Computer Science For and By Teachers: An Integrative Toolkit for 3rd-5th Grade Classrooms

尽管许多州现在要求将计算机科学(CS) /计算思维（CT）整合到K-8课堂中，但要确保所有美国学生都能接受CS教育，仍然存在挑战。该项目侧重于两个核心挑战：教师获取和实施计算机科学和计算机科学综合课程材料的能力，以及所有学生公平地获得计算机科学/计算机科学学习机会。在这个项目中，CodeVA与弗吉尼亚大学、弗吉尼亚联邦大学以及弗吉尼亚州的两个学区的研究人员合作，开发并测试了一个模型，以支持小学教师开发和持续适应他们自己的文化相关课程计划，这些课程计划将CS和CT整合到核心科目（数学、社会研究、科学、英语语言艺术）中。通过开发、测试和完善模型和资源的过程，该项目将开发模型和支持“工具包”资源：供教师用作课程规划过程一部分的计算机科学集成指南，开发在线专业学习社区，包含200多个教师创建的课程的集成课程库，以及用于帮助教师可视化计算机科学和计算机科学集成教学的示范视频。项目团队使用基于设计的实施研究方法来完善专业学习模型，并收集定性和定量数据，以调查专业学习经验和工具包资源的影响，以及支持工具的使用和实施所需的内容。研究问题集中在项目活动如何帮助教师开发文化相关的CS综合课程；教师如何实施课程；课程对学生学习和兴趣的影响，以及项目活动对教师教学CS的文化能力、CS理解和自我效能的影响。本项目以文化相关教学理论和知识整合框架为指导。除了为教师提供资源工具包外，该项目还将与研究人员和从业人员分享研究成果；编制白皮书，为学校管理人员提供支持；制定政策简报。该项目由CS for All: Research and RPPs项目资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Although many states now mandate computer science (CS) / computational thinking (CT) integration into K-8 classrooms, there are still challenges to ensuring that all American students have access to CS education. This project focuses on two central challenges: teacher capacity to access and implement CS- and CT-integrated curricular materials, and equity in CS/CT learning opportunities for all students. In this project, CodeVA works in partnership with researchers from the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University, and two Virginia school districts, to develop and test a model to support elementary teachers in the development and ongoing adaptation of their own culturally relevant lesson plans that integrate CS and CT across core subjects (math, social studies, science, English language arts). Through a process of developing, testing and refining the model and resources, the project will develop the model and supporting “toolkit” resources: a Computer Science Integration Guide for teachers to use as part of their lesson planning process, the development of an online professional learning community, an integrated lesson library of over 200 teacher-created lessons, and exemplar videos that will be used to help teachers visualize integrated CS and CT instruction. The project team uses a Design Based Implementation Research approach to refine the professional learning model, and collect qualitative and quantitative data, to investigate the impact of the professional learning experiences and the toolkit resources as well as what is needed to support the use and implementation of the tools. Research questions focus on how the project activities help teachers develop culturally relevant CS integrated lessons; how the teachers implement the lessons; the impact of the lessons on student learning and interest, and the impact of the project activities on teachers’ cultural competency, CS understanding and self-efficacy for teaching CS. The project is informed by Culturally Relevant Teaching theory as well as the Knowledge Integration framework. In addition to the toolkit of resources for teachers, the project will share research findings with researchers and practitioners; create white papers to support school administrators; and develop policy briefs. This project is funded by the CS for All: Research and RPPs program.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.