Supporting K-12 Computer Science Education through the Establishment of a National Discipline-Based Professional Association

计算机协会（ACM）寻求资金支持其新成立的计算机科学教师协会（CSTA）。CSTA正在解决计算机科学的入学危机：尽管学生迫切需要学习基础的计算机科学技能，但中学和大专课程的入学人数正在下降，学习计算机的年轻女性和少数族裔学生的数量处于历史最低水平。CSTA正在全国范围内解决这一问题，通过与各级教育、政府、行业的领导人合作，并与非营利组织合作。CSTA已经开始在K-12教育中将计算机科学重新定义为一门真正的科学。它启动了国家计划，开展研究，制定课程和认证标准，提供专业发展机会，并为全国教师创造和传播新资源。为了支持这个组织的初期阶段，CSTA正在申请资金用于其基础设施的一部分，用于研究和实现其目标，即将K-12计算机科学建立为一门基本的学术学科（而不是技术应用），并解决阻碍系统地满足所有学生需求的关键问题。通过建立一个由教育者和利益相关者共享资源、新研究和最佳实践的全国性多层次社区，CSTA将重振K-12计算机科学教育，并将计算机科学作为一种职业选择。

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) seeks funding to support its newly formed Computer Science Teacher's Association (CSTA). CSTA is addressing the enrollment crisis in CS: Despite the pressing need for students to learn foundational computer science skills, course enrollments are dropping at the secondary and post-secondary levels, and the number of young women and minority students studying computing is at an all-time low. CSTA is addressing this on a national scale, through collaboration with leaders from all levels of education, government, industry, and partnering non-profit organizations. CSTA has begun reframing computer science within K-12 education as a true science. It has launched national programs to conduct research, develop curriculum and certification standards, provide professional development opportunities, and create and disseminate new resources for teachers nationwide.To support this organization in its nascent stages, CSTA is requesting funding for a portion of itsinfrastructure, for research, and for the implementation of its goal to establish K-12 computer science as an essential academic discipline (as opposed to a technical application) and address the key issues that have hampered efforts to systematically address the needs of all students. By building a national multi-level community of educators and stakeholders who share resources, new research, and best practices, CSTA will revitalize K-12 computer science education, and promote CS as a career choice.