K12 CS Pathways for Rural and Tribal Schools

这项建议将解决K12路径的问题，并将在农村和部落学校发展可持续的计算机科学(CS)路径。目标是在学校早期向所有学生介绍CS，并提供在K12期间接触CS的多种机会，并实现确定的学习结果，重点是代表不足的群体。项目团队成员有一个现有的研究-实践伙伴关系，特别是一个网络改进社区，以国家计算机科学教育中心为枢纽，以Fond du Lac Ojibwe School(FDLOS)和Hermantown社区学校为网络节点。具体来说，研究人员将参与三个不同的项目活动来实现上述目标。这些措施包括：1)根据明尼苏达州和CS教师协会的学生标准，根据所有K12学生的范围和顺序，为每个学区创建计算机科学实施计划；2)为农村和部落学校设计可持续的CS专业发展计划，利用技术整合专家和管理人员的参与；以及3)确定并支持代表不足的学生，特别是那些社会经济地位较低的学生、特殊教育和美洲原住民群体。因此，拟议的工作将探讨学校背景，例如学生文化背景、学区大小和现有资源，以及它们对学生学习CS的影响。这些都是CSFall讨论中的关键因素。这一奖项反映了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。

This proposal will address the K12 Pathways strand and will develop sustainable computer science (CS) pathways in rural and tribal schools. The goal is to introduce CS to all students early in school and provide multiple opportunities to engage with CS during K12 and achieve identified learning outcomes, with emphasis on underrepresented groups. Project team members have an existing research-practice partnership, specifically a networked improvement community, with the National Center for Computer Science Education as the hub and Fond du Lac Ojibwe School (FDLOS) and Hermantown Community Schools as network nodes.Specifically, the researchers will engage in three distinct project activities to achieve the above goal. These include: 1) Creating a computer science implementation plan for each district based on a scope and sequence for all K12 students, in alignment with Minnesota and CS Teachers Association student standards; 2) Designing sustainable CS professional development programs for rural and tribal schools, leveraging the involvement of tech integration specialists and administrators; and 3) Identifying needs of and supporting underrepresented students, in particular those in low socioeconomic status, special education, and Native American groups. Hence, the proposed work will explore school context, such as student cultural backgrounds, district size and available resources and their impact on students' CS learning. These are critical factors in the CSForAll discourse.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.