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SUMMARY:Engaging primary (K-5) computing teachers in culturally relevant p
 edagogy through professional development - Katharine Childs (Raspberry Pi 
 Foundation)
DTSTART:20231010T160000Z
DTEND:20231010T173000Z
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CONTACT:Matthew Patterson
DESCRIPTION:Please sign up @ https://www.raspberrypi.org/computing-educati
 on-research-online-seminars/\n\nCountries are increasingly introducing Com
 puter Science as a curriculum subject\, but access to learning does not al
 ways ensure that all students are included and have the opportunity to suc
 ceed. Culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) is a theoretical framework that a
 ims to make learning more equitable by incorporating learners’ cultures 
 and experiences. Work to localise CRP in the UK is ongoing and has highlig
 hted the need for professional development for primary teachers to apply t
 he theory for use with lesson resources. This session will explain in more
  detail the professional development approach used in a recent research st
 udy\, and provide a hands-on opportunity to have a go at adapting a short 
 activity to make it more culturally relevant to learners ‘needs.\n\n\nSp
 eaker:\n\nKatharine Childs works in the Research team at the Raspberry Pi 
 Foundation with a focus on projects that broaden participation in computin
 g such as gender balance and culturally relevant/responsive teaching. Her 
 background spans both computer science and education\, with a first-class 
 honours degree in IT & Computing\, and a Master’s degree in computing ed
 ucation. Following 15 years of professional experience working in the IT s
 ector\, she went on to teach computing in primary (K-5) schools and delive
 r professional development activities for other primary teachers. Katharin
 e’s research interests focus on gender balance\, inclusivity programming
  and physical computing.
LOCATION:https://form.raspberrypi.org/f/research-seminar-sign-up
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