Iterative Design of a Socially-Relevant and Engaging Middle School Data Science UnitK12
Data science education can help broaden participation in computer science (CS) because it provides rich, authentic contexts for students to apply their computing knowledge. Data literacy, particularly among underrepresented students, is critical to everyone in this increasingly digital world. However, the integration of data science into K-12 schools is nascent, and the pedagogical training of CS teachers in data science remains limited. Our research-practice partnership modified an existing data science unit to include two pedagogical techniques known to support minoritized students: rich classroom discourse and personally-relevant problem-solving. This paper describes the iterative design process we used to revise and pilot this new data science unit.
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15:45 - 17:00 | Socially Relevant Computing for Middle-School StudentsPapers at Meeting Room D135 Chair(s): Tyler Menezes CodeDay | ||
15:45 25mTalk | Investigating Middle School Students’ Early Experience in Learning Computer Science Through Creating Apps for Social GoodK12 Papers Gillian Bausch University at Albany, Lijun Ni University at Albany, Elizabeth Thomas-Cappello University at Albany, SUNY, Fred Martin University of Texas at San Antonio, Bernardo Feliciano University of Massachusetts Lowell, Foozieh Mirderikvand University of Massachusetts Lowell DOI | ||
16:10 25mTalk | Iterative Design of a Socially-Relevant and Engaging Middle School Data Science UnitK12 Papers David McKinney WestEd, Chloe Morton WestEd, Brenda Tuohy Oakland Unified School District, Samuel Berg Oakland Unified School District, Audrey Karlstad Oakland Unified School District, Courtney Ortega Oakland Unified School District, Zelda Allison Oakland Unified School District, Griifin Munzel Oakland Unified School District, Max Washburn Oakland Unified School District, Yvonne Kao WestEd DOI | ||
16:35 25mTalk | Talking Techquity: Teaching the Equity and Social Justice Impacts of Computing in Middle School ClassroomsK12 Papers DOI |