Massachusetts Exploring Computer Science Partnership (MECSP)

教育发展中心公司(EDC)建议马萨诸塞州探索计算机科学伙伴关系(MECSP)，以响应NSF的呼吁，帮助发展促进CS 10K项目所需的知识库和伙伴关系。EDC及其合作伙伴--高等数学与科学学院特许学校、马萨诸塞大学、波士顿？S拓宽高级技术教育联系计划，以及马萨诸塞州技术领导委员会(MassTLC)--提议设计和实施MECSP。该伙伴关系的总体目标是通过在高中扩展探索计算机科学(ECS)课程，扩大整个MA的计算机科学(CS)教育。MECSP将为ECS课程和专业发展(PD)模式建立有效的多部门合作，培养一支教师领导干部队伍，使其他教师做好准备，让更多和更多样化的学生参与CS教育和劳动力。为了实现项目成果，该项目将在马萨诸塞州全州实施ECS课程，并在全州范围内建立有能力维持这一实施的基础设施。基础设施将包括三个区域ECS PD中心，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倡议，以及让技术企业界的行业代表直接与教师和学生接触，帮助他们了解CS和CS职业对MA和国家经济的价值。EDC及其合作伙伴和顾问在能力建设、教师专业发展、扩大对STEM的参与以及成功的公私部门合作方面提供了广泛的专业知识；私人投资机构在STEM教育和劳动力发展的交汇点上有着悠久而成功的历史。MECSP专注于接触来自代表性不足人群的学生，这确保了它在解决CS内部的重大公平问题以及为不同群体的MA学生扩大获得大学预科CS课程的机会方面具有巨大的潜力。MECSP还将产生超越马萨诸塞州的影响，成为教育-企业合作伙伴关系的典范，有助于满足STEM迫切的劳动力发展需求。最后，与关键的国家组织和领导人的联系将确保在马萨诸塞州学到的经验教训与全国利益攸关方社区分享，这些利益攸关方致力于使CS和其他STEM领域多样化。

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.