SCRIPT Crew TN: Impacts of State-Wide SCRIPT on CS Education Pathways in TN

随着美国各地学校计算机科学机会的迅速增加，越来越多的人认识到，教师和学生的结果取决于他们所处的政策环境。田纳西州最近颁布了一系列政策举措，使该州准备在K-12学校大规模实施计算机科学项目。然而，有必要明确定义高质量的计算机科学教育是什么样子，以便为学生创建符合标准的途径，并获得学校领导的认可。CSforAll和CodeCrew之间的这一合作伙伴关系将把州一级的行动与学校和地区一级的计划和数据联系起来，明确关注学生在通过K-12课程时设计和经历的途径。该小组还将设计教师途径，重点放在最初的教师准备以及高级教师知识的发展上。这一研究人员-实践者伙伴关系将把田纳西州最近的实施行动与学校和地区一级的计划和数据联系起来。该伙伴关系将探索在TN学区实施的脚本(战略CSforALL资源和实施工具包)。实施活动旨在了解使用脚本材料、例程和数据工具的战略规划如何影响田纳西州学区层面的买入、决策和采取的行动，以及这些资源对从K-12开始的符合标准的计算机科学路径中历史上被边缘化或代表性不足的人群的能力、获取、参与和经验的直接和间接影响。该奖项反映了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。

As the number of computer science opportunities rapidly increases in schools across the US, there is a growing recognition that teacher and student outcomes are dependent upon the policy environments which they inhabit. Tennessee has recently enacted a series of policy initiatives that poise the state to implement computer science programs at scale in K-12 schools. However, there is a need for a clear definition of what high quality computer science education looks like to create standards aligned pathways for students and generate buy-in from school leaders. This partnership between CSforAll and CodeCrew will connect the state level actions with school and district level plans and data, focusing explicitly on the pathways designed and experienced by students as they move through K-12 programs. The team will also design teacher pathways with a focus on initial teacher preparation as well as the development of advanced teacher knowledge. This researcher-practitioner partnership will connect recent implementation actions in the state of TN with school and district level plans and data. The partnership will explore the SCRIPT (Strategic CSforALL Resource and Implementation Toolkit) for implementation in TN school districts. The implementation activities seek to understand how strategic planning using SCRIPT materials, routines, and data tools impact buy-in, decision making, and actions taken at the school district level in TN, and the impacts, both direct and indirect, of these resources on the capacity, access, participation, and experience of historically marginalized or underrepresented populations in standards aligned computer science pathways from K-12.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.