Summary
Kai Barclay is a math and computer science educator with nine years of experience blending classroom instruction, curriculum development, and extracurricular tech mentorship across Pennsylvania high schools. A GitHub Campus Expert since 2018, he brings a research-minded approach to teaching grounded in NLP and AI while equally comfortable turning any dataset into actionable insight. Kai holds a BA in Linguistics with CS and German minors, a Pennsylvania secondary teaching certificate, and is pursuing a Master of Data Science—an uncommon mix that informs his emphasis on computational thinking and language-aware models. He leads STEM initiatives, facilitates an E-Sports club, and has repeatedly stepped into urgent teaching roles, demonstrating adaptability and a talent for translating complex technical concepts into accessible learning.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Data Science Data Science, Master of Data Science Data Science at Juniata College
Postgraduate Degree Pennsylvanian Teaching Certificate - Secondary Math and Computer Science, Postgraduate Degree Pennsylvanian Teaching Certificate - Secondary Math and Computer Science at York College of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts - BA Linguistics with minors in Computer Science and German, Bachelor of Arts - BA Linguistics with minors in Computer Science and German at University of Oklahoma