Scaling MENTORS in CS (Matching Experienced and Novice Teachers for Ongoing Rigorous Support in Computer Science)

计算机科学教师协会（CSTA）与威斯康星州和新泽西州的CSTA分会、CSTA黑人亲密团体和westd合作，将在CS中实施缩放导师（为计算机科学的持续严格支持匹配有经验和新手教师），这是一个面向所有高中的CSforAll研究实践伙伴关系，旨在扩展和迭代改进同伴指导计划，以提供持续、严格、以及为刚开始教授计算机科学（CS）的高中教师提供工作嵌入式支持。虽然新手教师通常需要更密集的支持才能有效，但CS中持续专业发展和支持的机会相对较少。在这个项目中，经验丰富的计算机科学教师将指导新手计算机科学教师设置、监控进度，并实现个性化的成长目标，以加强他们的教学实践和有效服务传统上在计算机科学中代表性不足的学生的能力，特别是非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔学生和经济背景不利的学生。该项目将在三年内惠及152名CS教师，影响约18,240名学生。主要项目活动包括在指导伙伴关系中招聘和匹配教师；培训导师，定期举办社区实践会议；经常召开指导会议；并使用研究和评估数据来迭代地改进项目和结果。扩展计算机科学导师合作伙伴期望项目取得以下成果：(1)通过调查、访谈、导师评估和自我反思来衡量计算机科学教学知识和教学信心的增长；(2)通过调查、访谈和焦点小组来衡量师徒技能的增长；(3)通过调查、访谈和导师评估来衡量，增加公平和包容性教学实践的使用；(4)通过调查和访谈衡量，CS教学的投入有所增加。该项目将CS项目中的mentor扩展到两个新的社区，同时学习如何调整项目结构以满足不同的社会文化和教育背景。如果取得成功，获得这笔资助的团队打算申请一个未来的大型提案，在CSTA不断增长的100多个地区分会和亲和团体网络中进行更广泛的扩展，最终覆盖美国各地的数千名教师。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。

The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), in collaboration with the CSTA chapters in Wisconsin and New Jersey, the CSTA Black Affinity Group, and WestEd, will implement Scaling MENTORS in CS (Matching Experienced and Novice Teachers for Ongoing Rigorous Support in Computer Science), a CSforAll High School Strand research-practice partnership to expand and iteratively improve a peer mentorship program to provide ongoing, rigorous, and job-embedded support to high school teachers who are new to teaching computer science (CS). While novice teachers often require more intensive support to be effective, there are relatively few opportunities for ongoing professional development and support in CS. In this project, experienced CS teachers will guide novice CS teachers in setting, monitoring progress toward, and meeting individualized growth goals to strengthen their teaching practices and their ability to effectively serve students traditionally underrepresented in CS, particularly African American and Hispanic students and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This project will reach 152 CS teachers in three years, impacting approximately 18,240 students.Key project activities involve recruiting and matching teachers in mentoring partnerships; training mentors and hosting regular community of practice meetings; holding frequent mentoring meetings; and using research and evaluation data to iteratively improve the program and outcomes. The Scaling MENTORS IN CS partners expect the following project outcomes: (1) growth in CS teaching knowledge and confidence in teaching CS, as measured by surveys, interviews, mentor evaluations, and self-reflections; (2) growth in mentoring skills, as measured by surveys, interviews, and focus groups; (3) increased use of equitable and inclusive teaching practices, as measured by surveys, interviews, and mentor evaluations; and (4) increased commitment to CS teaching, as measured by surveys and interviews. This project scales the MENTORS in CS program to two new communities, while learning how to adjust program structures to meet varying sociocultural and educational contexts. With success, the team supported by this grant intends to apply for a future Large-sized proposal to scale far more broadly across CSTA’s growing network of 100+ regional chapters and affinity groups, ultimately reaching thousands of teachers across the United States.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.