Sandbox Data Science: Culturally Relevant K-12 Computing
Justice Toshiba Walker, Amanda Barany, Alex Kojo Acquah, Sayed Mohsin Reza, Karen Guzmán, Michael A. Johnson, Omar B. Badreddin, Alan Barrera · ACM eBooks · 2024
Article presents “Coding Like a Data Miner,” a culturally responsive, sandbox‑style data science curriculum that uses social‑media APIs to help K–12 learners gather, wrangle, analyze, and communicate insights from large datasets in personally meaningful ways. Article argues that this approach broadens participation in computing‑based data science by aligning with culturally responsive computing principles and supporting diverse learners’ interests, identities, and inquiry practices.