CS 10K: A Model for Statewide Deployment of CS Principles Courses

阿拉巴马大学（塔斯卡卢萨）提议在全州教师网络中开发和评估一个可扩展部署和可持续持续的新CS原则课程的模型。该模式采用了由国家数学和科学计划（NMSI）开发的国家大学先修课程（AP）培训计划的成功实践。它将这些实践应用于基于面对面培训和远程学习协作的专业发展计划。它将为教师提供为期一年的专业发展支持，而不是像其他STEM领域的大多数AP培训项目那样，提供为期一周的暑期培训。将探索一个全州范围内的“教师领导”模式，那些已经教授更严格的计算机科学课程（例如，现有的AP计算机科学A）的教师将协助培训新的同伴群体，因为他们在学校建立了计算机科学原则。这些班级的教师将在内容和教学学习经验上共同合作，由同行领导培养，并通过阿拉巴马州NMSI合作伙伴A+ College Ready （A+CR）提供便利。A+CR在促进其他STEM领域的AP进步方面取得了成功，特别是在代表性不足的学生中。教学方法将以探究/发现为基础的技术为中心，将计算机科学作为一组广泛的主题引入，这些主题由CS原则的大思想中包含的学习目标定义。该模型的细化将通过使用虚拟协作工具（例如，Blackboard协作或ACCESS，这是在阿拉巴马州所有学校部署的全州远程学习基础设施）为农村和城市学校教师提供支持。由Haynie Research and Evaluation领导的评估将揭示所提出的模型中最适合建立一个成功和可持续的CS原则全国教师网络的方面。参与者将包括：50名高中教师，他们将接受为期一年的专业发展培训，教授计算机科学原理课程；这些教师的学生将参加夏令营、周末学习班和全州竞赛；以及中学教育和计算机科学专业的大学生，他们将协助完成项目任务。合作伙伴包括A+CR和阿拉巴马州教育部，后者已承诺为该项目提供支持和所需资源（例如ACCESS）。为了解决可扩展性问题，NMSI将向六个合作州的320多所高中推荐该项目开发的模型（2011-2012年，NMSI支持了75,000名学生）。为了解决可持续性问题，项目完成后，所有教师都将得到A+CR作为NMSI合作伙伴的支持。项目的成果将提交到期刊上发表，Moodle网站将作为传播项目成果的存储库，包括开发的课程材料。PI已经开展了大学理事会计算机科学原则试点项目之一，并在阿拉巴马州领导了几项K-12扩展和扩大计算机活动的参与。

The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) proposes to develop and evaluate a model for the scalable deployment and sustainable persistence of the new CS Principles course across a statewide network of teachers. The model adopts the successful practices of a national Advanced Placement (AP) training program developed by the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). It applies those practices in a professional development program based on in-person training and distance learning collaboration. It will provide year-long professional development to support teachers, rather than the week-long summer institutes that are typical of most AP training programs in other STEM areas. A statewide "Teacher Leader" model will be explored where those already teaching more rigorous CS courses (e.g., the existing AP CS A) will assist in training new peer cohorts as they establish CS Principles in their schools. Teachers in these cohorts will collaborate together on content and pedagogical learning experiences, fostered by peer leaders and facilitated through A+ College Ready (A+CR), the NMSI partner for Alabama. A+CR has demonstrated success in promoting AP advancement in other STEM areas, especially among students from underrepresented populations. The pedagogical approach will be centered on inquiry/discovery-based techniques that introduce computer science as a broad set of topics as defined by the learning objectives contained in the Big Ideas of CS Principles. The elaboration of the model will support both rural and urban school teachers through use of virtual collaboration tools (e.g., Blackboard Collaborate or ACCESS, which is a statewide distance learning infrastructure deployed in all Alabama schools). The assessment, led by Haynie Research and Evaluation, will uncover the facets of the proposed model that are most suitable for building a successful and sustainable nationwide network of CS Principles teachers. The participants will include: a cohort of 50 high school teachers who will receive year-long professional development training to teach the CS Principles course; students of those teachers, who will participate in summer camps, weekend study sessions, and statewide competitions; and college students from secondary education and computer science majors who will assist with project tasks. Partners include A+CR and the Alabama State Department of Education, which has committed support and needed resources (e.g., ACCESS) to the project. To address scalability, NMSI will recommend the model developed in this project to six partner states across over 320 high schools (in 2011-2012, NMSI supported 75,000 students). To address sustainability, all teachers will be supported after project completion by A+CR under its operations as a NMSI partner. The results of the project will be submitted for publication in journals, and a Moodle website will be created to serve as a repository for disseminating the results of the project, including developed curricular materials. The PI has conducted one of the College Board's CS Principles pilots and leads several K-12 outreach and broadening participation in computing activities in Alabama.