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Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY

Computing Integrated Teacher Education is a four-year initiative to support CUNY faculty at all ranks to integrate state standards aligned computing content and pedagogy into required education courses, field work and student teaching. Supported by public funding from the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) Computer Science for All (CS4All) program and private funding from the Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund, the initiative will focus on building on and complementing the success of NYCDOE CS4All and pilots to integrate computational thinking at Queens College, Hunter College and Hostos Community College.

The initiative focuses on:
– Supporting institutional change in teacher education programs
– Building faculty computing pedagogical content knowledge through the lens of culturally response-sustaining education
– Supporting faculty research in equitable computing education, inclusive STEM pedagogies, and effects on their students’ instructional practices

Module 7 — Hostos Community College

  • Posted by Ifeoma Nwoke (she/her) on June 13, 2023 at 6:25 pm

    After reviewing the visual resource, “Powering Connections: Teacher candidate perspectives on Computer Integrated Technology”, please respond to the following questions in this thread:

    What are your thoughts on the teacher candidate visual resource? What surprised you? What resonated with you? What other perspectives do you wish had been included?

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  • Anders (AJ) Stachelek (They/Them)
    Member
    July 2, 2023 at 7:42 am

    What are your thoughts on the teacher candidate visual resource?

    I liked the overview of technology in the context of ways it is empowering and disempowering. At the same time, after the previous readings that we have had up to this point, for the first time I was left wanting more information and details. I noticed some quotes from the teacher candidates and would have loved even more. I was glad for the student panel in the PD that helped expand on this resource and filled in these aspects that originally felt like gaps.

    What surprised you?

    I was surprised to hear how challenging it can be to just gain access to technology and tools. I know at Hostos, we keep wanting students to use their college email – based on the story from Lisbeth, perhaps digital literacy of incoming students does not translate as easily as assumed when it comes to steps in a process of starting the use of something like a new email address on a new platform.

    What resonated with you?

    I really identified with Lore, because I am constantly at the tension of determining how much screen time is too much and trying to weigh the benefits from the dangers of technology for my own son. I know when it comes to supporting teacher candidates in using technology, this balance is also a critical aspect to ensure that students (especially younger ones) continue to develop along many lines and not get subsumed into an over-reliance on technology.

    What other perspectives do you wish had been included?

    It would be great to hear the perspectives of the teacher candidates’ students when using the technology that is shared in this resource. I often think about how I design something and my expectations for how it is received, versus the reality of how students actually perceive it.

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