Core Activities
We offer a variety of programs for K-12 students and teachers and HBCU undergrads. The Changing Expectations STEM and computer science education and workforce development programs focus on broadening participation of traditionally underrepresented and underserved students and their teachers.
Recent services include the Changing Expectations My Brother's Keeper Coding Makerspace for Black and Hispanic young men sponsored by The Black Fund of the Austin Community Foundation, the Mozilla Foundation, the Micron Foundation, and the National Science Foundation, the Changing Expectations WeTeach_CS Computer Science Collaborative for K-12 teachers, Code.org K-5 Computer Science teacher professional development, teacher professional development on Youth Creating AI Voice Chatbot Projects for Social Justice, the Austin Area Alliance of Black School Educators and HT University SWAGG Conference Presentations, and the Changing Expectations Computer Science for ALL Researcher Practitioner Partnership sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Past STEM programming includes Changing Expectations FTC and FLL Robotics Teams, Real World Design Challenge Aerospace Engineering, Rain Garden Civil Engineering Projects, Future City Engineering, Summer STEM Academies, STEM and Tech Company Tours, Saturday STEM Programs, White House Conference on Inclusive STEM for Youth of Color, Girls Coding Clubs, and Afterschool STEM and Coding Innovation Clubs.
K-12 Coding Camps
We offer coding camps throughout the year, including after-school hours, spring break, summer, holidays and weekends. We use the latest technologies and educational programs, including the Code.org computer science fundamentals; Arduino hardware; and the DASH, DOT and Gigabot robotics platforms. Our courses blend hands-on, online, and self-paced tutorials with “unplugged” activities that require no computer at all. By the end of each course, students can create interactive games and stories.
Don't see a camp in your area? No problem. Request one here.
Teacher workshops
Most teachers know it's important (but sometimes find it intimidating) to help students understand basic coding skills and STEM career paths. We're here to help you navigate these new areas.
Changing Expectations is a Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider (#501921). We help you understand the basics and prepare your classroom with new curriculum, teaching and learning strategies, and a network of support so you can confidentially introduce coding.
Makerspace in Austin
We're proudly united with My Brother’s Keeper initiative, which President Obama launched to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color.
Through this initiative, we joined forces with the local community to connect young people in East Austin with mentoring, support networks, and skills needed to go to college and work their way into the middle class.
We created a Coding Makerspace at the Carver Museum.