EAGER: Empowering Out-of-School Time Educators and Students through 4-H and the Land-Grant System

为了响应和配合国家科学基金会计算机和信息系统与工程(CEISE)理事会为扩大其首席研究人员(PI)在计算(BPC)活动中的参与而做出的努力，内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校(UNL)和全国4-H理事会(4-H)将试行一项努力，支持CESE在课外时间让未得到充分服务的青年参与计算机科学(CS)--特别是计算和算法思考--。该项目将开发一个CS专业发展(CSPD)工具包，其中包括基于视频的真实世界学习模块、促进面对面专业发展的机会和远程学习体验，以支持教育工作者鼓励青年发展其CS技能。工具包中的材料由CEISE社区的成员开发，在某些情况下，由CEISE社区成员提供。4-H通过国家土地赠与大学(LGU)系统接触到近600万青年，并已开始与谷歌合作，在三所LGU教授青年技术和人际交往技能。该提案将在此基础上扩展，在这三个4-H OST CS站点开发、设计和测试CS专业开发资源。然后，这些资源将被打包成一个可转移的工具包，最终可以扩展到60万名志愿者和3500名教育工作者，他们目前在路易斯安那州立大学促进4-H计划，并可能为更多的CEISE社区成员定期为4H活动做出贡献打开大门。这一奖励反映了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。

In response to and in alignment with an effort undertaken by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Systems and Engineering (CISE) Directorate to increase broadening participation in computing (BPC) activities among its Principal Investigators (PIs), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the National 4-H Council (4-H) will pilot an effort to support CISE PIs in engaging underserved youth in computer science(CS) - specifically computational and algorithmic thinking - during out-of-school time settings. The project will develop a CS Professional Development (CSPD) toolkit that includes real-world, video-based learning modules, facilitated in-person professional development opportunities, and distance learning experiences to support educators in encouraging youth to develop their CS skills. Materials in the toolkit with be developed and, in some cases, delivered by members of the CISE community. 4-H reaches nearly six million youth through the nation's land grant university (LGU) system, and has already embarked on a partnership with Google to teach youth both technical and interpersonal skills at three LGUs. This proposal will expand upon that foundation by developing, designing, and testing CS professional development resources at those three 4-H OST CS sites. The resources will then be packaged into a transferable toolkit that can be eventually scaled to reach the 600,000 volunteers and 3,500 educators that currently facilitate 4-H programming within LGUs and potentially opening the door for many additional members of the CISE community to contribute to 4H activities on a regular basis.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.