BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//128.200.235.219//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:DML2015 X-WR-CALDESC:Equity by Design X-FROM-URL:http://dml2015.dmlhub.net X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11313@dml2015.dmlhub.net DTSTAMP:20170323T214156Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:ED/Equity by Design CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Organizers: Jane Margolis\, Kimberly Scott
\nPresenters
: Jane Margolis\, Kimberly Scott\, Joanna Goode\, Nancy S
e
\nDiscussant: Nelson Mauricio\,
Topic Significance and R elation to Conference Theme. In keeping with the theme of this year’s conf erence\, this panel examines the efforts of two culturally responsive comp uting programs designed to foster greater equity for girls and youth of co lor. In so doing\, we also contribute to the conference goal to “move beyo nd a focus on access to tools\,” turning our attention toward youth partic ipation in actually creating the tools and technologies of the future. Ind eed\, while girls and youth of color experience increasing access and are often avid users of technologies\, (e.g.\, playing games\, operating cell phones\, making documentaries) they remain significantly underrepresented when it comes to the creation and invention of these technologies (e.g.\, programming\, creating apps\, designing games). In 2012\, women received o nly 18% of computing degrees – down from 37% in 1985 (National Center for Education Statistics\, 2012). The picture is equally bleak in industry\, w here women’s participation in technology professions has fallen from 37% i n 1990-91 to 26% in 2013 (U.S. Dept. of Labor\, 2013). And these numbers a re even more troubling when considering the state of affairs for women of color. For example\, African-American women hold only 3% of computing occu pations\, while Latinas hold only 1% of these occupations. Latinos and Afr ican American men also are underrepresented in computing occupations (5% a nd 4%\, respectively) (U.S. Dept. of Labor\, 2013). These trends are of pa rticular concern if underrepresented groups are to have an equitable voice in creating the new technologies that will shape future worlds.
\nT o help reverse this underrepresentation\, we will explore the design and o utcomes of two culturally responsive computing programs. With a perspectiv e rooted in intersectionality\, critical race\, and feminist theories\, th ese programs were explicitly designed with equity in mind. The first progr am\, Exploring Computer Science\, occurs during the regular public school day and enrolls students whose demographics (75% Latino\, 10% African Amer ican\; 45% girls) stand in sharp contrast to other computer science course s in the same district. The second program\, CompuGirls\, occurs after sch ool and enrolls primarily Latinas and African American girls\, often from under-resourced school districts. Both programs employ culturally responsi ve pedagogies\, drawing on students’ existing strengths and prior experien ces to further develop their abilities and identities as technologists. Bo th programs also involve students in examining social inequities and in le arning to create technologies that address these inequities in their local communities.
\nFormat. Panelists will first provide information on each program’s design and goals for increasing equity in computing. Paneli sts will then respond to moderator and audience questions focused on the s uccesses and challenges in designing these programs for equity\; key insig hts learned from the similarities and differences between the two programs \; new questions about equity that these endeavors raise\; and important f uture directions. The moderator will encourage audience discussion through out the session. We also plan to include a youth panelist who will discuss her perspective
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150611T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150611T173000 LOCATION:CA Ballroom C SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:12720 ED: Designing Computing Programs With Equity at the Core: Inc reasing the Participation of Girls and Youth of Color in Culturally Respon sive Computing URL:http://dml2015.dmlhub.net/event/12720-panel-eddesigning-computing-progr ams-with-equity-at-the-core-increasing-the-participation-of-girls-and-yout h-of-color-in-culturally-responsive-computing/ X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:panel END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR