E-mode delivers math programs mostly to kids of color who live in Southeast Seattle. Alston has used the Minecraft videogame to teach some math and building projects in the past.

Math, computer science teacher Firoza Rahman founded Coding Club for students interested in programming at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford.

Compton teacher thinks outside the box and uses a computer coding class to help build critical thinkers who find creative solutions to problems.

Like Java, it can be used to write apps that run on desktops and servers as well. Plus, JetBrains has released tools for translating Kotlin code into code that can run on iOS or even in web browsers.

COMPTON (KABC) -- Let's face it -- Math itself isn't exciting to most students in middle school. But in Compton, one teacher is thinking outside the box, using a coding class to change her ...