CS Ed Visions Teacher Roundtable (for K12 teachers only)
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As current momentum grows around expanding Computer Science for All initiatives, associated public policy narratives assume that we’ve already addressed a core question: Why teach CS to all students? Even though states, districts, and schools are full-steam ahead determining “what” to teach and “how” to teach, the way we answer fundamental “why” questions has great implications for how diverse learners will engage with CS, and for what even counts as CS education. As John Dewey wrote in 1938, "Educational plans and projects must have a philosophy...otherwise they are at the mercy of every intellectual breeze that happens to blow."
This meetup, presented by Hive Research Lab (https://hiveresearchlab.org/) (HRL) with support from CSNYC, will be an opportunity for K12 teachers to lend their voices to an ongoing research project (https://hiveresearchlab.org/what-we-do/ideologies-of-computer-science-education/) about the visions undergirding computer science education. The HRL team, comprising researchers from Indiana University, New York University, and CUNY Graduate Center, will work with teachers to:
-Take a step back from their day-to-day work in order to unpack and analyze rationales for why CS should be taught to all students.
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Inform a draft framework that aims to help CS educators and stakeholders hone in on and define their own visions for CS education.
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Understand a project or unit they plan to teach through the lens of their CS vision, identifying the extent to which their pedagogy enacts their vision.
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Identify needs they may have as they attempt to actualize their visions for computing education in their classrooms.
Expect to come away with a vision for CS in your classroom and practical ways it can be aligned with a planned classroom unit or project.
To bring: Your laptop, a unit or CS project assignment you have taught / will teach, or the beginnings of an idea for one.
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Please note that as this workshop is part of an ongoing research study, it is for K12 teachers ONLY. Space is limited.