Culturally Sustaining-Revitalizing Approaches to Computer Science Education in Southern AZ

Janice Mak; Angela Marquez; Joe Watkins; Michelle Higgins; Margaret Wilch

doi:10.1109/RESPECT60069.2023.00037

Culturally Sustaining-Revitalizing Approaches to Computer Science Education in Southern AZ

Janice Mak, Angela Marquez, Joe Watkins, Michelle Higgins, Margaret Wilch

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Taking a culturally sustaining-revitalizing approach to supporting computer science (CS) education initiatives is essential to upholding tribal identity and sovereignty. This project addresses a critical gap in predominantly Western-centered CS education approaches by infusing and centering Indigenous perspectives, cultures, ideas, and goals into teaching computer science within two southern Arizona tribal communities. We started the CS co-construction process with listening circles, using an assets and community-based approach to understand the unique perspectives for their youth to build these into the co-developed CS course that will reflect and actualize their community's values, lived experiences, and future hopes.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	156-157
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350328325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT60069.2023.00037
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023 - Atlanta, United States Duration: Jun 19 2023 → Jun 21 2023

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023

Conference

Conference	2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	6/19/23 → 6/21/23

Keywords

co-construction
CS curriculum
culturally sustaining
Indigenous perspectives
listening circles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science Applications
Hardware and Architecture
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Engineering (miscellaneous)

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Mak, J., Marquez, A., Watkins, J., Higgins, M., & Wilch, M. (2023). Culturally Sustaining-Revitalizing Approaches to Computer Science Education in Southern AZ. In Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023 (pp. 156-157). (Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT60069.2023.00037

Culturally Sustaining-Revitalizing Approaches to Computer Science Education in Southern AZ. / Mak, Janice; Marquez, Angela; Watkins, Joe et al.
Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 156-157 (Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Mak, J, Marquez, A, Watkins, J, Higgins, M & Wilch, M 2023, Culturally Sustaining-Revitalizing Approaches to Computer Science Education in Southern AZ. in Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023. Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 156-157, 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023, Atlanta, United States, 6/19/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT60069.2023.00037

Mak J, Marquez A, Watkins J, Higgins M, Wilch M. Culturally Sustaining-Revitalizing Approaches to Computer Science Education in Southern AZ. In Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. p. 156-157. (Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023). doi: 10.1109/RESPECT60069.2023.00037

Mak, Janice ; Marquez, Angela ; Watkins, Joe et al. / Culturally Sustaining-Revitalizing Approaches to Computer Science Education in Southern AZ. Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. pp. 156-157 (Proceedings - 2023 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2023).

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