Illinois State University (ISU) Initiates Teacher Education in Computer Science (TECS)

伊利诺伊州立大学(ISU)提出了一个项目--计算机科学教师教育(TECS)，该项目将创建一个创新的结构，为在职和未来的高中教师提供教授计算机科学(CS)的准备。虽然伊利诺伊州教育委员会(ISBE)已经建立了CS认可的标准，但目前该州还没有CS教师教育项目。该项目将在ISU创建一个国家批准的学习计划，以便在完成后，教师将处于有利地位，通过CS认可的认证考试。TECS课程将配合现有ISU数学与技术教师教育专业的要求，使这些领域的见习教师和在职教师能够有效地获得CS认可，使TECS毕业生具有很高的就业前景。TECS计划将从ISU半径50英里范围内的学区招聘在职数学和技术教师，以及ISU数学教师教育(MTE)和技术与工程教育(T&amp；EE)的学生。TECS课程将由ISU教员组成的跨学科团队创建，该团队将利用CS、数学和技术的现有课程，并听取美国国家科学基金会资助的芝加哥“计算品味”团队的建议。加州大学洛杉矶分校的盖尔·查普曼将设计一门新的CS教学方法课程，该课程将添加到现有课程中，并将与计算品味学院合作进行试点。将形成教师和学生学习社区，以营造成功实施TECS计划的学术、社会和文化环境。该项目将利用高级CS专业的学生进行同行辅导和TECS学生的辅导。学校将按需要为在职教师和职前教师提供奖学金。特别是对于在职教师，TECS将提供夜间、暑期或在线课程。对学习结果和项目运作的持续多方面评估将包括针对TECS参与者的基于能力的测试和态度测量，以及针对参与教师、同行导师和导师、专业人员和学生教学主管的反馈表。该项目将在全州范围内为相关教育工作者、行业代表和州政府官员举办年度峰会，以提高人们的意识，促进伊利诺伊州学校的高质量CS教育。ISU管理层、MTE和T&amp；EE主任，以及周边学区(如布鲁明顿、邓拉普和皮奥里亚)和芝加哥公立学校的地区管理人员都高度支持TECS计划。

Illinois State University (ISU) proposes a project -- Teacher Education in Computer Science (TECS) -- which will create an innovative structure for preparing in-service and future high school teachers to teach Computer Science (CS). Although the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has established standards for a CS Endorsement, currently there are no CS Teacher Education programs in the state. This project will create a state-approved program of study at ISU so that upon its completion, teaches will be well-positioned to pass the certification exam for the CS Endorsement. The TECS curriculum will mesh with existing ISU Mathematics and Technology teacher education major requirements, so that student teachers and in-service teachers in those fields can efficiently obtain the CS endorsement, making TECS graduates highly employable. The TECS program will recruit in-service math and technology teachers from school districts in 50-mile radius of ISU, as well as ISU students from Mathematics Teacher Education (MTE) and Technology & Engineering Education (T&EE). The TECS curriculum will be created by an interdisciplinary team of ISU faculty, out of existing courses from CS, Mathematics, and Technology, with advice from the NSF-funded "Taste of Computing" team in Chicago. UCLA's Gail Chapman will provide a design for a new CS teaching methods course to be added to existing courses, to be piloted in cooperation with the Taste of Computing institutions. Faculty and student learning communities will be formed to foster an academic, social, and cultural environment to successfully implement the TECS program. The project will utilize advanced CS majors for peer-tutoring and mentoring TECS students. Scholarships will be provided as needed for pre-service and in-service teachers in TECS. Especially for in-service teachers, TECS will offer evening, summer, or online classes. Continual multi-faceted evaluation of learning outcomes and program operation will include competency-based tests and attitude measures for TECS participants, and feedback forms for participating faculty, peer-tutors and mentors, professionals, and student teaching supervisors. The project will host statewide annual summits for relevant educators, industry representatives, and state officials to raise awareness and promote quality CS education in Illinois schools. The ISU administration, MTE and T&EE Directors, and district administrators of surrounding school districts (like Bloomington, Dunlap, and Peoria) and Chicago Public Schools are highly supportive of the TECS program.