Teaching Computing in Indigenous Schools: An Early Experience Report

Wei Yan, Jeffrey Allen Hovermill, Paige Prescott, Ashish Amresh

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Abstract

To broaden indigenous students' participation in Computer Science (CS) education, we conducted a research practitioner partnership (RPP) project, where teachers were taught the CS principles lessons offered by Code.org and asked to integrate mobile application development within their current courses. Additionally, modules and guidance were provided on culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP), and an in-classroom implementation of a five-day lesson plan was co-created via a participatory approach. In this experience report, we describe the RPP organization and early findings from our collected teachers' pre/post survey, lesson plans, projects, and students' pre/post survey. The positive outcomes from our RPP project provided valuable teacher learning experiences and actionable, culturally responsive computing lesson plans for the indigenous community.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRESPECT 2024 - Proceedings of the Conference for Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages201-205
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9798400706264
DOIs
StatePublished - May 16 2024
Event9th Conference for Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2024 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: May 16 2024May 17 2024

Publication series

NameRESPECT 2024 - Proceedings of the Conference for Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology

Conference

Conference9th Conference for Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period5/16/245/17/24

Keywords

  • CS education
  • Culturally responsive computing
  • High school
  • Indigenous

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Education
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Gender Studies

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