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在K-12课程的各个级别创建并实施“高质量”计算机科学访问计划。正因为如此，越来越多的学区要求他们的一个或多个高中教师过渡，至少兼职，教计算机科学。北方爱荷华州大学和爱荷华州的九个地区教育机构（AEAs）之间的研究与实践伙伴关系建立在以前的工作基础上，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，增加参与伙伴关系的教师来自整个爱荷华州，无论他们的地理位置。 来自大学和AEAs的资源的组合将通过在计算机科学和教育教学法方面提供学术上严格的指导，以及一个急需的，基于同行的，本地化的支持网络，使教师受益。 合作的结果将包括高素质和国家认可的计算机科学教师和一个新的专业发展模式，可以适应全国各地的教育机构使用的数量增加。这个奖项支持由北方爱荷华州合作CS教师准备大学进行的以前的工作的规模扩大。 为了实现该奖项的目标，该伙伴关系将与大约18名AEA人员和150名课堂教师合作，在大约三年的时间内分两个阶段参与。 这些参与者中的每一个都将完成必要的课程，以获得爱荷华州的CS认可，并在此过程中，成为良好的准备，教一个高质量的入门编程或CS原则课程。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。合作伙伴地区的支持人员将参加一个扩大参与讲习班，了解偏见，并制定地区目标，建立一个更积极的学校环境。到项目结束时，九个州中的六个AEAs将接待一批参与者，RPP将处于有利地位，为CS教师准备启动一个真正的全州网络。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。