Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Increasing CS Capacity and Equity by Developing a Regional CS Teacher Community

锡耶纳学院建议利用和扩大现有的研究人员-实践者伙伴关系（RPP），以创建一个新的以社区为中心的专业发展（PD）模式，以准备高质量的计算机科学（CS）教师，能够增加学校CS教室中学生的数量和多样性。锡耶纳学院过去的工作和强大的联系，以中学CS和数学教育在纽约州的科技谷地区是理想的发展区域CS教师社区和解决，在一个显着的方式，在CS代表性不足的群体的问题。这项工作有五个关键组成部分：（1）基于社区的PD在职教师：一个新的PD计划将准备在职数学/技术教师教锡耶纳的介绍大学水平的双招生CS课程或高中水平的CS课程。它将通过双招生计划，教师和学生的年度CS外展活动，以及与当地计算机科学教师协会（CSTA）分会的合作，将教师，辅导员，管理人员和大学教师融入可持续的CS专业学习社区。(2)多样性倡议：利用RPP的专业知识，高中教师将被协助制定和实施计划，以增加CS教室中学生的数量和多样性，并根据其高中的独特条件，机遇和挑战定制他们的计划。(3)在职教师CS第二认证：将为在职教师创建途径，以在两年的补助期内获得最多14个大学CS学分。这些学分可以计入纽约州最近批准的CS第二认证。(4)CS职前教师初始认证：将建立一个新的本科生CS初始认证项目，使其成为纽约州的首批项目之一。作为招聘现有本科生进入该计划的工具，锡耶纳学生将有机会担任RPP中CS教师的助理。(5)社区建设规划：锡耶纳学院计算机科学系将继续支持和扩大其外展活动，其中包括高中生项目和赞助上州纽约CSTA分会会议。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

Siena College proposes to leverage and expand an existing researcher-practitioner partnership (RPP) to create a new community-focused professional development (PD) model for preparing high quality computer science (CS) teachers capable of increasing the number and diversity of students in their schools' CS classrooms. Siena College's past work and strong ties to secondary CS and mathematics education in New York State's Tech Valley region are ideal for developing a regional CS teacher community and for addressing, in a significant manner, the problem of underrepresented groups in CS. The work has five key components: (1) Community Based PD for In-Service Teachers: A new PD program will prepare in-service math/technology teachers to teach Siena's introductory college level dual-enrollment CS course or a high school level CS course. It will integrate teachers, counselors, administrators and college faculty into a sustainable CS professional learning community via the dual-enrollment program, annual CS outreach events for teachers and their students, and collaboration with the local Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) chapter.(2) Diversity Initiative: Drawing on expertise in the RPP, high school teachers will be assisted in developing and implementing plans for increasing the number and diversity of students in their CS classrooms, customizing their plans based on the unique conditions, opportunities and challenges at their high schools.(3) In-Service Teacher Second Certification in CS: Pathways will be created for in-service teachers to earn up to fourteen college CS credits over the two year grant period. These credits can count towards New York State's recently approved second certification in CS.(4) Pre-Service Teacher Initial Certification in CS: A new program for CS initial certification for undergraduates will be established, making it one of the first in New York State. As a tool for recruiting current undergraduates into the program, Siena students will have opportunities to serve as assistants for CS teachers in the RPP. (5) Community Building Programming: The Siena College CS Department will continue to support and expand its outreach activities which include programs for high school students and sponsorship of the Upstate New York CSTA chapter meetings.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.