Devanshi Padsala

Educator/Teacher, Hindu, Student, Technologist

Hello, My name is Devanshi. I am a senior at Liberty High School in Frisco Independent School District, where I am a member of the Independent Study and Mentorship program. I was drawn to the field of Computer Science because of my interest in logic and mathematics. My goal this year is to enhance my understanding about Computers and explore the field in more depth. ​ Devanshi was born in the mega city of Gujarat (a state in India) called Ahmedabad. She moved to the United States of America in 2014. From the young age, she knew that she wanted to do something that involves technology. So she will be majoring in Computer Science and Business at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her high school experience in the U.S. was full of opportunities, where she also got a chance to showcase her research, work under the mentor, and present the final product. She is also working on her non-profit organization in India, which promote women empowerment and educate children for their better future. One day she wants to become a proud successful business woman.

Adobe Falsh, Adobe Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Drawing, Microsoft Office, Painting, Trilingual

Moving from India, I got so many opportunities in the United States of America to explore the field I was most interested in. It was incredible that I was able to learn animation, internetworking, and coding. I also got an opportunity to be part of Independent Study and Mentorship (ISM) in Frisco ISD. This course includes intense research, original idea generation, original product design, and written analysis of research. In addition, ISM teacher also works with the students on professionalism, time management, resume writing, and goal setting to help prepare students for future. Developing countries do not even give choices of classes to students. After 10th standard/grade, students are supposed to select their major and their field of study. Without any prior knowledge or introduction, how can you tell this is what you wanted to do for rest of the life? This question is still bothering me. I feel bad for those who selected a major under the influence of others and did not like it. Through my Final Product, I want to try to solve 0.01% of this problem. My product will introduce Computer Science to the students in India. I will introduce them with a Scratch software for coding. With Scratch, young people can program their own interactive stories, games, and animations. It is designed for ages 8-16 but is used by people of all ages. In today’s society, the ability to code is an important part of literacy. Scratch helps students learn important strategies for solving problems, designing projects, and communicating ideas. Through this workshop, I want to inspire the young generation to generate curiosity for Computer Science. My website will include interactive games, quizzes, and a basic introduction of the topic I have selected of that day. Through these games and quizzes, I will collect data from students to see how are they progressing.