BPC-A: Systemic Change for Broadening Participation in K12 CS Education Pathways, The CSforALL Alliance

CSforALL组织将发起一个新的扩大计算参与(BPC)联盟，重点是将全美支持计算机科学(CS)教育的K-12组织的完整生态系统聚集在一起。CSforALL目前拥有800多个学区、特许学校、私立学校、课程提供商、非营利性组织和研究人员。作为这个新联盟的一部分，CSforALL将创建一个共享运动，以增加这些成员的能力，提供高质量的CS教学，并确保为所有学生提供基本的学习机会，以支持增加女性、黑人和西班牙裔学生在选修课和AP班的招生，为大学和职业生涯做准备。参与障碍不仅存在于美国各地孤立的地区，而且弥漫在教育系统的整个结构中，数据显示，美国几乎每个社区和机构都存在差距。该项目的目标是利用CSforALL组织和成员提高对CS教育需求的认识，建设致力于推进K-12 CS BPC目标的组织的能力，并使用数据来规划机会和实现BPC目标的进展。通过与全国会员大规模合作，同时为当地实施制作工具和资源，CSforALL可以创造机会来发现、解决并最终弥合K-12 CS中的BPC差距。CSforALL将利用社区和沟通机制，如时事通讯、年度CSforALL峰会和数据机会，如CSforALL承诺进程和年度成员调查，以监测实现BPC目标的进展情况。CSforALL将与其评估合作伙伴WestEd一起寻求回答这一研究问题：由领导人和以不同方式为学生和教师服务的机构组成的致力于CS教育公平和正义的联盟中的机制如何推动影响，从而在整个K-12空间以及大学和职业中扩大对计算的参与。CSforALL的研究人员将利用定性和定量数据，以确定与BPC目标和活动相一致的变化和联盟活动的机制。同时，CSforALL将使用国家和合作伙伴的数据来衡量社区参与CS的变化，并使用统计分析来确定BPC目标和活动之间的相关性以及BPC结果的进展。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。

The CSforALL organization will launch a new Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Alliance focused on bringing together the full ecosystem of K-12 organizations supporting computer science (CS) education across the United States. CSforALL has a current membership of over 800 school districts, charter schools, private schools, curriculum providers, non profit organizations, and researchers. As a part of this new alliance, CSforALL will create a shared movement to increase the capacity of these members to offer access to high quality CS instruction and ensure that all students are provided fundamental learning opportunities which support increased enrollment of women, Black, and Hispanic students in elective and AP classes in preparation for college and career. Barriers to participation exist not only in isolated pockets across the US, but pervade the very fabric of education system and data shows gaps exist in almost every community and institution across the US.The goals of the project are to leverage the CSforALL organization and membership to raise awareness of the need for CS education, build the capacity of organizations working to advance K-12 CS BPC goals and use data to landscape opportunities and progress to BPC goals. By working at scale with the national membership, while at the same time producing tools and resources for local implementation, CSforALL can create opportunities to identify, address, and eventually close BPC gaps in K-12 CS. CSforALL will leverage community and communications mechanisms such as newsletters, the annual CSforALL summit, and data opportunities such as the CSforALL commitments process and annual member survey to monitor progress towards BPC goals. CSforALL, together with its evaluation partner WestEd, will seek to answer the research question: how do the mechanisms in an alliance committed to equity and justice in CS education, composed of leaders and institutions serving students and teachers in diverse ways, drive impacts resulting in broadened participation in computing throughout the K-12 space and into college and career. CSforALL researchers will leverage both qualitative and quantitative data in order to identify mechanisms for change and alliance activities aligned with BPC goals and activities. At the same time, CSforALL will use national and partner data in order to measure change in community participation in CS and use statistical analysis to identify correlations between BPC goals and activities and progress on BPC outcomes.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.