Kim Wilkens (she/her)
@kswilkens.bsky.social
co-founder - https://www.roversa.com
director - https://www.globalcsed.org
founder - https://www.tech-girls.org
vice president - https://www.cvillewomen.tech
director - https://www.globalcsed.org
founder - https://www.tech-girls.org
vice president - https://www.cvillewomen.tech
Pinned
Had a blast at #CSTA2025 presenting “Zero to Robots”! Big thanks to Tom from Birdbrain for stepping in with Finches when Roversas were delayed. They showed up just in time—robot chaos + creativity = a win for elementary CS education!
Session recap: padlet.com/techkim/csta...
@roversa.bsky.social
Session recap: padlet.com/techkim/csta...
@roversa.bsky.social
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
Behind every brand is a heartbeat. "Roversa: Our Story" shares the passion, purpose, and people who make Roversa what it is today—and where we’re going tomorrow. Watch the full video on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoBF...
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Behind every brand is a heartbeat. "Roversa: Our Story" shares the passion, purpose, and people who make Roversa what it is today—and where we’re going tomorrow. Watch the full video on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoBF...
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
🚀 Roversa rolled into Goochland Middle, where CTE students dove into coding, teamwork & problem-solving—with plenty of cheers along the way! 🤖 #WhereInTheWorldIsRoversa Read more here: roversa.com/blog
September 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🚀 Roversa rolled into Goochland Middle, where CTE students dove into coding, teamwork & problem-solving—with plenty of cheers along the way! 🤖 #WhereInTheWorldIsRoversa Read more here: roversa.com/blog
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
From Virginia to Montréal, Roversa Robotics has been on the move—sharing tools, research, and ideas to make CS education equitable & accessible. 🌍🤖 Read our conference highlights:
www.roversa.com/blog/roversa...
www.roversa.com/blog/roversa...
Roversa on the Road: Conference Highlights
From Virginia to Montréal, Roversa Robotics has been on the move—connecting with educators, researchers, and innovators to share tools, insights, and ideas that advance computer science education....
www.roversa.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
From Virginia to Montréal, Roversa Robotics has been on the move—sharing tools, research, and ideas to make CS education equitable & accessible. 🌍🤖 Read our conference highlights:
www.roversa.com/blog/roversa...
www.roversa.com/blog/roversa...
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
🌍 Next in our “Where in the World” series: On the Farm, Under the Sea, or Wherever You Dream it to Be 🦆🌊🤖
With Roversa, world-building + robotics turn classrooms into labs of imagination—where math meets storytime and coding dives under the sea. 🚀📚
Read more on our blog! #STEM #EdTech
With Roversa, world-building + robotics turn classrooms into labs of imagination—where math meets storytime and coding dives under the sea. 🚀📚
Read more on our blog! #STEM #EdTech
August 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
Roversa joined SXSW this spring to explore the future of learning and innovation. The takeaway: more hands-on, more creativity, less screen time.
Read the full recap here: roversa.com/blog
#SXSW #STEMeducation #OpenSource #FutureOfLearning #Roversa
Read the full recap here: roversa.com/blog
#SXSW #STEMeducation #OpenSource #FutureOfLearning #Roversa
Blog
Roversa took on SXSW with Kim this spring, joining the global conversation about the future of learning and innovation. We connected with parents, educators, and technologists about the future of...
roversa.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Roversa joined SXSW this spring to explore the future of learning and innovation. The takeaway: more hands-on, more creativity, less screen time.
Read the full recap here: roversa.com/blog
#SXSW #STEMeducation #OpenSource #FutureOfLearning #Roversa
Read the full recap here: roversa.com/blog
#SXSW #STEMeducation #OpenSource #FutureOfLearning #Roversa
Another fun and successful Roversa Robotics Build Party in the books!
A huge thank-you to everyone who joined in to help us bring our robots to life—ready to share with teachers all across Virginia!
