{"data":{"ID":880,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1541011716,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Are CS and STEM really for all?","Handle":"are_cs_and_stem_really_for_all","ShortDescription":"How do we democratize computer science and STEM as well as address the racial and gender disparities in CS\/STEM? What are ways we can provide opportunities to engage in computational thinking, problem solving, and collaboration in K-12? Let's discuss ways we can really make CS\/STEM accessible for all students.","Description":"Who receives access CS\/STEM courses K-12? What are the racial and gender demographics of students in these courses compared to post-secondary careers? Does CS\/STEM education K-12 need to be democratized? Why or Why not? This session will discuss leveraging CS\/STEM opportunities and equitably exposing all students to computational thinking and problem solving to make CS\/STEM truly for all.","Link":["https:\/\/shanavwhite.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"We will engage in data analysis related to CS\/STEM in K-12 and post-secondary careers. We will also use think, pair, share as well as critique conversational protocols to prompts\/questions from the facilitator.","Presenter":["Shana V. White"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Constellations Center for Equity in Computer at Georgia Tech"],"PresenterEmail":["shana.white@cc.gatech.edu"],"ScheduleSlotID":112,"ScheduleLocationID":13,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":8}}