Collaborative Research: Indian Education in Computing: a Montana Story

该项目是蒙大拿州教育利益攸关方之间的合作伙伴关系，旨在为4-8年级开发一种新的计算机科学(CS)课程，该课程与其他学校科目相结合，包括蒙大拿州的印度全民教育课程(IEFA)。由于蒙大拿州的计算机科学标准是新的，教师需要支持才能将计算机科学带入他们的课堂。这个项目通过两种新的计算方法提供支持--使用Alice编程平台讲故事和使用嵌入电子设备然后由学生编程的纺织品进行物理计算。由于许多教师和学生认为计算是困难的，这些新颖的方法使人们能够更广泛地接触计算机科学。事实证明，它们不仅能让学生和教师参与到严格的计算中来，还能让计算变得有趣。这项工作在开发对蒙大拿州学生有意义的文化响应型计算课程方面做出了重要贡献，并解决了关于实施全州计算机科学标准的成功和挑战的更广泛的问题，特别是在教师准备和地区支持方面。该项目开发了一种文化响应型课程以及教师专业发展，以调查如何为蒙大拿州的4-8年级教师和学生制定CS学习框架。2020年秋季，蒙大拿州将采用新的CS标准。通过研究实践伙伴关系，该项目直接与蒙大拿州公共教学办公室、部落实体、教师和其他利益攸关方合作，开发这些响应文化的资源，这些资源将与CS内容领域的标准以及蒙大拿州的IEFA课程保持一致。该项目通过讲故事和电子纺织品来利用计算机科学的学习。通过将这两种方法结合在一起，并使它们与蒙大拿州的新CS标准保持一致，该课程针对蒙大拿州学生和教师的故事和历史进行了独特的定制。该项目的研究正在研究如何以及以何种方式将蒙大拿州的IEFA课程与新的CS标准结合在一起，从而开发出符合文化要求的计算课程。为了反复提高课程单元的有效性，采用了基于设计的实施研究方法，采用定量和定性相结合的方法。该项目直接惠及30名中小学教师(4-8年级)和380名学生。该项目由CS for All：Research and RPPS计划资助。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。

This project is a partnership among Montana education stakeholders to develop a new computer science (CS) curriculum for grades 4-8 that integrates with other school subjects, including Montana’s Indian Education For All curriculum (IEFA). Because computer science standards are new to Montana, teachers need support to bring computer science into their classrooms. This project provides support through two novel approaches to computing--storytelling using the Alice programming platform and physical computing with textiles that are embedded with electronics and then programmed by students. Because many teachers and students believe that computing is difficult, these novel approaches enable more broad access to computer science. They have been shown to only engage students and teachers in rigorous computing, but also to make computing fun. This work makes important contributions in terms of developing a culturally responsive computing curriculum that makes sense to Montana students, and also addresses broader questions about the successes and challenges on implementing state-wide computer science standards, especially in terms of teacher preparation and district support.This project develops a culturally responsive curriculum along with teacher professional development, in order to investigate how CS learning can be framed for grades 4-8 teachers and students in Montana. In fall 2020, Montana is adopting new CS standards. Through a research practice partnership, this project is working directly with the Montana Office of Public Instruction, tribal entities, teachers, and other stakeholders to develop these culturally responsive resources, which will be aligned with CS content area standards that and with Montana’s IEFA curriculum. The project is leveraging computer science learning through storytelling and e-textiles. By bringing these two approaches together and aligning them with Montana's new CS standards, the curriculum is uniquely tailored to the stories and histories of Montana students and teachers. The project's research is examining how and in what ways bringing together Montana's IEFA curriculum and the new CS standards leads to the development of a culturally responsive computing curriculum. To iteratively improve the effectiveness of the curricular units, a design-based implementation research approach, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, is employed. The project is directly reaching 30 elementary and middle school teachers (grades 4-8) and 380 students. This project is funded by the CS for All: Research and RPPs program.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.