Creating and Refining an Equity-Focused Coaching Program for High School Computer Science Teachers

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 4:20 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Technology-Driven Transformations in Teaching and Learning: Equity, Inclusion, and Identity (Table 5)

Abstract

This paper will share the development and refinement of a coaching program for high school computer science teachers focused on equity. Two midwest organizations developed coach professional development, selected teachers (coachees), and facilitated a coaching program during the academic year. Two cohorts of the coaching program, serving 20 coaches and 30 coachees, were offered over the course of two and a half years. Working as a researcher-practitioner partnership, the organizations used evaluation and research data to inform improvements during the program offerings and between the first and second cohort. The paper will describe the coaching professional development content and format, the coach professional learning community and activities, and the coach-coachee meetings and other supports and changes made.

Authors

• Jennifer Rosato, University of Minnesota

• Madeline Burton, The Blake School

• Brad Haugen, Code Savvy