CS 10K: Beauty and Joy, Adapted and Adopted: Building a Computational Teaching Cadre from within Wyoming Schools

怀俄明州大学与怀俄明州数学教师理事会以及全州的地区和高中合作，提出了一个项目，将AP计算机科学原理（AP CSP）带给怀俄明州的学生。该项目将改编并采用加州大学伯克利分校开发的AP CSP课程“Beauty and Joy of Computing（BJC）”，为学生准备新的AP CSP考试。PI与整个怀俄明州的初中和高中教师有着丰富的合作经验，特别是与数学教师合作，他们是该州高中计算机教育的主要提供者。该项目利用这一经验，在夏季会议和学年后续活动期间提供重要的专业发展（PD）。今年夏天，教师将被介绍给Snap！编程语言及其开发环境，以及为学生准备AP CSP考试的细节。进一步的PD机会将在整个学年中以一对一的同伴指导和在线教师圈子的形式进行，这在人口稀少的怀俄明州特别有用。该项目将与高中教师密切合作，在奥尔巴尼县和拉勒米县的高中作为试点教授这门课程。试点结束后，它将把合作扩展到怀俄明州的其他学区，最终达到整个州。美丽与欢乐，适应和采用项目将修改现有的BJC课程，以包括怀俄明州特别感兴趣的主题的替代单元，如全球气候模型的模拟。该项目的工作人员将进行在职教师的专业发展，以改善高中计算机科学教学在怀俄明州。外部评估将审查整个怀俄明州通过采用AP CSP课程在高中实施严格的计算机科学课程的情况，以及使用AP CSP作为工具扩大计算机科学参与的程度。外部评价涉及的关键问题如下：“项目在多大程度上按设计执行，是否实现了既定目标和目的？"

The University of Wyoming, partnering with the Wyoming Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and districts and high schools throughout the state, proposes a project to bring AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) to students across Wyoming. The project will adapt and adopt the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) - an AP CSP course developed at UC Berkeley - to prepare students for the new AP CSP exam. The PIs have significant experience working with middle and high school teachers throughout Wyoming, especially with mathematics teachers, who are the main providers of high school computing education in the state. The project leverages this experience by offering significant professional development (PD) during a summer session and school year follow-up. Over the summer, teachers will be introduced to the Snap! programming language and its development environment, and the details of preparing students for the AP CSP examination. Further PD opportunities will take place throughout the school year in the form of one-on-one peer mentoring and online teacher circles, which will be particularly useful in the sparsely populated state of Wyoming. The project will work closely with high school teachers to teach the course as a pilot at high schools in Albany County and Laramie County. After the pilot, it will extend the collaboration to other school districts in Wyoming, ultimately reaching the entire state.The Beauty and Joy, Adapted and Adopted project will modify the existing BJC curriculum to include alternative units on topics of particular interest in Wyoming such as simulation of global climate models. The project staff will conduct professional development for in-service teachers to improve high school computer science instruction in Wyoming. The external evaluation will examine the implementation of rigorous courses in computer science in high schools throughout the state of Wyoming through the adoption of AP CSP classes, and the extent to which broadening participation in computer science is advanced using AP CSP as a vehicle. The key question addressed by the external evaluation is the following: "To what extent was the project implemented as designed and did it achieve its stated goals and objectives?"