Collaborative Research: Growing Computer Science Teachers in Iowa through AEA Partnerships

合作研究：通过 AEA 合作伙伴关系培养爱荷华州计算机科学教师

• 批准号: 2219498
• 负责人: Briana Morrison
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-03-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2219498&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Growing; Computer; Science

Since 2020, the state of Iowa has required all school districts to create and implement a plan for "high quality" computer science access at all levels of the K-12 curriculum. Because of this, an increasing number of school districts are asking one or more of their high school teachers to transition, at least part time, to teaching computer science. This research-practitioner partnership between the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa's nine Area Education Agencies (AEAs) builds on prior work to provide professional development pathways for teachers interested in pursuing full endorsement-level training. The project will promote the progress of computer science education by increasing access to participation in the partnership to teachers from across the state of Iowa, regardless of their geographic location. The combination of resources from the university and the AEAs will benefit teachers by providing academically rigorous instruction in both computer science and educational pedagogy, as well as a much-needed, peer based, localized, support network. The results of the partnership will include an increased number of highly-qualified and state-endorsed computer science teachers and a new professional development model that could be adapted for use by educational organizations around the country.This award supports the scale-up of previous work conducted by the University of Northern Iowa Partnership for CS Teacher Preparation. In order to meet the goals of this award, the partnership will work with approximately 18 AEA personnel and 150 classroom teachers participating in two phases over a roughly three-year period. Each of these participants will complete the coursework necessary to earn Iowa's CS endorsement and, in the process, become well-prepared to teach a high-quality introductory programming or CS Principles course. Participants will become familiar with engagement practices and culturally-responsive computing through modeling and explicit instruction. Partner district support personnel will attend a Broadening Participation workshop to learn about biases and to formulate district goals for building a more positive school environment. By the end of the project, six of the nine state AEAs will have hosted a cadre of participants, and the RPP will be well-positioned to launch a truly statewide network for CS Teacher Preparation.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.

自2020年以来，爱荷华州要求所有学区制定并实施一项计划，在K-12课程的各个阶段提供“高质量”的计算机科学课程。正因为如此，越来越多的学区要求一名或多名高中教师（至少是兼职）转为教授计算机科学。北爱荷华大学和爱荷华州九个地区教育机构（AEAs）之间的研究-实践伙伴关系建立在先前工作的基础上，为有兴趣追求全面认可水平培训的教师提供专业发展途径。该项目将促进计算机科学教育的进步，增加爱荷华州各地教师参与合作的机会，无论其地理位置如何。大学和AEAs资源的结合将为教师提供计算机科学和教育学方面的严格学术指导，以及一个急需的、基于同伴的、本地化的支持网络，从而使教师受益。这一合作的结果将包括培养更多的高素质的、得到国家认可的计算机科学教师，以及一种新的专业发展模式，这种模式可以为全国各地的教育机构所采用。该奖项支持扩大北爱荷华大学计算机科学教师准备伙伴关系先前开展的工作。为了实现该奖项的目标，该伙伴关系将与大约18名美国教育协会人员和150名任课教师合作，在大约三年的时间里分两个阶段进行。每个参与者都将完成获得爱荷华州计算机科学认可所需的课程，并在此过程中为教授高质量的编程入门或计算机科学原理课程做好充分准备。参与者将通过建模和明确的指导熟悉参与实践和文化响应计算。伙伴地区支援人员将参加“扩大参与”工作坊，以了解偏见，并制定建立更积极的学校环境的地区目标。到项目结束时，9个州aea中的6个将接待骨干参与者，RPP将有能力启动一个真正的全州计算机科学教师准备网络。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。