POWER ON!
Kristi Jones, high school teacher, worked with her AP Computer Science Principles students to create and implement a new curricular unit in the spring of 2022, complete with daily lessons, activities, and a final project. Students read and analyzed a graphic novel, Power On!, while discovering how systemic racism, intersectionality, and representation play a role in bias within tech. Students then created an end of unit app, game, or other tool to explain or inspire others about a specific real world social justice issue related to algorithmic bias such as in the justice system, health care, or financial aid. This work was then shared with several communities of educators to showcase its impact.
CUNY CS INTEGRATION
Bettie Mushatt Parker is helping CUNY professors and undergraduate student teachers integrate computing technologies into their curriculum. This partnership integration of computing technologies within a vast variety of subject areas, fosters a foundational level of computational thinking needed to grow future problem solvers within the educational system of the new digital revolution.
CSTA PRESENTATION 2023:
Kristi Jones and Christy Crawford presented at the CSTA national conference in July 2023 on how White Anti-racist Affinity groups and EECS support making classrooms more social justice oriented (specifically for white educators).