#RoboticsForAll #STEMEducation #CSForAll @roversa.bsky.social
A huge thank-you to everyone who joined in to help us bring our robots to life—ready to share with teachers all across Virginia!
#RoboticsForAll #STEMEducation #CSForAll @roversa.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Another fun and successful Roversa Robotics Build Party in the books!
A huge thank-you to everyone who joined in to help us bring our robots to life—ready to share with teachers all across Virginia!
#RoboticsForAll #STEMEducation #CSForAll @roversa.bsky.social
A huge thank-you to everyone who joined in to help us bring our robots to life—ready to share with teachers all across Virginia!
#RoboticsForAll #STEMEducation #CSForAll @roversa.bsky.social
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
🌎 Where in the World is Roversa? Charlottesville, VA! 🌱
From UVA collabs & Tom Tom Fest to the 434 Accelerator, our hometown fuels our mission: edtech that drives equity & impact worldwide. 🚀
Learn more: roversa.com
#RoversaRobotics #STEMEducation #TechForGood
From UVA collabs & Tom Tom Fest to the 434 Accelerator, our hometown fuels our mission: edtech that drives equity & impact worldwide. 🚀
Learn more: roversa.com
#RoversaRobotics #STEMEducation #TechForGood
August 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🌎 Where in the World is Roversa? Charlottesville, VA! 🌱
From UVA collabs & Tom Tom Fest to the 434 Accelerator, our hometown fuels our mission: edtech that drives equity & impact worldwide. 🚀
Learn more: roversa.com
#RoversaRobotics #STEMEducation #TechForGood
From UVA collabs & Tom Tom Fest to the 434 Accelerator, our hometown fuels our mission: edtech that drives equity & impact worldwide. 🚀
Learn more: roversa.com
#RoversaRobotics #STEMEducation #TechForGood
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
Meet Ms. Michaela—educator, author & STEM champion! 🚀 She’s raising funds for classroom supplies, and for every $75 donated, Roversa will gift her a robot! 🤖 Support her DonorsChoose here: www.donorschoose.org/project/esse... #STEM #EdTech
July 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Meet Ms. Michaela—educator, author & STEM champion! 🚀 She’s raising funds for classroom supplies, and for every $75 donated, Roversa will gift her a robot! 🤖 Support her DonorsChoose here: www.donorschoose.org/project/esse... #STEM #EdTech
Had a blast at #CSTA2025 presenting “Zero to Robots”! Big thanks to Tom from Birdbrain for stepping in with Finches when Roversas were delayed. They showed up just in time—robot chaos + creativity = a win for elementary CS education!
Session recap: padlet.com/techkim/csta...
@roversa.bsky.social
Session recap: padlet.com/techkim/csta...
@roversa.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Had a blast at #CSTA2025 presenting “Zero to Robots”! Big thanks to Tom from Birdbrain for stepping in with Finches when Roversas were delayed. They showed up just in time—robot chaos + creativity = a win for elementary CS education!
Session recap: padlet.com/techkim/csta...
@roversa.bsky.social
Session recap: padlet.com/techkim/csta...
@roversa.bsky.social
I didn't realize how much I needed to hear what he had to say on that stage - what an inspiration and role model!
Raymond Anacaya brings the house down with an opening flash equity talk at #CSTA2025… “Equity does not live in a line item. It lives in our *practices.* ✨
July 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I didn't realize how much I needed to hear what he had to say on that stage - what an inspiration and role model!
