Why Teach Computer Science and Engagement Practices to Make it Stick

Do you want to encourage more Native American  students to participate in your computing classes and programs and engage ALL students? In this session participants will explore Why Computer Science and how to create an engaging and student-centered classroom by exploring NCWIT’s “EngageCSEdu Engagement Framework.” The Framework consists of three Engagement Principles: Make It Matter, Create Inclusive Community, and Build Student Confidence in Computing. They are premised on research that suggests that students are more motivated, perform better, and more likely to persist when they can see how a lesson connects to their life, interests, goals, and values, and when they have a community related to their academic pursuits. Participants will come away with actionable strategies and resources to engage and retain students as well as programs to assist students on their CS journey.