Massachusetts Exploring Computer Science Partnership (MECSP)

教育发展中心，Inc。(EDC)提出了马萨诸塞州探索计算机科学合作伙伴关系（MECSP），以响应NSF的项目，这将有助于发展知识基础和合作伙伴关系，需要催化CS 10 K项目。 EDC及其合作伙伴--波士顿马萨诸塞州大学高级数学与科学学院（AMSA）特许学校？的扩大先进技术教育联系（BATEC）计划，和马萨诸塞州技术领导理事会（MassTLC）-建议设计和实施MECSP。该合作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）课程来扩大MA的计算机科学（CS）教育。MECSP将为ECS课程和专业发展（PD）模型建立有效的多部门合作，建立一支教师领导干部队伍，为其他教师准备更多的学生和CS教育和劳动力的多样性。为了实现项目成果，该项目将在MA全州范围内实施ECS课程，并建立一个全州范围内的基础设施，使其有能力维持实施。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计划，以及技术商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和国民经济的价值。EDC及其合作伙伴和顾问在能力建设，教师专业发展，扩大STEM参与以及成功的公私部门合作方面带来了广泛的专业知识; PI在STEM教育和劳动力发展的交叉点上有着悠久而成功的历史。MECSP的重点是从代表性不足的人口接触学生，确保它有很大的潜力，以解决CS内的重大公平问题，并扩大获得大学预科CS课程的MA学生的多样化人口。MECSP还将对马萨诸塞州以外的地区产生影响，成为教育与企业合作的典范，有助于满足迫切的STEM劳动力发展需求。最后，与主要的国家组织和领导人联系将确保马萨诸塞州内吸取的经验教训与参与CS和其他STEM领域多样化努力的全国利益相关者社区共享。

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.