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WE’RE A FINALIST
We are so excited and honored to announce we are a finalist for the NC Tech - Industry Driven- ED-TECH Award! 2020 has been a crazy year for our company and a lot of others.
5 Ways to Build Confidence with Passion
By: Dr. Sharon Torrence Jones, Founder, thedot. Consulting & Dottie Rose Foundation Confidence comes from the state of mind where you can trust in your knowledge and capabilities. Having confidence implies that you know of
Empowering Tomorrow’s Tech Innovators: Learn to Code
Young children are sponges and are able to absorb and learn quickly. Children who learn another language before age five use the same part of the brain to acquire that second language that they
Connecting the Dots, Digitally – An Article by Ascend
Dottie Rose Foundation expands programming through new technology Charlotte, NC-based Dottie Rose Foundation teaches middle school girls STEM skills through application-based camps. Campers experience technology and computer science concepts through the lens of fashion, interior
SentryOne, Dottie Rose turning girls into tech stars with hands-on experience
Most Generous In-kind Gift: SentryOne, for the Dottie Rose Foundation • Total value: $15,000. A long-term goal of welcoming more women into tech careers is getting a start through a partnership with Charlotte software developer
Understanding the difference between what is Computer Science and Computer Programming
I was asked the other day, exactly what is computer science and it made me think, you know we talk a lot about programming/coding and STEM but never really define what is computer science. Nor
How the Dottie Rose Foundation Empowers Girls in Tech
In today’s world, sometimes empowerment comes in code. WIRED reports that in 2016, less than 20 percent of computer science majors were women. Believe it or not, this is actually down from the ’90s. For Sharon Jones, founder
Risk Takers Dream Makers: Dr. Sharon Jones
Another great article featuring our incredible CEO & Founder, Dr. Sharon Torrence Jones! Enjoy! Dr. Sharon Jones Founder & CE0: Dottie Rose Foundation & thedot. Consulting Charlotte, NC We want to get to know you! Briefly
Julia Child, Cooking, and Coding
I have been enjoying some down time this week and it has truly been a time of reflection, creativity, and rest. Yesterday I found one of my favorite movies on the amazing Netflix and it
Dr. Jones Feature on “People of Charlotte”
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Journey of Computational Thinking Makers Space By: Lisa Sora
This year was a foundational year, where we had to lay down the concrete, and let it dry.-and often times experiencing that the “drying” process takes much longer than expected. Letting your feet sink in
5 Ways To Encourage STEM Brain Development In Your Child
What’s your child’s favorite subject in school? The common answer is recess or PE, unfortunately science, math and other STEM-related subjects aren’t often cited as favorites. Well, changing how kids feel about STEM can make
My Biggest Cheerleader and Hustler
I often speak about my grandmother, Dottie (Mama D) and my mom as they were such huge influences in my life but I don’t mention my dad as often as I should. You see my
What is old, is new again!
Tech facts from the past and current Technology brings new simplicity to what used to be more mundane tasks but did you know that many of the concepts that we use today were actually