CompuPower

CompuPower is a multifaceted program for high school students centered on a culturally responsive computing course. The program emphasizes society, science, and technology as innovation drivers and provides opportunities for students to investigate their intersectional identities using technology tools and computational thinking. The yearlong course curriculum includes 120 hours of instructional material divided across four quarters, focusing on power and identity, power and community, power and place, and power and social change. Students complete projects and assignments using various technology tools and develop skills including project planning, communication and collaboration, and basic coding. The program also includes professional development for teachers on culturally relevant and responsive teaching practices, a multiday CompuPower Residency Experience on the ASU campus, and a Parent Academy workshop series to help parents support their children in pursuing STEM opportunities.