Sam Morris Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

In my role as a Regional Partner Program Manager at Code.org, I focus on enhancing K-12 computer science education across the United States through a network of 50+ Regional Partners (RPs). My primary responsibilities include:• Leading annual planning processes and setting success metrics for RPs.• Developing and evaluating strategies to support RP network success.• Organizing regular virtual and in-person events for the network.• Assessing the health and effectiveness of… Show more In my role as a Regional Partner Program Manager at Code.org, I focus on enhancing K-12 computer science education across the United States through a network of 50+ Regional Partners (RPs). My primary responsibilities include:• Leading annual planning processes and setting success metrics for RPs.• Developing and evaluating strategies to support RP network success.• Organizing regular virtual and in-person events for the network.• Assessing the health and effectiveness of individual RPs, managing onboarding/offboarding as needed.• Overseeing the development of resources, tools, and communications for RPs.• Understanding RPs' capabilities to inform new product and program development, and providing recommendations to other teams.My passion lies in expanding access to computer science education and fostering a strong, effective network of Regional Partners to further Code.org's mission. Show less

North Carolina, United States

Leveraging AI to help teachers with the complexities of the classroom while enabling them to focus more of their time on the individual needs of their students.o Support product development by leading interoperability testing initiatives across the end user customer community and provide valuable test information back to development teamso As part of the sales team, develop and effectively present technical solutions in support of customers, channel partners, and external parties… Show more Leveraging AI to help teachers with the complexities of the classroom while enabling them to focus more of their time on the individual needs of their students.o Support product development by leading interoperability testing initiatives across the end user customer community and provide valuable test information back to development teamso As part of the sales team, develop and effectively present technical solutions in support of customers, channel partners, and external parties from the first meeting through post-sale implementationo Provide analytical support for customer experience improvement efforts o Work with data team to develop, monitor, and improve visualizations and alerting mechanisms to detect at-risk customers o Leverage customer usage data to identify superusers, high performing customers, and at-risk customers o Articulate findings in data and work closely with others to identify root cause and implement corrective actions: teacher training, product enhancements, and improved communication and feature discoverabilityo Work with technical leads to develop public facing release notes o Work with design, social, and content teams to develop and activate core product positioning, value props, and messaging for our products o Update the support team with latest product impacts and gather relevant trends and topics from the support team for internal communication Show less

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Integrating computational thinking and computer science into the K-12 curriculum.o Partnered with North Carolina school districts to develop strategic plans for implementing a Computer Science Course of Study, including professional development and pathway and course definitionso Managed the Code.org Computer Science Professional Learning Program for North Carolina including statewide face-to-face workshops and a network of facilitatorso Worked with the North Carolina Department of… Show more Integrating computational thinking and computer science into the K-12 curriculum.o Partnered with North Carolina school districts to develop strategic plans for implementing a Computer Science Course of Study, including professional development and pathway and course definitionso Managed the Code.org Computer Science Professional Learning Program for North Carolina including statewide face-to-face workshops and a network of facilitatorso Worked with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to broaden participation in computer science and facilitated the writing of and adoption of the NC CS Standardso Worked with contractors and NC DPI to develop the NC Computer Science Dashboardo Raised over $2 million in funding from state and federal programs to support CS teacher professional developmento Co-hosted and organized three statewide summits on the importance of Computer Science education in North Carolina as well edCamp style conferences centered on Computer Science education Show less

Morrisville, Nc Usa

Working with schools to create solutions that empower educators and students to transform learning. Developing education industry strategy and driving industry partnerships. Serving as education industry subject mater expert across Lenovo.

Morrisville, North Carolina

Develop innovative strategies in hardware, services, and partnershipsWork with non-governmental organizations to support education globally.Work with faculty to develop meaningful research on the impact of technology in K-20 education

Responsible for helping create and promote Lenovo education solutions.

Responsible for the development and implementation of effective and innovative uses of technology to enhance teaching and learning throughout the school.