Massachusetts Exploring Computer Science Partnership (MECSP)

马萨诸塞州探索计算机科学合作伙伴关系 (MECSP)

• 批准号: 1339300
• 负责人: Joyce Malyn-Smith
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Education Development Center
• 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: 2013-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1339300&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Massachusetts; Exploring; Computer; Science; Partnership

The Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) proposes the Massachusetts Exploring Computer Science Partnership (MECSP) in response to NSF's call for projects that will help develop the knowledge base and partnerships needed to catalyze the CS 10K Project. EDC and its partners -- Advanced Math and Science Academy (AMSA) charter school, University of Massachusetts (UMass), Boston?s Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) program, and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) -- propose to design and implement MECSP. The overarching goal of the partnership is to broaden computer science (CS) education across MA through the expansion of the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) course in high schools. MECSP will build an effective multi-sector collaboration for the ECS course and professional d evelopment (PD) model, building a cadre of Teacher Leaders who prepare other teachers to engage greater numbers and a greater diversity of students in CS education and the workforce. In order to achieve the project outcomes, the project will implement the ECS course statewide in MA, and build a statewide infrastructure with the capacity to sustain that implementation. The infrastructure will include three regional ECS PD Hubs, an online professional learning community, the leveraging of existing statewide CS initiatives through co-sponsored activities, and the engagement of industry representatives of the technology business community directly with teachers and students to help them to understand the value of CS and CS careers to the MA and national economy. EDC, its partners and advisers bring extensive expertise in capacity building, teacher professional development, broadening participation in STEM, and successful public-private sector collaborations; the PIs have a long and successful history of working at the intersection of STEM education and workforce development. MECSP's focus on reaching students from underrepresented populations ensures that it has great potential to address significant equity issues within CS and to expand access to college preparatory CS courses for a diverse population of MA students. MECSP will also have an impact beyond Massachusetts, serving as a model for education-business partnerships that can help meet pressing STEM workforce development needs. Finally, connecting with key national organizations and leaders will ensure that lessons learned within Massachusetts are shared with a national community of stakeholders engaged in efforts to diversify CS and other STEM fields.

教育开发中心公司（EDC）提出了马萨诸塞州探索计算机科学合作伙伴关系（MECSP），以回应NSF的呼吁，该项目将有助于发展CS 10K项目所需的知识库和合作伙伴关系。 EDC及其合作伙伴 - 马萨诸塞大学（UMASS），波士顿的高级数学和科学学院（AMSA）特许学校，扩大了高级技术教育联系（BATEC）计划和马萨诸塞州技术领导委员会（MASSTLC） - 建议设计和实施MECSP。合作伙伴关系的总体目标是通过扩大高中探索计算机科学（ECS）课程来扩展MA的计算机科学（CS）教育。 MECSP将为ECS课程和专业D审核（PD）模型建立有效的多部门合作，建立了一群教师领导者的干部，这些教师为其他教师做好准备，以吸引更多的教师，并在CS教育和劳动力中提供更多的学生。为了实现项目成果，该项目将在全州范围内在马萨诸塞州实施ECS课程，并建立一个全州基础设施，具有维持该实施的能力。基础设施将包括三个区域ECS PD枢纽，一个在线专业学习社区，通过共同赞助的活动利用现有的全州CS计划，以及直接与教师和学生直接与教师和学生直接与教师的行业代表参与，以帮助他们了解CS和CS Caix career of Ma and National经济的价值。 EDC，其合作伙伴和顾问在能力建设，教师专业发展，扩大参与STEM以及成功的公私部门合作方面具有广泛的专业知识； PI在STEM教育与劳动力发展的交集中有悠久而成功的历史。 MECSP专注于从代表性不足的人群中覆盖学生，可确保它具有解决CS内重大股权问题并扩大大学预备CS课程的巨大潜力。 MECSP还将在马萨诸塞州以外产生影响，是教育企业合作伙伴关系的典范，可以帮助满足紧迫的STEM劳动力发展需求。最后，与主要的国家组织和领导人建立联系将确保与马萨诸塞州内部学习的经验教训与国家​​利益相关者社区分享，这些利益相关者正在努力使CS和其他STEM领域多样化。