CATCHing CS Equity: Counselors, Administrators, and Teachers Collaborating Holistically for Systemic Change
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Author(s)
Nnamani, Manee Ngozi M
Otero, Salome
Smith, Julie M.
Sheldon, Josh
Boisvert, Deborah
Reich, Justin
Date Issued
March 7, 2024
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ACM
Citation
Nnamani, Manee Ngozi M, Otero, Salome, Smith, Julie M., Sheldon, Josh, Boisvert, Deborah et al. 2024. "CATCHing CS Equity: Counselors, Administrators, and Teachers Collaborating Holistically for Systemic Change."
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Abstract
Improving equity in K-12 Computer Science (CS) education benefits from the collaboration of classroom teachers, school counselors, and school leaders. This paper presents the outcomes of a pilot program that brought together cross-functional teams consisting of CS teachers, school counselors, and administrators. Over the course of a year, these teams attended monthly, equity-focused workshops, leveraging pre-existing materials from affordable, high-quality, research-based programs. The use of these resources demonstrated benefits of sequencing and synthesizing existing programs. Evidence from surveys and interviews shows that the workshops promoted learning and fostered collaboration between the cross-functional teams that would not have happened otherwise. Participants were motivated by the program, and they generated ideas that turned into actionable projects to promote CS education equity in their schools. While the initiative was well received, areas for improvement were identified, particularly, in school recruitment, workshop structure, and evaluation. This pilot initiative demonstrates that equity-centered programs comprised of cross-functional teams can help achieve systemic improvement of CS education equity.
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SIGCSE 2024, March 20–23, 2024, Portland, OR, USA
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3626252.3630801
