CS 10K: Beauty and Joy, Adapted and Adopted: Building a Computational Teaching Cadre from within Wyoming Schools

怀俄明大学与怀俄明数学教师委员会以及全州的学区和高中合作，提出了一个项目，将AP计算机科学原理（AP CSP）带给怀俄明州的学生。该项目将采用加州大学伯克利分校开发的AP CSP课程“计算之美与乐趣”（BJC），为学生准备新的AP CSP考试。这些pi在与怀俄明州的初中和高中教师合作方面有着丰富的经验，特别是与数学教师合作，他们是该州高中计算机教育的主要提供者。该项目利用这一经验，在暑期课程和学年后续课程中提供重要的专业发展（PD）。整个夏天，老师们将会被介绍到Snap！编程语言及其开发环境，以及为学生准备AP CSP考试的细节。进一步的PD机会将在整个学年中以一对一的同伴指导和在线教师圈子的形式进行，这在人口稀少的怀俄明州将特别有用。该项目将与高中教师密切合作，在奥尔巴尼县和拉勒米县的高中作为试点教授这门课程。试点结束后，它将把合作扩展到怀俄明州的其他学区，最终达到整个州。“美丽和快乐，适应和采用”项目将修改现有的BJC课程，包括怀俄明州特别感兴趣的主题的替代单元，如全球气候模型的模拟。项目人员将对在职教师进行专业发展，以改善怀俄明州的高中计算机科学教学。外部评估将通过采用AP CSP课程来检查整个怀俄明州高中计算机科学严格课程的实施情况，以及以AP CSP为载体，扩大计算机科学参与的程度。外部评价处理的关键问题如下：“项目在多大程度上按照设计实施，是否实现了既定的目标和目的？”

The University of Wyoming, partnering with the Wyoming Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and districts and high schools throughout the state, proposes a project to bring AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) to students across Wyoming. The project will adapt and adopt the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) - an AP CSP course developed at UC Berkeley - to prepare students for the new AP CSP exam. The PIs have significant experience working with middle and high school teachers throughout Wyoming, especially with mathematics teachers, who are the main providers of high school computing education in the state. The project leverages this experience by offering significant professional development (PD) during a summer session and school year follow-up. Over the summer, teachers will be introduced to the Snap! programming language and its development environment, and the details of preparing students for the AP CSP examination. Further PD opportunities will take place throughout the school year in the form of one-on-one peer mentoring and online teacher circles, which will be particularly useful in the sparsely populated state of Wyoming. The project will work closely with high school teachers to teach the course as a pilot at high schools in Albany County and Laramie County. After the pilot, it will extend the collaboration to other school districts in Wyoming, ultimately reaching the entire state.The Beauty and Joy, Adapted and Adopted project will modify the existing BJC curriculum to include alternative units on topics of particular interest in Wyoming such as simulation of global climate models. The project staff will conduct professional development for in-service teachers to improve high school computer science instruction in Wyoming. The external evaluation will examine the implementation of rigorous courses in computer science in high schools throughout the state of Wyoming through the adoption of AP CSP classes, and the extent to which broadening participation in computer science is advanced using AP CSP as a vehicle. The key question addressed by the external evaluation is the following: "To what extent was the project implemented as designed and did it achieve its stated goals and objectives?"