Computer literacy, web development and AI tools are easier to remember when they are attached to a project: a page that goes live, a video that gets published, a form that a real person could fill in.
Teach the path, not only the tool
HTML, CSS and JavaScript are still the right foundation for people who want to build on the web. PHP, MySQL and Laravel remain a strong path for application work. AI tools sit on top of that judgement — they do not replace it.
Mentorship is part of the product
Workshops without review create false confidence. Short mentor checkpoints — does this work, is it clear, what is next — are how a cohort becomes a portfolio.