Foundations of Computer Science CR-SE and Racial Literacy

In this foundations of CR-SE module, participants will achieve a working understanding of the core elements of developing a culturally-responsive and sustaining pedagogical environment in the CS classroom. Moreover, they will examine practical behavioral practices to assist in the training of pedagogues, students and the development of curricular activities.

Universal Design for Learning

In this UDL in K-12 CS module, participants will gain an overview of Universal Design for Learning and other inclusive practices that support students with (dis)abilities in K-12 CS instruction. Participants will actively engage in both synchronous and asynchronous activities that include: collaboratively developing UDL-based instructional planning tool for their grade band, developing or modifying one UDL-based lesson plan, and considering ways of applying/modifying a UDL-based coaching teacher protocol to their context.

A Translanguaging Approach to Computing Education: Embedding Code into Conversations With Your Multilingual Learners

As CS for All rolls out in New York, educators want to know: How can I equitably teach bi/multilingual learners  –  students who speak more than one language and who are learning English- at school? In this module of activities and workshops, attendees will grapple with theories that center how bi/multilingual learners use language and communicate in the CS classroom. They will learn an approach to designing and/ or modifying CS units that invites and guides teachers to embed code and CS into conversations that their students  –  bi/ multilingual and otherwise – are already having. They will also consider how these theories and approaches shape their work supporting teachers in CS classrooms.

Digital Accessibility

We should be making all digital content (documents, slide decks, videos, etc) accessible to everyone. Doing so is an important part of our commitment to diversity in our schools. Accessible content is formatted for people with disabilities and is easy for people with disabilities and speakers of other languages to use. By creating accessible content, we help create the inclusive community that is integral to a successful school system. We also disseminate information in a more accessible and equitable way.

EECS Affinity Groups

CS4All NYC Exploring Equity in CS Level 2, 3 and 4 Affinity group sessions are delivered in bi-weekly, live thirty to sixty-minute interactive learning sessions conducted online in Zoom. Affinity sessions build on the skills and strategies introduced in prior EECS work and provide educators with tailored spaces to collaboratively and explicitly work within racial/ethnic groupings to foster deep reflection and accountability.

Ethnocomputing 

In this K-12 computer science module, educators will learn how ethnocomputing is the study of culture and computing wherever they interact, from the halls of U.S. university computer science programs to the looms of Ghanaian kente weavers. Educators will study historical contexts and engage in design activities that reveal how computing ideas and computational thinking are already embedded in the designs, practices, and knowledge systems of low-income, Indigenous, and racially minoritized communities. 

Intersectionality and LGBTQ+

When talking about equity in computer science, we often talk about groups of people who identify as one or two marginalized identities at a time. However, one marginalized identity that is often left out of the conversation is that of LGBTQ+ students. In this two part series we will examine the intersectionality of our and our students identities, the history of LGBTQ+ people in CS, LGBTQ+ 101, and ways we can create safe and supportive CS classrooms for our LGBTQ+ students.

Data Activism
Data Activism surfaced from existing activism and advocacy movements (e.g., Open source) as a social practice that utilizes technology and data to draw attention to political causes and to critically resist big data collection that violates users. It calls for collecting, analyzing, and sharing data to illuminate problems in society in ways that lead to better decision making. 

Equity Literacy
Equity literacy is a comprehensive approach for creating and sustaining equitable schools. The foundations of equity literacy are (1) a commitment to deepening individual and institutional understandings of how equity and inequity operate in organizations and societies, and (2) the individual and institutional knowledge, skills, and will to vigilantly identify inequities, eliminate inequities, and actively cultivating equity.