recently, Dr. Zhu co-founded Kre8 Technology with its mission to bring computational thinking education to K-12 by making the curriculum fun and intuitive.