Symposium – Culturally Relevant Integration of CS and Mathematics

CiSTEMer symposium

Welcome

We are excited to announce the face-to-face Symposium on Culturally Relevant Integration of Computer Science and Mathematics.

Our symposium aims to bring scholars and researchers from diverse backgrounds to consider ways in which culturally relevant approaches might enhance integrated approaches to learning computation and mathematics. Using a working group format, invited delegates will collaborate to explore emerging issues and identify needed areas of research and scholarship.

The scientific program also features two keynotes as well as a research or innovative practices poster session where participants will share their own work.

Dates: May 12-13, 2023

Proceedings: To be published August 1, 2023

Hosts
- Dr. Brian R. Lawler
  
  Dr. Brian R. Lawler is the Interim Director of CiSTEMer and Professor of Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University. His scholarship focuses on equity issues in mathematics education; in particular, the ways in which power and knowledge intertwine to govern the learner's mathematical identity. His core research examines the personal epistemologies of adolescent mathematicians: Do high school maths students see themselves as mathematical authors? This interest leads him to seek to understand the ways that students make sense of the school, classroom, and teacher contexts, and how these knowings interact with their mathematical identities.
- Dr. Alan Shaw
  
  Dr. Alan Shaw is the BSCS Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Computer Science & Information Systems in the College of Computing and Software Engineering at Kennesaw State University.
- Mr. Bill Crombie
  
  Mr. Bill Crombie is the Director of Professional Development for The Algebra Project, Inc. Since 1990 Bill has been involved in the development and delivery of professional development for teachers and the professional development of professional developers within the Algebra Project’s national network. In collaboration with Bob Moses, the founder of the Algebra Project, Bill has worked on the development of the Transition Curriculum, short curriculum modules, and the African Drum and Ratios Curriculum. He is also the principal author of the Train-the-Trainer’s Transition Curriculum Practice Units and Lecture Notes and the principal developer of the Accessible Calculus Curriculum.
- Dr. Zuhal Yilmaz
  
  Zuhal Yilmaz, Ph.D., is a program evaluation lead in Gordon A. Cain Center for STEM Literacy at the Louisiana State University. She has been actively researching and teaching in mathematics education field for over 12 years with a strong emphasis on students' acquisition of mathematical ideas, supporting teachers' professional growth, and promoting diversity and inclusion, and equity. In her recent work, she focuses on exploring the connection between CS and mathematics learning, and integration of CS in mathematics classrooms in a culturally meaningful way.
- Dr. Fernando Alegre
  
  Dr. Fernando Alegre is associate director of the Gordon A. Cain Center at LSU. He received his M.S. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has experience working in research-oriented projects and implementing scientific software in fields such as image and signal processing, statistics, Monte Carlo methods, machine learning, Bayesian inference, probabilistic graphical models, compiler writing, automatic program analysis and abstract interpretation.
- Dr. Terrie Galanti
  
  Dr. Terrie Galanti is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Mathematics and STEM Integration/Computational Thinking, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum at the University of North Florida. Dr. Galanti was the first woman in history to graduate at the top of her class from the United States Air Force Academy. She synthesizes her thirty years of experience as an engineer, parent, and K-12 mathematics educator in her qualitative and quantitative research on STEM education and conceptual readiness for STEM fields of study. Her research interests converge on mathematics education as a sense-making endeavor and its connections to computational thinking in K-12 curriculum and classrooms.
Keynote Speakers
- Dr. Ron Eglash
  
  Dr. Ron Eglash is a Professor of Information in the School of Information and a Professor of Art and Design in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. With more than $7 million in NSF funding, his suite of simulations, Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDTs), have been used in U.S. schools from Alaska to Florida, as well as international locations, to allow students to learn math and computing through “heritage algorithms” that include Navajo weaving patterns, Latino percussion ratios, cornrow braid iterations and the nonlinear curves of urban graffiti.
- Mr. Bill Crombie
  
  Mr. Bill Crombie is the Director of Professional Development for The Algebra Project, Inc. Since 1990 Bill has been involved in the development and delivery of professional development for teachers and the professional development of professional developers within the Algebra Project’s national network. In collaboration with Bob Moses, the founder of the Algebra Project, Bill has worked on the development of the Transition Curriculum, short curriculum modules, and the African Drum and Ratios Curriculum. He is also the principal author of the Train-the-Trainer’s Transition Curriculum Practice Units and Lecture Notes and the principal developer of the Accessible Calculus Curriculum.
- Dr. Alan Shaw
  
  Dr. Alan Shaw is the BSCS Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Computer Science & Information Systems in the College of Computing and Software Engineering at Kennesaw State University.
- Mr. Cliff Freeman
  
  Mr. Cliff Freeman is the Director of STEM Programs at the Young People’s Project and a Ph.D student at Boston University, studying Mathematics and Science Education. Cliff is particularly interested in innovative and equitable approaches that broaden participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and careers for populations of youth who have been historically underrepresented.
Program

Friday Agenda

Social Science Building; 402 Bartow Ave, Kennesaw, GA 30144

5:00 p.m. – Registration opens Hors D'oeuvres & Light Refreshments available

5:30 p.m. – Welcome

6:00 p.m. – Plenary – Ron Eglash

7:30 p.m. – Posters & Get to Know

Saturday Agenda

Bagwell College of Education, 580 Parliament Garden Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144

8:00 a.m. – Plenary – Alan Shaw, Bill Crombie, & Cliff Freeman

9:30 a.m. – Coffee break

9:45 a.m. – Working Groups

11:45 a.m. – Lunch

12:30 p.m. – Working Groups

2:30 p.m. – Closing
Invited Delegates

Bryan Cox, Georgia Department of Education

Sharif Abdullahi, The Young People’s Project

Daniel Adams, Louisiana State University

Fernando Alegre, Louisiana State University

Sarah Castle, Michigan State University

Bill Crombie, The Algebra Project

Mai Dahshan, University of North Florida

Siddhi Desai, Fairleigh Dickenson University

Ron Eglash, University of Michigan

Cliff Freeman, Boston University

Jarrid Freeman, The Young People’s Project

Michelle Friend, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Terrie Galanti, University of North Florida

Sinan Kanbir, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Rose Kendrick, Louisiana State University

Sezai Kocabaş, Purdue University

Brianna Kurtz, University of Virginia

Brian Lawler, Kennesaw State University

Yeping Li, Texas A&M University

Betty Love, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Lauren Margulieux, Georgia State University

Juana Moreno, Louisiana State University

Nirmala Naresh, University of North Texas

Sandra Nite, Texas A&M University

Arnulfo Pérez, Ohio State University

Alan Shaw, Kennesaw State University

Carla Strickland, University of Chicago

Amber Wagner, Birmingham Southern College

Victor Winter, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Zuhal Yilmaz, Lousiana State University
Location & Travel Information

Location: Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia

About KSU: A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 43,000 students. Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.

Suggested Hotel: SpringHill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Kennesaw, 3399 Town Point Drive, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144

Parking: Friday, West Deck; Satuday, Central Deck

Directions: From Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) to SpringHill Suites by Marriot Atlanta Kennesaw:

From SpringHill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Kennesaw to West Deck:

From SpringHill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Kennesaw to Central Deck:
Contacts

If you have questions about registration, travel, or reimbursement, please contact:
Debbie Ridley, dridle11@kennesaw.edu.

If you have questions about the program or related conference issues, please contact:
Brian R Lawler, Kennesaw State University: brian.lawler@kennesaw.edu
Terrie Galanti, University of North Florida: terrie.galanti@unf.edu
Zuhal Yilmaz, Louisiana State University: zyilmaz@lsu.edu