Kuri DiFede

Computer Science Teacher Leader and Robotics Coach at Mineola High School

[Michael McShane @mmcshane_teach]

@mineolahs has arrived at St. John’s University for this year’s Cybersecurity Showcase! Looking forward to a day of guest speakers and an extensive tour of their labs and facilities!

[Danielle Cady @MrsCadyMineola]

@mmcshane_teach @mineolahs @MineolaUFSD Excellent!🔐

[Mrs.Berkowitz @v_berkowitz]

Thank you @cyber_dot_org for the opportunity to share how we do Passion Projects at @mineolahs ! We are so #MineolaProud of our cyber II learners and could not have done this presentation without their hard work and dedication. Fun to present to a full house! @MsDiFede

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

Thrilled to see @v_berkowitz honored with the https://t.co/j6kUUibG8s Educator Award! A well-earned recognition of her incredible work. #CyberEdCon25 #MineolaProud

[Whittney Smith @whittneysmith_]

Congratulations to our high school hackathon team on a 3rd place finish in today’s competition! #MineolaProud #codeconquest2025 @kid_OYO @oyoclass

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

Honored to be recognized as 2025 New York State Finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Thank you to @CailinCarlson for your support, and to the educators and students who make this work so meaningful!

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

As a #LifelongLearner, I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: IT Specialist - Artificial Intelligence from @Certiport! I’m looking forward to guiding my @mineolahs AI students through this certification journey as we conclude our year. #MineolaProud

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

Incredible night in NYC for the NCWIT AIC Awards! Julia and @v_berkowitz gave moving speeches as they accepted their awards. Being in a room full of future leaders made for an impactful and inspiring event. Thanks to @BankofAmerica for hosting! #WomenInSTEM #MineolaProud

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

So well deserved!! So proud of Julia!

[Mineola UFSD @MineolaUFSD]

Huge Congratulations to senior Julia Manevitz on receiving the Aspirations in Computing High School Award from NCWIT!

So #MineolaProud of you for this incredible accomplishment! 💻🖥

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

Super #MineolaProud of @MineolaHS teacher @v_berkowitz for winning the https://t.co/j6kUUibG8s National Educator Award! 🎉 Her dedication to our students is truly inspiring. So well deserved!

[CYBER.ORG @cyber_dot_org]

🥁 And the winners of the 2025 https://t.co/NJ6AzS4q1D Educator Awards are...... 🥁

A huge thank you to these teachers for their outstanding contributions to cyber education and for helping to build a safer digital future and thank you to @paloaltontwks for sponsoring this year's Ed Awards!!🌐🔐 #CyberEducation #Cybersecurity

[MHS RISE @MHSRISE]

Thank you to FRC Team 6806 for helping us to learn about different STEM concepts! #RISErobotics @mineolarobotics

[Mineola UFSD @MineolaUFSD]

Huge congratulations to our HS Robotics team for their awards they won this weekend at their FTC Competition. Another huge congratulations to our HS Computer Science teacher, Kuri DiFede, on her National Aspirations in Computing Educator Award‼️ We are so #MineolaProud of you‼️💻

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

So proud of @mineolahs senior Skyla Azeharie for her recognition as a NCWIT NATIONAL WINNER. Since she joined our HS robotics team in 8th grade, she has worked so hard and achieved so much. She is so deserving of this award, & I can't wait to see what she does next! #MineolaProud

[Mrs.Berkowitz @v_berkowitz]

What a group! Mineola blew it away with the @CyberStartUSA competition. Here we have 8 National Cyber Scholarship Foundation Winners, 9 Finalists, and 5 Semifinalists!!!! So #MineolaProud ! @MsDiFede @MineolaUFSD

[Mrs.Berkowitz @v_berkowitz]

Congratulations to our special agents who successfully discovered the cause behind the national blackout in our DHS briefings! Our special agents sifted through over a hundred documents and determined the relevant info @MsDiFede
#MineolaProud @MineolaUFSD

[Rex K12 @rexacademy1]

https://t.co/qV4J6NnK2M
On Let's Talk CS, two NY high school computer science teachers discuss their students' interests, covering gaming, hacking, coding, design, and featuring a song on the school loudspeaker. @mrhooker @MsDiFede @v_berkowitz
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#PodCast

[Whittney Smith @whittneysmith_]

Congratulations to the @mineolahs Coding Marvels on a second place finish at today’s high school hackathon @kid_OYO Kudos to @MsDiFede @v_berkowitz & the entire team! #MineolaProud 🥈

[Mrs.Berkowitz @v_berkowitz]

Excited to start this @kidoyo hackathon!!!!!
Let's go Mineola Marvels! @msdifede @mineolahs
#MineolaProud

[MHS Robotics Team @mineolarobotics]

🎉Honored and grateful! #FRC6806 was recognized by the Mayor at Village Hall for qualifying and attending the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston, TX. Huge thanks to our amazing Mayor and community for the support! Let's continue inspiring future innovators! 💪🤖 #MineolaProud

[Kuri DiFede @MsDiFede]

Check it out! I’m really excited about these new courses

[Michael Nagler @NaglersNotions]

Mineola High School offers cybersecurity elective courses, first in New York - CBS New York https://t.co/GWX9c15CFH