After-School Data Literacy Programs for Youth at the Public Library

Leanne Bowler will talk about her research in the area of youth data literacy at the public library, most recently through the Data Literacy with, for, and by Youth research project. The study, framed by principles of participatory design, asks, How can public libraries, with the participation of young people, support the development of positive data habits of mind? It does more than look at youth; the aim is to design, build, test, and evolve theory and practice around informal data literacy education alongside youth, with the goal of building a holistic, humanistic, and youth-oriented model of data literacy which incorporates social awareness, critical approaches, and “goodness of fit” into STEM learning about data.

This will be an online event. The Zoom link will be available on the CCB website prior to the event.