#SXSW Takeaway #5: Fostering Spaces for Feminine Innovation
If innovation is going to be truly inclusive, sustainable, and visionary, we need more than big ideas—we need brave spaces.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
#entrepreneurship #innovation #womenintech #diversity #equity #inclusion
If innovation is going to be truly inclusive, sustainable, and visionary, we need more than big ideas—we need brave spaces.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
#entrepreneurship #innovation #womenintech #diversity #equity #inclusion
SXSW Takeaway #5: Fostering Spaces for Feminine Innovation
“For where there’s will, there’s women. And where there’s women, there is forever a way.” — Amanda Gorman
medium.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#SXSW Takeaway #5: Fostering Spaces for Feminine Innovation
If innovation is going to be truly inclusive, sustainable, and visionary, we need more than big ideas—we need brave spaces.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
#entrepreneurship #innovation #womenintech #diversity #equity #inclusion
If innovation is going to be truly inclusive, sustainable, and visionary, we need more than big ideas—we need brave spaces.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
#entrepreneurship #innovation #womenintech #diversity #equity #inclusion
#SXSW Takeaway #4: Rewriting the Entrepreneurship Playbook
Because sacrificing everything shouldn't be the price of building something meaningful.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
Because sacrificing everything shouldn't be the price of building something meaningful.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
SXSW Takeaway #4: Rewriting the Entrepreneurship Playbook
Because sacrificing everything shouldn’t be the price of building something meaningful.
medium.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#SXSW Takeaway #4: Rewriting the Entrepreneurship Playbook
Because sacrificing everything shouldn't be the price of building something meaningful.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
Because sacrificing everything shouldn't be the price of building something meaningful.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
#SXSW takeaway #3: Building a more interdisciplinary future because the future belongs to bridge-builders. To people who can translate between fields, cultures, and perspectives. To those who are curious enough to wander and brave enough to connect.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
SXSW Takeaway #3: Building a More Interdisciplinary Future
One of the most energizing through-lines at SXSW this year wasn’t tied to a specific keynote or speaker, but emerged across multiple…
medium.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#SXSW takeaway #3: Building a more interdisciplinary future because the future belongs to bridge-builders. To people who can translate between fields, cultures, and perspectives. To those who are curious enough to wander and brave enough to connect.
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
My next #SXSW takeaway on the power of open source was inspired by what I heard from @jay.bsky.team and @timbl.bsky.social
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
SXSW Takeaway #2: The Power of Open Source
What we build — and how we build it — shapes who it serves.
medium.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
My next #SXSW takeaway on the power of open source was inspired by what I heard from @jay.bsky.team and @timbl.bsky.social
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
How it started // How it’s going
This #NationalRoboticsWeek, we’re celebrating how far we’ve come and the learners we’re building with—because the future of tech should include everyone!
www.linkedin.com/posts/rovers...
This #NationalRoboticsWeek, we’re celebrating how far we’ve come and the learners we’re building with—because the future of tech should include everyone!
www.linkedin.com/posts/rovers...
April 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
How it started // How it’s going
This #NationalRoboticsWeek, we’re celebrating how far we’ve come and the learners we’re building with—because the future of tech should include everyone!
www.linkedin.com/posts/rovers...
This #NationalRoboticsWeek, we’re celebrating how far we’ve come and the learners we’re building with—because the future of tech should include everyone!
www.linkedin.com/posts/rovers...
One of the biggest takeaways for me from #SXSW this year came from a deceptively simple question @brenebrown93.bsky.social shared during a session: “Does it serve the work?”
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
SXSW Take Away #1: Always Keep Your North Star on the Radar
One of the biggest takeaways from SXSW this year came from a deceptively simple question Brené Brown shared during a session:
medium.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
One of the biggest takeaways for me from #SXSW this year came from a deceptively simple question @brenebrown93.bsky.social shared during a session: “Does it serve the work?”
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...
At #SXSW on #IWD2025, I'm finding myself coming up with reasons to be frustrated with where we are on this day, but I am also reminded by the women around me that we have reasons to celebrate!
