Welina mai! The Advancing Culturally-Relevant Computing (aCRC) project is a researcher-practitioner partnership between faculty and staff at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education. This project is a 3-year initiative with a primary focus on providing upper elementary educators (grades 4-6) in Hawai’i the resources and preparation needed to integrate Computer Science (CS) education into their teaching.

We believe that structured professional development modeling culturally-relevant computing is an effective way to prepare educators to reliably produce valued CS and computational thinking outcomes while simultaneously promoting valued culture-based outcomes.

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aCRC is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Research on Learning under Award No. 2122874.

Goals

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To develop culturally-relevant computing modules

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To implement a professional development program about culturally-relevant computing

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To form a professional learning community about culturally-relevant computing

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Classroom Modules (opens in a new window)
Our project’s classroom modules have been designed to demonstrate culturally-relevant computing learning opportunities. Each module is a multi-day, multi-lesson learning experience tied to a core concept of Computer Science. They’re free and include teacher guides, lesson plans, and slides.
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Research (opens in a new window)
Our project’s research is investigating the role of culturally-relevant computing in preparing educators to integrate CS into their teaching using culturally sustaining practices.
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Workshops (opens in a new window)
Our project’s workshops are three-day professional development trainings for educators interested in integrating CS into their teaching. These engaging workshops use concrete examples and a variety of hands-on activities to build teachers’ confidence with and knowledge in implementing culturally-relevant Computer Science lessons.