Of the 156 Houston Affiliate 2020 NCWIT Aspirations.org Applicants, these are problem areas they said they were interested in using computing to help solve:
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- Social 24%
- Health 23%
- Education 15%
- Environmental 12%
- Engineering 10%
- Economic 8%
- Cyber Security 5%
- Energy 2%
- Political 1%
NCWIT Networking Bingo to scale common aspirations
More Inspirational videos that have solutions:
- Why great architecture should tell a story.
- Your brain on air pollution
- See other talks at TED.com
- Ecology and how to really change the world.
This smile reinforces my solution for education.
- Parents must be a major part. And that collaboration can be built around food.
- Teachers must be true partners on decisions that impact their classroom. So, how is the weather where you teach? Do you need a SKYWARN system in your school?
- Our Youth – Do you have a plan? What question would you ask of presidential candidates?
My Action Solution:
The overloaded creative passionate teacher is an ongoing problem. To scale this solution I would like to see all districts requiring community service as part of graduation. And move away from the 5 day bell ringing schedules by allowing 11th and 12th graders to attend classes 4 days a week and the 5th day can be building their passions, such as volunteering in an lower grade to help a teacher scale computational thinking and coding. Doing the unplugged projects with 25-30 young children is near impossible, so most the low-income lose out project based learning, so essential in all classrooms. Or volunteering in an after school program – see … /learn/maker-space-training-houston-parks/ for ideas.
Action:
- HISD plans to launch first CS Academy – Jyoti Malhan participated in our NCWIT Award event!
Data I used for the 2020 analysis:
Note: To save time did not proof and may have counted wrong. Anyone who wants to do more in-depth analysis or help find mentors to help scale this work, please let me know by adding a comment.
| Topic | Problem want to solve essay answer |
| Cyber Security | Cyber breaches – cybersecurity |
| Cyber Security | data security – cybersecurity |
| Cyber Security | Hackers |
| Cyber Security | Hackers |
| Cyber Security | Internet Security |
| Cyber Security | Malware attacks – cybersecurity |
| Cyber Security | Privacy of information – passwords, trust and greed |
| Economic | Comparing prices |
| Economic | Global poverty |
| Economic | Poverty |
| Economic | stop poverty – community service – drawing robot inspired |
| Economic | Technology doesn’t work,know what mistakes made and how to correct them. |
| Economic | Unemployment |
| Economic | Unemployment |
| Economic | Unemployment |
| Economic | World hunger |
| Education | 3rd world countries provide online tutors |
| Education | Access to higher education |
| Education | cheaper, more viable way to teach students how to interact with tech |
| Education | design and implement code that tests a teacher’s proficiency in explaining core concepts |
| Education | disparity in learning between the rich and poor – SOLE |
| Education | education Equity |
| Education | Ethical Tech Education – Girls in Computing |
| Education | Gender Bias STEM |
| Education | Gender equity |
| Education | Gender equity – ensure women from all countries, incomes, and demographics are able to grow up in an empowering community with effective STEM education |
| Education | Hands-on education Resources – VR |
| Education | help senior citizens trying to adapt to the technology that younger generations are using |
| Education | improving education like e-learning, teaching aids, and instructional materials |
| Education | Internet and connectivity for education |
| Education | make schools more meaningful and valuable for students, parents, and teachers |
| Education | personalized learning to students with different learning styles. |
| Education | Readiness Across Mathematics (RAM) program – eliminate inequaility |
| Education | reform our education system to teach our students to be more adaptive and creative |
| Education | Resources Low Income – tutoring online |
| Education | Rural areas of Boliva and establish coding + resources |
| Education | students how to interact with technology |
| Education | Students using computers at school for learning not social sites – prevent kids incognito login |
| Education | Support for education |
| Education | Third world access to shelter, food, water – fun learning games |
| Energy | battery energy Storage |
| Energy | Electricity for Internet Access |
| Energy | More efficient use of fossil fuels |
| Engineering | Car Seat Deaths |
| Engineering | City Planning – Transportation – Smart City |
| Engineering | explore others planets surfaces |
| Engineering | Flooding in Houston |
| Engineering | Hands free cleaning neighboorhood |
| Engineering | hardware and software, if the monitor of the computer is not functioning correctly |
