{"631754":{"#nid":"631754","#data":{"type":"event","title":"National School Boards Association \u2013 Equity Symposium Equity in Computer Science Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003ETitle of Presentation\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEquity in Computer Science Education - Where are we and what can you do?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESession Description:\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat does equity look like in computer science education? How does this differ from equality and access? The presenters will discuss why computer science is such an essential literacy and skillset that our students need in today\u0026#39;s world, talk about where we currently are in the process of closing existing equity gaps in computer science education and discuss what you can do in your district or in your sphere of influence to achieve your equity goals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFormat: Brief introduction\/presentation by each of the panelists (3 minutes each); panel discussion on session questions (40 minutes); open Q\u0026amp;A (about 15 minutes); and closing statements\/challenges (about 2-3 minutes each).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPresenters\/Panelists: (1)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EClark Merkley\u003C\/strong\u003E, Executive Director of BootUp Professional Development, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization focused on bringing coding and computer science to ALL elementary students around the country by empowering their teachers; (2)\u003Cstrong\u003ELien Diaz\u003C\/strong\u003E, Founding Director of the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech University, and a leading advocate for equity in computer science education; (3)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELeoLin Bowen\u003C\/strong\u003E, Outreach Regional Manager at Code.org, a passionate voice promoting equity in the computer science education landscape; and (4)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAshley Gramby\u003C\/strong\u003E, Director of Marketing for Girls Who Code, dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology and changing the image of what a computer programmer looks like.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsba.org\/Events\/Equity-Symposium\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.nsba.org\/Events\/Equity-Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Lien Diaz will participate on the panel \u0022Equity in Computer Science Education - Where are we and what can you do?\u0022"}],"uid":"34773","created_gmt":"2020-01-28 16:24:01","changed_gmt":"2020-01-28 16:25:47","author":"ablinder6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-02-01T11:15:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2020-02-01T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-02-01T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-02-01 16:15:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-02-01 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-02-01 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"606703","name":"Constellations Center"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAllie McFadden\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eallie.mcfadden@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}