CS 10K: The Utah Exploring Computer Science Initiative

CS 10K：犹他州探索计算机科学计划

• 批准号: 1240977
• 负责人: Helen Hu
• 金额: $ 78.99万
• 依托单位: Westminster College of Salt Lake City
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1240977&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CS; 10K; Utah; Exploring; Computer

Westminster College of Salt Lake City, in partnership with Brigham Young University, proposes to create a new one-semester course modeled on the LAUSD Exploring Computer Science curriculum. The vast majority of Utah high school students do not have the opportunity to learn about computing beyond a required computer literacy course. This project seeks to provide all students in Utah public schools with an alternative to this existing computer literacy course. The Utah Exploring Computer Science Initiative will adapt the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum into a half-year course that meets the computer literacy high school graduation requirement for the state of Utah. Over three years, the project will prepare and support 100 teachers with summer professional development workshops, monthly meetings held during the academic year, a mentoring program, and a supportive online community. The proposed project will better prepare students with more advanced 21st century computing skills and will increase student, parent and counselor awareness of computing. It is anticipated that the ECS course will improve student perception of computing as a discipline, leading to increased student interest in additional CS courses, which will in turn drive demand for more rigorous course offerings, such as AP CS A or the proposed, new AP Computer Principles course. The project goal is to have the majority of Utah students taking the ECS course to fulfill their computer literacy high school graduation requirement within 5 years.

湖城威斯敏斯特学院与杨百翰大学合作，提议以LAUSD探索计算机科学课程为模型创建一个新的一学期课程。绝大多数犹他州的高中生没有机会学习计算机以外的必要的计算机素养课程。该项目旨在为犹他州公立学校的所有学生提供现有计算机扫盲课程的替代方案。犹他州探索计算机科学计划将把探索计算机科学（ECS）课程改编成一个半年的课程，以满足犹他州的计算机素养高中毕业要求。在三年内，该项目将准备和支持100名教师与夏季专业发展研讨会，在学年期间举行的每月会议，辅导计划，并支持在线社区。拟议的项目将更好地为学生提供更先进的世纪计算技能，并将提高学生，家长和辅导员对计算的认识。预计ECS课程将提高学生对计算作为一门学科的认识，从而提高学生对其他CS课程的兴趣，这反过来又会推动对更严格课程的需求，例如AP CS A或拟议的新AP计算机原理课程。该项目的目标是让大多数犹他州学生参加ECS课程，以满足他们的计算机素养高中毕业要求在5年内。