Strategies: ACTIVATE: Advancing Computing and Technology Interest and innoVation through Teacher Education

计算机科学界认为，它在教育公众了解计算机科学(CS)的激动人心和该领域提供的有利可图和有趣的职业机会方面发挥着重要作用。在宾夕法尼亚州西部，大多数高中生没有机会学习计算机科学，也没有机会了解该领域的广度。其目的是以两种方式应对这一挑战：(A)为教师在计算思维方面的发展以及在高中和中学一级吸引学生参与的创新战略和技术提供讲习班；(B)为参加的教师提供培训和材料，使他们能够在在职日和类似的专业会议期间向其他教师和管理人员介绍有关计算机科学的信息。该项目将针对阿巴拉契亚地区的STEM教师，包括宾夕法尼亚州西部、西弗吉尼亚州和俄亥俄州东部，那里的许多学校缺乏教师发展的必要资源，而且对吸引学生从事STEM职业的特殊项目几乎没有支持。据信，该战略的最终结果将是未来十年在阿巴拉契亚地区注册计算机和其他STEM学科的学生人数增加，并随后在阿巴拉契亚地区从事高科技就业。

The Computer Science (CS) community believes that it has an important role to play in educating the public about the excitement of Computer Science (CS) and the lucrative and interesting career opportunities this field offers. In western Pennsylvania, most high school students are not being provided an opportunity to learn about the science of computing nor about the breadth of the field. The aim is to approach this challenge in two ways: (a) provide workshops for teacher development in computational thinking as well as innovative strategies and techniques for engaging students at the high school and middle school level, and (b) provide training and materials for participating teachers to allow them to present information to other teachers and administrators about computer science during in-service days and similar professional meetings. The project will target STEM teachers in the Appalachian Region, including western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and eastern Ohio, where many schools lack essential resources for teacher development and have little support for special programs to interest students in STEM careers. It is believe that the end result of the strategy will be an increase in the number of students enrolling in computing and other STEM disciplines in college and subsequent high-tech employment in the Appalachian region in the coming decade.