CS for All Teachers has launched a series of webinars over the summer titled Computing While Black.
The CS community and others joined a roundtable discussion about best practices for inclusion and equity in computer science education. We delved into how the Black Lives Matter movement has impacted students that will be entering and continuing in CS educational spaces (and schools) and identified necessary supports to facilitate high-quality instruction for diverse populations. We also identified how teachers can change CS pedagogy to meet the needs of Black students as well as how they can work collaboratively to dismantle the patriarchal white-centered mindsets that plague the tech industry and society writ large. Though this language may have made some uncomfortable (i.e., “patriarchal” and “white-centered”), we encouraged people to join this webinar for an open, honest dialogue about how we can best teach all in our classes, but especially our Black students.
Resources & recordings are available from previous webinars, and more webinars from this series may be made available in the future. Click below for more information.
Click Here: Computing While Black Webinar #1
Description: The CS community and others joined a roundtable discussion about best practices for inclusion and equity in computer science education. We delved into how the Black Lives Matter movement has impacted students that will be entering and continuing in CS educational spaces (and schools) and identified necessary supports to facilitate high-quality instruction for diverse populations. We also identified how teachers can change CS pedagogy to meet the needs of Black students as well as how they can work collaboratively to dismantle the patriarchal white-centered mindsets that plague the tech industry and society writ large. Though this language may have made some uncomfortable (i.e., “patriarchal” and “white-centered”), we encouraged people to join this webinar for an open, honest dialogue about how we can best teach all in our classes, but especially our Black students.
Click Here: Computing While Black Webinar #2
Decsription: Equity doesn’t just happen in the classroom. In order to ensure the success of all your students, and especially your Black students, systems for success must be implemented at the start of the school year. What does culturally responsive classroom management look like? How can you establish a welcoming classroom culture so that all students feel included? What will it look like to translate these face-to-face best practices in a virtual learning environment? The CS community and others joined us for part two of Computing While Black for another engaging and enlightening conversation.