CS For All: RPP: A Scalable RPP for Preparing and Supporting Teachers to Teach Culturally Responsive and Rigorous CS Courses in SC High Schools

克莱姆森大学（Clemson University）正在南卡罗来纳州培养计算机科学（CS）教师，使他们能够有效地使用文化响应性和包容性教学法，从而扩大对计算机的参与。南卡罗来纳教育部（SCDE）刚刚推出了K-8标准，旨在让所有学生参与计算机科学和计算思维，并为高中课程创建一个管道。这些最初的标准对合格的教师和为他们准备的知识提出了巨大的需求。该提案将在这一需求之前发展一个活跃的高中CS教师和研究人员社区。该项目利用了现有的研究-实践伙伴关系（RPP），包括计算机科学和教育研究人员，以及来自安德森五个职业校园（将为安德森学区的高中生提供计算机课程）、皮肯斯县学区和南卡罗来纳州数学与科学联盟（一个为其他学区提供专业发展的组织）的管理人员和教师从业人员。许多参与学校的学生人数明显不足和/或经济状况不佳。该项目将调查不同教师支持模式（包括准时制、纯在线、在线和离线混合）在计算机科学教学内容知识、自我效能、教师对文化响应计算的理解和实施、以及教师对所有学生都有能力进行数字创新的信念方面的有效性。在项目活动和SCDE正在采用的政策之间进行了强有力的协调，这可以作为其他州伙伴关系的典范。

Clemson University is broadening participation in computing in South Carolina by preparing computer science (CS) teachers to effectively use culturally responsive, inclusive pedagogies. The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has just launched K-8 Standards that aim to engage all students in computer science and computational thinking and create a pipeline for high school courses. These inaugural standards present a significant need for qualified teachers and the knowledge to prepare them. This proposal would develop an active community of high school CS teachers and researchers ahead of this demand.The project leverages an existing Researcher-Practitioner Partnership (RPP), including computer science and education researchers, along with administrators and teacher practitioners from the Anderson Five Career Campus (which will offer computing courses to high school students in Anderson School Districts), Pickens County School District, and South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics and Science (an organization providing professional develoment to additional districts). Many of the participating schools have significant underrepresented and/or economically disadvantaged student populations. The project will investigate the effectiveness of different models of teacher support (including just-in-time, online only, versus a mixture of online and offline) on Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Computer Science, self-efficacy, and teacher understanding and implementation of culturally responsive computing, and teacher belief that all students are capable of digital innovation. There has been strong coordination between project activities and policy that is being adopted by the SCDE, which could serve as a model for partnerships in other states.