CLSBA Unity Conference

This session introduces the work resulting from a National Science Foundation grant related to developing educators with the capacity to integrate computational thinking (CT) instruction in math and across content areas with a broader goal of creating a positive identity for rigorous math coursework among all students, but most specifically in students identifying as Latina in grades 4 and 5. The project integrates CT into math instruction and leverages Universal Design for Learning and culturally relevant pedagogy. This session will highlight the interaction between the research team and the teacher practitioners.  During the life of the grant, which fell within the time of distance learning, the team discovered that unless we better serve the needs of the teachers, we could not affect positive identity in students. This presentation will share the methods and practices put in place to create a more effective partnership that supported the needs of the teachers so to more positively impact student learning.