Computer Science for All Researcher Practitioner Partnerships Technical Assistance Workshop at the University of the District of Columbia

随着国家变得越来越多样化，重要的是，科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)劳动力和将定义和实施K-12教育研究议程的学者群体包括反映这种多样性的实践者。哥伦比亚特区大学(UDC)将在华盛顿特区举办2019年秋季所有研究员从业者伙伴关系(CSforAll：RPP)开发研讨会。国家科学基金会的S CSfor All：RPP计划重点关注研究人员-实践者伙伴关系在支持计算机科学(CS)和计算思维(CT)教育方面的重要性。CSforAll使我们国家的学生能够在解决问题、批判性思维、创造力和协作方面发展技能和能力，帮助他们在当今日益数字化和计算机化的世界中脱颖而出。作为一家公共的、历史上一直是黑人的和土地授予机构，UDC的责任是培养一批具有竞争力、参与公民事务的多元化一代学者和领导人。CSforALL：RPP研讨会以UDC的教与学文化以及合作和创新的核心价值观为基础。通过有针对性的外联，UDC将在CSfor ALL：RPP倡议中吸引更多为少数群体服务的机构。研讨会团队将获得信息、指导和获得所需资源的途径，以增强其学校为不同学生群体提供成功的CS/CT教育成果的能力。UDC的项目工作人员将与NSF资助的研究实践合作实验室合作，为多达100名研讨会参与者协调活动后勤。参与者将包括由CS教育研究人员和K-12学前教育从业者(教师、管理人员和顾问)以及其他社区和行业合作伙伴组成的三到四人团队。后勤规划将包括参加小组的征聘和登记；安排会议室空间、餐饮和视听支持；以及为符合条件的参与者提供旅费补偿。为期1.5天的研讨会将使团队参与不同的RPP模式、形成和维护RPP的战略和工具，以及非常适合RPP的数据收集和分析方法。研讨会参与者将学习如何设计和领导RPP，以便为高中教师提供教授严格的计算机科学课程所需的准备、专业发展和持续支持；为8年级前教师提供将CS和CT整合到他们的教学中所需的教学材料和准备；以及为学校和地区提供定义和评估CS和CT的多年级途径所需的资源。少数族裔机构是STEM有色人种教师的重要孵化器--RPP将帮助他们开发/维持模范教师教育计划，专门为致力于准备和激励更多来自不同群体的学生考虑计算机科学职业生涯的教师量身定做，这反过来将有助于美国的全球竞争力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

As the nation becomes increasingly diverse, it is important that the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce and body of scholars who will define and implement the K-12 education research agenda include practitioners that reflect that diversity. The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) will convene a Fall 2019 Computer Science for All Researcher Practitioner Partnerships (CSforAll:RPP) Development Workshop in Washington, DC. The National Science Foundation (NSF)'s CSforAll:RPP program focuses on the importance of researcher-practitioner partnerships in supporting computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) education. CSforAll empowers our Nation's students to develop skills and competencies in problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration that will help them excel in today's increasingly digital and computational world. As a public, historically black and land-grant institution, UDC's responsibility is to build a diverse generation of competitive, civically engaged scholars and leaders. The CSforALL:RPP workshop builds on UDC's culture of teaching and learning as well as on the core values of collaboration and innovation. Through targeted outreach, UDC will engage more minority-serving institutions in the CSforALL:RPP initiative. Workshop teams will receive information, guidance, and access to resources they will need to enhance the capacity of their schools to produce successful CS/CT education outcomes for diverse groups of students.In partnership with NSF-funded Research+Practice Collaboratory, UDC's project staff will coordinate the event logistics for up to 100 workshop attendees. Participants will include three- to four-person teams of CS education researchers and preK-12 practitioners (teachers, administrators, and counselors), along with other community and industry partners. Logistical planning will include participant team recruitment and registration; arranging meeting room space, catering, and A/V support; and providing reimbursements for travel costs for eligible participants. The 1.5-day workshop will engage teams with different models of RPPs, strategies and tools for forming and maintaining RPPs, and data collection and analysis approaches well-suited to RPPs. Workshop participants will learn how to design and lead RPPs to provide high school teachers with the preparation, professional development and ongoing support that they need to teach rigorous computer science courses; preK-8 teachers with the instructional materials and preparation they need to integrate CS and CT into their teaching; and schools and districts the resources needed to define and evaluate multi-grade pathways in CS and CT. Minority institutions are important incubators of STEM teachers of color--RPPs will assist them in developing/sustaining exemplary teacher education programs, uniquely tailored to equip teachers committed to preparing and inspiring more students from diverse groups to consider computer science careers which in turn, will contribute to America's global competitiveness.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.