"For where there's will, there's women. And where there's women, there is forever a way” ~ Amanda Gorman
"For where there's will, there's women. And where there's women, there is forever a way” ~ Amanda Gorman
March 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
NEW: In November, I wrote a Guardian column headlined 'How to Survive the Broligarchy'. Pretty much everything predicted has now come true. What I'm launching today is part handbook, how to protect ourselves? And part manifesto, how to fight back? Please join me.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
How to Survive the Broligarchy
Three months ago, I warned we were entering the age of technoauthoritarianism. It's now here. We can and must fight back.
open.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
NEW: In November, I wrote a Guardian column headlined 'How to Survive the Broligarchy'. Pretty much everything predicted has now come true. What I'm launching today is part handbook, how to protect ourselves? And part manifesto, how to fight back? Please join me.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Reposted by Kim Wilkens (she/her)
"To be clear, the opposite of welcoming diversity is supporting segregation. The opposite of moving toward equity is hoarding resources. The opposite of being more inclusive is exclusion."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Colleges must stand up to the new segregationists (opinion)
In rushing to comply with Trump’s executive actions, universities support a segregationist agenda, Subini Annamma and David Stovall write.
www.insidehighered.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"To be clear, the opposite of welcoming diversity is supporting segregation. The opposite of moving toward equity is hoarding resources. The opposite of being more inclusive is exclusion."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course successfully launched!!! Module 1 will be open for 2 weeks, so there is still plenty of time to join us:)
Middle & high school teachers—bring data science to your classroom with the Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course, launching Jan 27!
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
Data Science
Who is the course for? This course is for middle and high school educators who are interested in learning more about data science and how they can incorporate it with a global perspective into their.....
www.globalcsed.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course successfully launched!!! Module 1 will be open for 2 weeks, so there is still plenty of time to join us:)
Did I mention the course is free and you'll have the opportunity to learn from experts in live Q&A sessions and connect with teachers from the U.S. and Latin America. We'll release 1 module every 2 weeks, so there is still plenty of time to register. #DataScience #EduSky #GlobalEducation
Middle & high school teachers—bring data science to your classroom with the Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course, launching Jan 27!
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
Data Science
Who is the course for? This course is for middle and high school educators who are interested in learning more about data science and how they can incorporate it with a global perspective into their.....
www.globalcsed.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Did I mention the course is free and you'll have the opportunity to learn from experts in live Q&A sessions and connect with teachers from the U.S. and Latin America. We'll release 1 module every 2 weeks, so there is still plenty of time to register. #DataScience #EduSky #GlobalEducation
Middle & high school teachers—bring data science to your classroom with the Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course, launching Jan 27!
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
Data Science
Who is the course for? This course is for middle and high school educators who are interested in learning more about data science and how they can incorporate it with a global perspective into their.....
www.globalcsed.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Middle & high school teachers—bring data science to your classroom with the Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course, launching Jan 27!
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...
#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky
And we're off on another Girls' Geek Day adventure! I met a high school student volunteering because she wants to give participants today the same sense of belonging and wonder she felt as a previous participant:) www.tech-girls.org/girls-geek-d... #techgirls #womenintech
December 14, 2024 at 3:38 PM
And we're off on another Girls' Geek Day adventure! I met a high school student volunteering because she wants to give participants today the same sense of belonging and wonder she felt as a previous participant:) www.tech-girls.org/girls-geek-d... #techgirls #womenintech
We will be sharing how to take A Global Approach to Equitable Computer Science Education at 11am at #VSTE24. Hint: it involves playing with a fun, low-cost, multi-lingual robotics platform called Roversa!
sched.co/1hpXm
sched.co/1hpXm
December 10, 2024 at 1:41 PM
We will be sharing how to take A Global Approach to Equitable Computer Science Education at 11am at #VSTE24. Hint: it involves playing with a fun, low-cost, multi-lingual robotics platform called Roversa!
sched.co/1hpXm
sched.co/1hpXm
We are having a blast sharing about Roversa at the #CodeVA playground at #VSTE24! There are lots of cool tech toys here to play with including Strawbees.
www.globalcsed.org/join-us.html
www.globalcsed.org/join-us.html
December 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM
We are having a blast sharing about Roversa at the #CodeVA playground at #VSTE24! There are lots of cool tech toys here to play with including Strawbees.
www.globalcsed.org/join-us.html
www.globalcsed.org/join-us.html