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Crazy Enough To Think They Can: Students Leading With Linux
This presentation will share what I have learned from 14 years leading school Linux clubs, as well as how the Linux club concept is bringing up a new generation of leaders in the Open Source movement.
The presentation will be broken into different sections, each led by a different speaker. Topics may include:
1. Linux in school: then and now
2. Student involvement and collaboration
3. Lessons created and led by students
4. Community involvement and commitment
5. Diversity within our team
6. It works here. It can work anywhere.
Stu Keroff
Teacher
Lake Middle School
Stu Keroff is a Minnesota teacher renowned for founding student Linux clubs to close the digital divide. He launched the Asian Penguins at Community School of Excellence and later the Penguin Corps at Aspen Academy and Lake Middle School. Through these clubs, students refurbish computers with Linux to donate to families in need. A 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year semifinalist and winner of the MSU 2017 Distinguished Humanitarian Award, Keroff also wrote "The Linux Club Guide" and "Linux Lessons for Kids" to help schools implement student-led technology programs using open-source software.