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Session 2D: BPC Initiatives
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Thu Mar 12, 2020
D133
Paper Session
Speaker
Susanne Hambrusch Professor, Purdue University

3 Subsessions

Algebra I Before High School as a Gatekeeper to Computer Science Participation
Thu Mar 12, 2020
1:45 PM - 2:10 PM
D133

A complex web of factors can influence whether students participate in computer science (CS) during high school. In order to increase participation in CS for all students, we need to better understand who is currently ...

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Speakers:
Ryan Torbey Project Specialist, Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Texas at Austin
Nicole D. Martin University of Texas at Austin
Jayce R. Warner Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin
Carol Fletcher Director of Expanding Pathways in Computing, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Promoting and Supporting Computer Science Among Middle School Girls of Color
Thu Mar 12, 2020
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM
D133

BRIGHT-CS (Building Student Retention through Individuated Guided coHort Training in Computer Science) is a research and development project that 1) creates a computer science learning ecosystem for middle school Black girls and other girls of ...

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Speakers:
Veronica Madrigal Senior Analyst, Education First Consulting
Ryoko Yamaguchi President and Chief Scientist, Plus Alpha Research & Consulting, LLC
Adam Hall Principal Research Scientist, Plus Alpha Research & Consulting, LLC
Jamika Burge Founder & Principal, blackcomputeHER.org / Capital One
Broadening Participation in Computing: The Role of Upward Transfer
Thu Mar 12, 2020
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
D133

Broadening participation in computing (BPC) has received increasing attention within the computing education community. Yet, much of the existing research on this topic focuses primarily on students who follow traditional pathways to four-year computing programs ...

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Speaker:
Jennifer Blaney Assistant Professor, Idaho State University