Charity Freeman
Senior Director for Broadband • CSTA Board Chair • CSEd Research Advisor & Policy Analyst
- Role
- K-12 Cs Education Advisor at Invite Ai Institute
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charity Freeman
Human-centered systems thinker and strategist, with experience leading and advising EDU and NPO initiatives around broadening participation in computing (BPC).Former high school computer science teacher, committed to cultivating “safe-to-be-authentic” learning spaces and promoting whole-person inclusion in the classroom and the workplace.Trusted leader-builder, thought partner, and mentor. Perpetual hypewoman. Pro troublemaker.Active co-conspirator with those whose identities and voices have been historically minoritized, excluded, discredited, and silenced within the tech ecosystem:\"CS for ALL means building a democracy where any gamer, builder, or tinkerer can envision a Computer Scientist, and see themselves.\"Research Interests:Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)Implementation of Equity Pedagogies in CSOrganization Theory & BehaviorMBTI Personality Type: INTPDiSC Profile: Conscientiousness, DominanceTop 5 StrengthsFinder Talent Themes: Strategic, Context, Developer, Individualization, LearnerEnneagram Type:#6 - The LoyalistLife\'s Mission: To steward and share my life-gift with no leftovers.Worst Nightmare: Unasked questions.Secret Weapon: Stubborn optimism.Fatal Flaw: Long-distance running.
Experience
K-12 Cs Education Advisor
Sep 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
The INVITE Institute (INclusiVe Intelligent Technologies for Education) seeks to fundamentally reframe how AI-based educational technologies interact with learners.We develop AI techniques to track and promote skills that underlie successful learning and contribute to academic success: persistence, academic resilience, and collaboration.
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Educational Psychology
2025 — 2028
Loyola University Chicago
Doctor of Education - EdD, Curriculum and Instruction
DeVry University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Technical Management - Concentration: Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
2015 — 2016
Truman State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
2006 — 2009
Loyola University Chicago
Master of Education - MEd, Cultural and Educational Policy Studies - Specialization: Sociology of Education
John Felice Rome Center
Study Abroad Experience, Instructional Leadership: Cultural Context for Informed Decision Making
2018 — 2018
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