Dalorion Johnson
J. Michael Wyss
Jeff Gray
ABSTRACT
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) is a national effort led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase post-secondary enrollment of underrepresented groups in the computing disciplines. Under BPC funding from the NSF, a multi-tiered mentoring model (M3) was created to foster excellence in grades 5-20 computer science education in the Birmingham area. The goal of the BPC-M3 program is to provide sequential tiers of mentoring, by which the learner in one tier becomes the mentor teacher to the next tier down. This model focuses on providing a more effective pathway for students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue careers in computing. In this poster abstract, we describe in detail how the multi-tiered model is being implemented and summarize some of the benefits and challenges related to the M3 model.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009). Survey: Majority of U. S. Teens Feel Prepared for Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, yet Many Lack Mentors {Press release}. Retrieved from http://mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-09index.htmlGoogle Scholar
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Index Terms
- Broadening participation in computing: the multi-tiered approach
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