The Development of an Equity-Centered Curricular Crosswalk for K–12 Computer Science Education

• In Event: Equity in Computer Science and Engineering Education

Abstract

There is a call for teaching computer science (CS) across the traditional curriculum in more inclusive ways that consider the needs of all learners and increase student participation. Under a research-practice partnership project funded by the National Science Foundation, we addressed this need by developing an equity-centered curricular crosswalk that integrates three instructional frameworks: Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP). The three frameworks separately rely on theoretical foundations that can be complex for teachers to translate to practice at elementary content levels. Our goal was to provide a graphical representation and set of teacher practices for these intersecting frameworks that can be used in the design and implementation of CS curricula.

Authors

• LaToya Chandler, University of Florida
  Presenting Author

• Lauren Weisberg, University of Florida
  Non-Presenting Author

• Maya Israel, University of Florida
  Presenting Author

• Carla Strickland, University of Chicago
  Non-Presenting Author