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Practical Solutions for Addressing K–12 Computer Science Equity Issues

Practical Solutions for Addressing K–12 Computer Science Equity Issues. Michelle Hutton Joanna Goode Caitlin Kelleher Chris Stephenson, Chair. Introductions. Michelle Hutton The Girl’s Middle School Joanna Goode University of Oregon, Teacher Education Department Caitlin Kelleher

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Practical Solutions for Addressing K–12 Computer Science Equity Issues

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  1. Practical Solutions for Addressing K–12 Computer Science Equity Issues Michelle Hutton Joanna Goode Caitlin Kelleher Chris Stephenson, Chair Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  2. Introductions Michelle Hutton The Girl’s Middle School Joanna Goode University of Oregon, Teacher Education Department Caitlin Kelleher Carnegie Mellon University, Post-doctorate Researcher Chris Stephenson Oregon State University, College of Education Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  3. The CSTA Poster Project Goals • Attract girls and underrepresented groups to computer science & IT • Demonstrate that CS is more than the stereotypes • Get kids attention in a subtle way Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  4. CSTA Poster Messages • Computer science is more than sitting at a computer alone • Computer science provides a way to help society/change the world • Emotional appeal • Interdisciplinary aspects of computing Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  5. Equity Poster Project Results • Poster distributed to over 16,000 teachers • A careers in computing lesson unit available on the CSTA website. It will also be published in American School Counselors magazine Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  6. More CSTA Equity Projects • Working with National Center for Women & Information Technology to create a K-12 equity resource package • Working with the American School Counselors Association to provide counselors with relevant, useful information • Working with researchers to help them disseminate resources and best practices for K-12 • Making equity a key focus in everything we do (publications, workshops, resource materials) Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

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  9. School DistrictTeacher TrainingLearning Resources (texts)Student Support ProgramsInstitutional Support – Key District Officials Principal Establish class & Assign teacher APCS Classroom Teaching & Learning Counselors Recruit students Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

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  11. Alice Helps At-Risk CS Majors Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  12. Storytelling Alice Present programming as a means to the end of storytelling Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  13. Storytelling Alice includes… • high-level animations and scene support • a gallery of 3D characters that inspire stories • a story-based tutorial that teaches users the basics of Alice programming Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  14. Storytelling vs. Generic Alice • Users of Storytelling Alice • Spent 42% more of their time programming • Were more than three times as likely to sneak extra time to work on their programs (51% vs 16%) • Express more interest in future Alice use • Users of both Storytelling and Generic Alice preferred Storytelling Alice Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

  15. Contact Information Michelle Hutton (The Girl’s Middle School) mfh@pobox.com Joanna Goode (University of Oregon) goodej@uoregon.edu Cailin Kelleher (Carnegie Mellon University) caitlin@cs.cmu.edu Chris Stephenson (Computer Science Teachers Association) cstephenson@csta.acm.org Grace Hopper Celebration Hutton, Goode, Kelleher

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