| Engineering | Hotline to help programmers |
| Engineering | inefficiencies of selection, sales and distribution of cafeteria lunches in our schools |
| Engineering | Internet Access |
| Engineering | natural disasters rescue processes – communication |
| Engineering | Prevent death from natural causes, hurricane |
| Engineering | Recovery of files |
| Engineering | Safer world – device to mitigates negative encounters between law enforcement and people with ASD |
| Engineering | Sports Technology |
| Engineering | Tech for disabeled people |
| Engineering | Transporation – effiency of getting to classes |
| Environment | Climate change |
| Environment | Climate change and flooding |
| Environment | Flooding – cause / prevention |
| Environment | Global warming |
| Environment | Global warming |
| Environment | Global warming |
| Environment | Global warming |
| Environment | Global warming |
| Environment | Oceans – greath barrier reef |
| Environment | Water supply from oceans |
| Environmental | change transportation and promote ecological conservation is through fuel cell vehicles |
| Environmental | clean water for rural areas |
| Environmental | Climante Change |
| Environmental | deforestation |
| Environmental | device that will be equipped to harness polluted substances |
| Environmental | Ocean Polution |
| Environmental | Recycling |
| Environmental | Urbanization’s impact on environment |
| Health | AI machines for health |
| Health | algorithm to be more efficient and incorporate a wider variety of data sets |
| Health | app to provide support for people with Parkinson’s |
| Health | Austism |
| Health | Biomedical devices |
| Health | Block-chain data |
| Health | Cancer |
| Health | Cancer |
| Health | Cancer |
| health | Cancer cure |
| Health | Clean equipment and hospitals in India |
| Health | Computation bioinformatics |
| Health | Deliver commodities in emergencies to remote areas |
| Health | Diabetes |
| Health | distribution of medical equipment – start biotech company |
| Health | equitable access to mental health treatment |
| Health | Food inequity and housing in Houston |
| Health | Gene editing |
| Health | get machines to undeveloped countries where there is no access to a doctor |
| Health | Healhcare resources for thos in poverty |
| Health | Health – nature |
| Health | Healthcare device |
| Health | IV’s |
| Health | more effective patient-care technology |
| Health | More effective way to do surgery |
| Health | Nicotine Addiction |
| Health | non-invasive optical imaging techniques – UH EE Dept |
| Health | Robot Care Assistants |
| Health | Second Mile is a local food center – sorting efficiency |
| Health | strain on the eyes caused by looking at screens |
| Health | Stress – time management |
| Health | Stress and emotional health |
| Health | Teen Suicide and depression by tellling stories |
| Health | Theaputic movement for coaches – skating |
| Health | understand bacteria,viruses, and diseases |
| Health | Vaping |
| Health | World Hunger |
| Health | World hunger |
| Health | Youth unhealthy life style |
| Politics | lack of involvement in our local government. |
| Politics | Voter registration for poor |
| Social | Analyze patterns, explore possibilities to find balance between humans and robots |
| Social | App to gather these students and make connections between like-minded students |
| Social | child predator problem |
| Social | Communication |
| Social | Communication for school, grades, news, etc |
| Social | Cyber bullying |
| Social | Cyberbullying |
| Social | Gender Equality and Positive Body Image |
| Social | Human Traffickng |
| Social | misinformation in the social media sphere |
| Social | School shooting and bullying |
| social | Social inequality between rich and poor |
| Social | Social problem solving – technology that resolves certain issues or awareness |
| Social | Stress of school |
| Social | world is more closely interlocked and collaborative – join nonprofit |
| Social | create net equality – make lives easier |
| Social | Adv – projects that embrace humanity in a positive, healthier manner |
| Social | body-shaming and body dysphoria. |
| Social | Calm those who are anxious – songs |
| Social | Communication and Internet Access |
| Social | Cyberbullying |
| Social | Cyberbullying – wars |
| Social | Dometic and emotional abuse |
| Social | Drunk Drivers |
| Social | Finding safest route home |
| Social | Gun control and safety |
| Social | Help people in need |
| Social | Make donating easier |
| Social | Mental Emotional health teenagers |
| Social | Miscommunication causes problems |
| Social | Presentation anxiety |
| Social | Public Safety – 911 calls |
| Social | School shootings |
| Social | school that mostly male challenging because they’re unconsciously sexist |
| social | Segration and social acceptance |
| social | Social good |
| Social | Teamwork and organization to solve problems |
| Social | Texting and Driving |