Type I: Project Engage!

德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校提出参与项目！以解决高中计算机科学（CS）学生和教师的短缺问题。该计划的主要组成部分是：(1)一门新的双注册（DE） CS原理课程，高中生可以获得大学学分，(2)一门与该DE课程相一致的改进的大学课程，以及(3)一个培训在职教师教授该DE课程的暑期学院。DE CS原理课程在三个方面具有创新性：首先，它采用混合式教学，由在线资源支持的高中教师带课；其次，它采用基于问题的课程，使学生积极参与学习过程；第三，它为学生和教师建立了在线学习社区。在线学习环境是该项目的核心，因为它为教师提供了即时的教学和课程支持，它为教师提供了一个在线社区，使他们能够与其他教师交流，讨论共同关注的问题和成功案例，它使学生能够跨越传统的地理和机构界限进行协作。该项目承诺在三个方面产生重大影响。首先，它将扩大CS社区的学生和教师的供应。德州有65%的高中目前不提供AP CS课程。暑期学院将培训现有的数学、计算机科学和科学教师来教授DE课程，这些教师将从在线学习环境中获得课程内容和教学方法方面的持续支持。其次，它将大大扩大女孩和代表性不足的少数民族的参与。文凭课程对社会经济水平较低的学生有不成比例的好处；坊间证据表明，计算机科学原理课程将吸引更广泛的人群，包括女孩；以学生为中心的方法将吸引所有人口统计学的学生，使计算与他们的生活、个人兴趣和未来相关。第三，它将为在线计算机科学教育设定一个新标准，回答许多关于在计算机科学课程中使用混合教学、基于问题的学习和在线社区的影响和有效性的科学问题。该项目将在德克萨斯州的6所高中实施试点DE课程，目标是最终将这项工作扩展到数百所德克萨斯州高中，并通过UTeach研究所在其他州复制这项工作。

The University of Texas Austin proposes Project Engage! to address the shortage of high school computer science (CS) students and teachers. The main components of this initiative are(1) a novel dual enrollment (DE) CS Principles course for which high school students receive college credit, (2) a revamped college course that aligns with this DE course, and (3) a summer institute that trains in-service teachers to teach this DE course. The DE CS Principles course is innovative in three ways: First, it uses blended instruction in which classes are led by a high school teacher who is supported by online resources; second, it uses a problem-based curriculum that makes students active participants in the learning process; and third, it builds online learning communities for both students and teachers.The online learning environment is central to this project because it provides teachers with instant access to pedagogical and curricular support, it provides teachers with an online community, allowing them to communicate with other teachers and discuss common concerns and successes, and it enables students to collaborate across traditional geographic and institutional boundaries.This project promises significant impact in three dimensions. First, it will expand the CS community's supply of both students and teachers. The DE course can reach the 65% of Texas high schools that currently offer no AP CS courses. The summer institutes will train current math, CS, and science teachers to teach the DE course, and these teachers will receive on-going support from the online learning environment in the areas of course content and pedagogy. Second, it will significantly broaden participation among girls and under-represented minorities. DE courses disproportionately benefit students of lower socio-economic levels; anecdotal evidence suggests that the CS Principles course will attract a broader segment of the population, including girls; and the student-centered approach will engage students across all demographics, making computing relevant to their lives, their personal interests, and their future. Third, it will set a new standard for online CS education, answering many scientific questions about the impact and effectiveness of using blended instruction, problem-based learning, and online communities in a DE course.This project will implement pilot DE courses at 6 Texas high schools, with the goals of eventually scaling this effort to several hundreds of Texas high schools and replicating the effort in other states throughthe UTeach Institute.