Code Red: Culturally Revitalizing Computing Courses in Native American-Serving Schools

Abstract

Despite more than a decade of efforts to broaden participation in computing, Native students and girls are alarmingly underrepresented in computer science (CS) education. Addressing the disparities in access to rigorous, college preparatory CS education in Native communities requires tribe-specific culturally relevant and revitalizing pedagogical and curricular approaches. This panel highlights the work of Native computing educators to center, celebrate, and connect Native students' and girls' tribe-specific culture and languages to fundamental computing concepts and applications.