Curriculum Sharing

In 2021, we created, designed and launched our Tech for Justice curriculum sharing model which allowed us to reach more learners of color than we could in Oakland, California alone. Our intention is to motivate and inspire our learners to continue pursuing technical skills, deepen their awareness of the overlap of social justice in technology, and create tech for good solutions.

The curriculum is designed to provide an intentional and conscious introduction to the social impacts and opportunities that technology has for Black, Brown and AAPI communities and help learners apply a social justice perspective to design, development, and deconstruction of technical solutions. In addition, the curriculum gives learners strategies for navigating their careers in tech. By setting the stage for better understanding of how technology shapes our lives, we believe our tech justice curriculum is a vital component to creating our next generation of informed intersectional tech leaders. 

The curriculum sharing program aims to engage teachers and their students in tech justice education long-term. The curriculum share is designed so teachers can deliver it independently and then refer students to Hack the Hood’s programs for more in-depth technical learning, therefore also strengthening our recruitment efforts and connections to our broader education community.

 
 

 YouthBuild Philly

Our first curriculum sharing partner - YouthBuild Philly - had a positive impact on 25 learners

  • 80% of respondents reported that the YouthBuild and Hack the Hood program helped them understand how technology could impact their community

  • 80% believed they could now have an informed conversation about the importance of data in technology

  • 53% were interested in learning more about careers in industries that use technology.

We also shared the Tech Justice curriculum with Foothill College located in Los Altos, California, and RepresentED, in Oakland California. 

In 2022, we are thrilled to be sharing our Tech Justice curriculum with additional partners, Unity High School, an OUSD school that serves exclusively Black and Latinx learners as well as Oakland Public Library who will be delivering our curriculum through their Ready, Set, Connect! program that serves Oakland youth by providing opportunities for technical training and practicing those skills while helping older adults improve their digital skills.