SXSW EDU 2024
Building Language-Inclusive & Accessible CS Classrooms
Description:
In the US, Latine students are 1.5 times less likely to study CS than their white, Asian and Black peers. This session will explore strategies for closing these gaps based on what we’ve learned in translating CMU CS Academy, a free CS curriculum, into Spanish. We’ll look at how a fully translated curriculum, tools that encourage translanguaging, and the importance of a toggling option provide needed support for students, and how further accessibility tools can increase participation for students in other underrepresented groups.
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Takeaways
- Encouraging individuality, creativity and collaboration are key to fostering accessibility in CS education.
- Having a CS curriculum in Spanish increases participation of Latine students, a group that is underrepresented in the field.
- A broader array of accessibility tools allows for greater participation from students from under-resourced communities.
Speakers
- Sofia De Jesus, Associate Program Manager - CMU CS Academy, Carnegie Mellon University
Organizer
Sofia De Jesus, Associate Program Manager - Cmu Cs Academy, Carnegie Mellon University
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