CS Education Research Chat

Our next article for #talkcsed on Oct 12th is Computing with Relevance and Purpose: A Review of Culturally Relevant Education in Computing! This article was selected by Meg Ray (@teach_python)! You can read the article here: files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ120…

Thanks everyone who attended #talkcsed tonight! Check our website in the next few days for a recap of tonight's chat -bit.ly/talkcsed. We've started offering chats every *other* week, so we'll see you next time on October 26th! If you have an article suggestion, email us!

#talkcsed Q6 Closing Thoughts - what is one practical takeaway from this article you can try in your classroom, and what is one question it generates that you might want to investigate more?

#talkcsed Q5 Of the six themes/strategies, which do you find to be the most friendly for a teacher new to this to get started with? Which do you find to have the highest barrier to entry? Why?

#talkcsed Q4 2/2: As a result, researchers contend that computing should be taught considering the cultural context of the user. What is an example of how our current CS curricula are culturally derived? How might you leverage a student’s own cultural context in this example?

#talkcsed Q4 1/2: When discussing ethnocomputing the authors say, “analogous to math, computing is not culturally neutral; that is, computing principles are actually shaped from culturally informed logic stemming from Western ideals, customs, and beliefs (Tedre et al., 2006)."

#talkcsed Q3 2/2: Given those challenges, do you think it is practical to recommend that all computer science teachers use a CRE approach? What can be done to equip more CS teachers to implement CRE strategies effectively?

#talkcsed Q3 1/2: The paper outlines 6 themes in their meta-analysis. For each theme they talk about challenges including the instructor’s ability to examine their own bias, build strong community, and facilitate discussions about culture & identity in a nuanced manner

#talkcsed Q2 The authors talk about connecting computing to students’ lived experiences & identities (theme 4). Based on that section, how might you create those connections to an assignment that you use that doesn’t already have them?

#talkcsed Q1 What is the best Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) CS project or assignment that you have come across? What made it so effective?

Our first question will post on the half hour, but in the meantime, we'd love to learn more about you! Tell us: your name, your role in CS Education, and where you're joining us from. #talkcsed

Welcome to #talkcsed! We start in ten minutes! Our goal is to create a digital space for K-12 educators to reflect on their teaching practice as it relates to research-based best practices. In other words: we read research, we talk about it, then we try to implement it.

We're super excited to release the questions for tonight's #talkcsed chat. We hope folks can join us at 4:30 PT / 7:30 ET to discuss this incredible article and the important questions here: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Tonight's #talkcsed chat is centered around Computing with Relevance and Purpose: A Review of Culturally Relevant Education in Computing, guest-moderated by Meg Ray (@teach_python ). You can read the article here: files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ120…

Looking for something to do on a relaxing weekend? How about reading CSEd Research! We're reading Computing with Relevance and Purpose: A Review of Culturally Relevant Education in Computing for our #talkcsed chat on Monday! You can read the article at files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ120…

This chat will be next Monday 10/12 at 4:30PT / 7:30ET. More information about the #talkcsed Twitter Chat, how to participate, and a reading guide for research articles are all on our website - bit.ly/talkcsed. Hope to see you then!

Our next article for #talkcsed on Oct 12th is Computing with Relevance and Purpose: A Review of Culturally Relevant Education in Computing! This article was selected by Meg Ray (@teach_python)! You can read the article here: files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ120…

Thanks everyone who attended #talkcsed tonight! Check out website in the next few days for a recap of tonight's chat -bit.ly/talkcsed. And if you have an article you think we should read for the chat, please reach out - talkcsed@gmail.com

#talkcsed Q6 Closing Thoughts - what is one practical takeaway from this article you can try in your classroom, and what is one question it generates that you might want to investigate more

#talkcsed Q5 The article concedes it has a small sample size and some aspects processes need to be iterated on to improve efficacy. What adjustments might you make to these recommendations & examples to suit your own teaching context?

#talkcsed Q4 The article lists 3 potential benefits to teaching in this sequence - more practice completed, fewer errors, & greater depth of understanding. Which of those feels like it addresses a particular struggle in your own past classroom experiences?