Length
Objectives
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Identify strength and/or improvement areas regarding classroom culture.
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Explain why student recruiting for the CS course matters.
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Explain why it is important for students to be able to engage in learning activities that allow them to explore/share things that are important to them.
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Reflect on and identify steps to develop a more inclusive classroom design and layout.
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Define microaggressions and investigate examples of what microaggressions are.
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Explore strategies to reduce microaggressions.
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Identify actions that can be done to mitigate microaggressions within the CS classroom.
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Revise a previous lesson plan or project to include elements from the multi-sensory guide to reach all learners.
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Explore what educators have done to recruit students to the CS course to learn of new strategies.
Teacher Standards Alignment
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2b. Minimize threats to inclusion
Develop purposeful strategies to proactively challenge unconscious bias and minimize stereotype threat in CS. -
3d. Commit to the mission of CS for all students
Develop a personal teaching philosophy reflecting that all students can and should learn CS . -
4c. Design inclusive learning experiences
Use Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP), and other techniques to support all students in successfully accessing and engaging with content. -
5b. Cultivate a postive classroom climate
Cultivate a positive classroom climate that values and amplifies varied perspectives, abilities, approaches, and solutions.
Fall Session
Cost
- $39 per participant
- Free for CSTA+ members - please make sure you're logged into your CSTA+ account prior to clicking "Register" ($50 annual membership)