NAU-FUSD RPP
The NAU-FUSD Research-Practioner Partnership was formed in 2021 between researchers at Northern Arizona University and educators from W. F. Killip Elementary School in the Flagstaff Unified School District. The goal of the partnership was to introduce Native American students in elementary school to computer science through an innovative curriculum that integrated culturally-responsive pedagogy and problem-based learning to focus on understanding and measuring the Internet.
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Problem-based learning that is
Culturally-Responsive & Computationally Rich
Native Americans are significantly underrepresented in computer science careers. However, studies show that early exposure to computer science allows underrepresented students to develop foundational computer science skills and consider future learning in computer science. This project is focused on developing culturally responsive pedagogy and problem-based learning for Native American students in computer science. The project will create an innovative activity focused on equity in Internet access and how the Internet works so students can learn about computer science in a meaningful context.
Our Partnerships
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation Computer Science for All Award #2122791. Our partnership involves educators and researchers from NAU School of Informatics, Computing, & Cyber Systems; NAU Center for Science Teaching and Learning; and W. F. Killip Elementary School.
Meet Our Team
Morgan Vigil-Hayes
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
Northern Arizona University
Sheryl Wells
Principal Investigator
STEM Coordinator
Killip Elementary School
Anne Hamlin
Curriculum Evaluator
Research Associate
Northern Arizona University
In The Press.
How to Credit This Project
Towards Culturally Responsive and Computationally Rich Problem Based Learning for K-5 Students by Morgan Vigil-Hayes and Sheryl Wells is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://rc.nau.edu/fusd-cs4all/