Computer Science for multilingual elementary school students

What is it about?

As a team, we developed linguistically inclusive integrated computer science (CS) curricula using educational robotics for elementary students in grades 3-5. More specifically, in this project, we integrate CS with mathematics, science, and English language arts to extend all elementary students’ exposure to meaningful and relevant CS experiences

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Why is it important?

As one of the fastest growing populations in the K-12 public school system, multilingual learners (MLs), particularly those from Hispanic and/or Latinx backgrounds, represent the future workforce of the nation. Yet, they are drastically underrepresented in STEM, including computer science (CS) fields and little is known about effective ways to teach computational skills to MLs at the elementary school level . This three-year collaborative project, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to develop linguistically inclusive integrated computer science (CS) curricula using educational robotics for elementary students in grades 3-5.