EAGER: STEM Identity & Computer Education: Overcoming the Intersectionality of Culture, Poverty & Disability

渴望：STEM 身份

• 批准号: 2032020
• 负责人: Crystal Emery
• 金额: $ 29.25万
• 依托单位: URU THE RIGHT TO BE INC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-10-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2032020&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; STEM; Identity; & Computer

Information technology and coding can be made accessible to people with various types of physical disabilities as a path to higher-wage employment. Companies need computing and coding talent. These skills can be applied to a variety of careers, provide advantages in a competitive job market, and offer opportunities for creativity and innovation. People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM fields including computer science and this creates a barrier to their inclusion in careers in STEM. The goals of this project align with the NSF goal of increasing education and diversity by connecting disabled youth to STEM professionals who will serve as mentors and introducing students to various careers and opportunities. The project intends to identify specific barriers that prevent underrepresented disabled students from fully engaging in STEM education (specifically computer science) and will identify the most effective methods and tools for teaching coding to persons with various disabilities.The project proposes to engage students who live at the intersection marginalized identities such as race, gender, and disability status. The project will select 24 students in grades 8-12 with congenital or acquired physical disabilities from an urban school district in Connecticut to participate in the project, which will consist of a series of introductory discussions, exercises (computer-based and unplugged), projects, and concurrent mentoring with STEM professionals with disabilities. A combination of in-class lectures, training videos, online tools, and practical exercises will teach the foundations of computer science and programming, emphasizing logical thinking and problem-solving skills.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.

信息技术和编码可以提供给各种身体残疾的人，作为获得更高工资就业的途径。公司需要计算机和编程人才。这些技能可以应用于各种职业，在竞争激烈的就业市场中提供优势，并为创造力和创新提供机会。残疾人在包括计算机科学在内的STEM领域的代表性不足，这对他们参与STEM职业造成了障碍。该项目的目标与NSF的目标一致，即通过将残疾青年与STEM专业人士联系起来，让他们作为导师，并向学生介绍各种职业和机会，从而增加教育和多样性。该项目旨在确定阻碍代表性不足的残疾学生充分参与STEM教育（特别是计算机科学）的具体障碍，并将确定向各种残疾人士教授编码的最有效方法和工具。该项目建议让生活在种族、性别和残疾身份等边缘身份交汇处的学生参与进来。该项目将从康涅狄格州的一个城市学区选择24名8-12年级患有先天性或后天身体残疾的学生参与该项目，该项目将包括一系列介绍性讨论、练习（基于计算机和不插电）、项目以及与STEM残疾专业人士的同步指导。课堂授课、培训视频、在线工具和实践练习相结合，将教授计算机科学和编程的基础知识，强调逻辑思维和解决问题的能力。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过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，被认为值得支持。