Strategies: Reforming IT Education through Game Design: Integrating Technology-Hub, Inner City, Rural and Remote Regions

IDREAMS(基于整合设计的以改革为导向的激励学生的教育方法)项目通过游戏设计让中学生参与计算机科学课程，最终目标是帮助他们理解并建立追求IT职业的兴趣。该项目建立在与AgentSheets的早期工作基础上，并在不同年龄段的学生中取得了成功。教师和学生来自科罗拉多州四个不同的社区：博尔德谷学区(技术中心)、奥罗拉公立学校(市中心)、南中央合作教育服务委员会(农村)和南犹特印第安人部落(偏远/部落)。该项目向1120名学生提供为期一周的课堂教学，作为课程必修课的一部分，为期4周的后续选修模块，以及为期1周的高中计算机教育过渡模块。对28名教师和28名社区和部落大学生的培训包括每年一次和两次为期一周的暑期强化讲习班，以及整个学年持续的远程支持。该项目产生了在中学测试的IT课程，符合国家教育技术标准，并且可扩展。

The iDREAMS (Integrative Design-based Reform-oriented Educational Approach for Motivating Students) project engages middle school students in computer science curriculum through game design with the ultimate goal of helping them understand and build interest in pursuing IT careers. The project builds on earlier work with AgentSheets and successes with students at various ages. The teachers and students are drawn from four Colorado diverse communities: Boulder Valley School District (technology hub), Aurora Public Schools (inner city), South Central Board of Cooperative Educational Services (rural), and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (remote/tribal). The project delivers one week of classroom instruction to 1120 students as part of a required course within the curriculum, a 4-week follow up elective module, and a 1-week transition module to high school computer education. Training for 28 teachers and 28 community and tribal college students include annual intensive one and two week-long summer workshops, and ongoing remote support throughout the school year.The project results in an IT curriculum that is tested in middle schools, compliant with the National Educational Technology Standards, and scalable.