Equity in CS Education

Friday, June 18th

Slides | Recording (to be added)

Goals:

  1. Describe historical inequities and systemic barriers in computing

  2. Identify strategies for effective CS teaching that support equity

  3. Facilitate well-structure collaboration in CS learning

CSTA Standards for CS Teachers

csteachers.org/teacherstandards

A toolkit to help teachers implement pair programming effectively in their classroom

How educators can encourage and engage all students in computer science

Exploring the Underrepresentation of Girls, Blacks and Hispanics

Tips for pair programming, CS concepts, and many other helpful ideas on teaching CS

A toolkit for middle and high schools to increase diversity in computer science education

Teacher Accessibility, Equity, and Content Rubric to evaluate CS Curricula from the Canon Lab

From NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology), a framework and set of practices for engaging students historically underrepresented in computing

Resources on accessibility, classroom management, collaborative learning, recruiting, careers in CS, and more

How to engage girls in STEM using strategies that have been proven to work with all learners