EAGER: Empowering Out-of-School Time Educators and Students through 4-H and the Land-Grant System

为了响应并配合国家科学基金会计算机和信息系统与工程（CISE）理事会为扩大其主要研究者（PI）在计算（BPC）活动中的参与所做的努力，内布拉斯加州林肯大学（UNL）和国家4-H理事会（4-H）将试行一项努力，支持CISE PI在从事计算机科学服务不足的青年（CS）-特别是计算和算法思维-在校外时间设置。 该项目将开发一个计算机科学专业发展（CSPD）工具包，其中包括现实世界，基于视频的学习模块，便利的亲自专业发展机会，以及远程学习经验，以支持教育工作者鼓励青年发展他们的计算机科学技能。工具包中的材料将由CISE社区的成员开发，在某些情况下由CISE社区的成员提供。 4-H通过美国的赠地大学（LGU）系统接触到近600万年轻人，并已开始与谷歌合作，在三个LGU教授年轻人技术和人际交往技能。本提案将在此基础上进行扩展，在这三个4-H OST CS站点开发、设计和测试CS专业开发资源。然后，这些资源将被打包成一个可转移的工具包，最终可以扩展到60万志愿者和3，500名教育工作者，目前促进4-在LGU内的H编程，并可能为CISE社区的许多其他成员定期为4 H活动做出贡献打开大门。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过以下方式提供支持：使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。

In response to and in alignment with an effort undertaken by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Systems and Engineering (CISE) Directorate to increase broadening participation in computing (BPC) activities among its Principal Investigators (PIs), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the National 4-H Council (4-H) will pilot an effort to support CISE PIs in engaging underserved youth in computer science(CS) - specifically computational and algorithmic thinking - during out-of-school time settings. The project will develop a CS Professional Development (CSPD) toolkit that includes real-world, video-based learning modules, facilitated in-person professional development opportunities, and distance learning experiences to support educators in encouraging youth to develop their CS skills. Materials in the toolkit with be developed and, in some cases, delivered by members of the CISE community. 4-H reaches nearly six million youth through the nation's land grant university (LGU) system, and has already embarked on a partnership with Google to teach youth both technical and interpersonal skills at three LGUs. This proposal will expand upon that foundation by developing, designing, and testing CS professional development resources at those three 4-H OST CS sites. The resources will then be packaged into a transferable toolkit that can be eventually scaled to reach the 600,000 volunteers and 3,500 educators that currently facilitate 4-H programming within LGUs and potentially opening the door for many additional members of the CISE community to contribute to 4H activities on a regular basis.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.