Computing education research talk from @RaspberryPi_org on (primary) culturally relevant pedagogy (Tue 10 Oct, 5pm, free, online)

The Raspberry Pi Foundation runs a series of free, online monthly computing education research seminars which take place at 5pm* on the first Tuesday of the month.

Tuesday 10th October 2023 (tomorrow)
5pm, Zoom
Register: sign up for the mailing list and you’ll be sent the Zoom link.

*17:00–18:30 BST / 12:00–13:30 EDT / 9:00–10:30 PDT / 18:00–19:30 CEST.

Engaging primary (K-5) computing teachers in culturally relevant pedagogy through professional development (10 October 2023)

Katharine Childs (Raspberry Pi Foundation)

Countries are increasingly introducing Computer Science as a curriculum subject, but access to learning does not always ensure that all students are included and have the opportunity to succeed. Culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) is a theoretical framework that aims to make learning more equitable by incorporating learners’ cultures and experiences. Work to localise CRP in the UK is ongoing and has highlighted the need for professional development for primary teachers to apply the theory for use with lesson resources. This session will explain in more detail the professional development approach used in a recent research study, and provide a hands-on opportunity to have a go at adapting a short activity to make it more culturally relevant to learners ‘needs.

More from Raspberry Pi on culturally relevant pedagogy

• Delivering a culturally relevant computing curriculum: new guide for teachers
• Engaging Black students in computing at UK schools – interview with Joe Arday
• Engaging Black students in computing at UK schools – interview with Lynda Chinaka
• Exploring how culture and computing intersect

See also
Hwang, Y, Das, A., Waite, J. and Sentance, S. (2023) Using a sociological lens to investigate computing teachers’ culturally responsive classroom practices.

Raspberry Pi’s current talks programme

Computing education research seminars

Tuesday 10th October 2023, 5pm – Engaging primary (K-5) computing teachers in culturally relevant pedagogy through professional development, Katharine Childs

Tuesday 7th November 2023, 5pm – Computational thinking in primary schooling: Thinking beyond computer science, Dr Aman Yadav

Tuesday 12th December 2023, 5pm – Grounded cognition and computer science conceptual understanding in young children, Anaclara Gerosa