Pathways, Pipelines, and the Growing Pains of Creating Computer Science Road Maps for a Majority-Minority District

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session One
  In Roundtable Session: Supporting Diverse Learners in Computing and Engineering Education (Table 9)

Abstract

The following research article explores four high school students’ experience with computer science programming in the Milwaukee Public School system in three focal areas. The students describe how their desires, fears, family, and dreams affected how they arrived at their computer science program and how it drives their burgeoning computer science identity. This research yielded a new framework (1) Early opportunities, 2) Awareness of Critical Educational Junctures, 3) Building Healthy CS Identities, and 4) Celebrating, Encouraging Success and Wins), which we consider important when thinking about healthy and productive CS pathways.

Authors

• Bodunrin O Banwo, University of Massachusetts - Boston
  Presenting Author

• Steven McGee, The Learning Partnership
  Non-Presenting Author

• Randi L McGee-Tekula, The Learning Partnership
  Non-Presenting Author