Expanding Pathways into Computer Science Across South Dakota

在南达科他州扩展计算机科学途径

• 批准号: 1738855
• 负责人: Bentley Sayler
• 金额: $ 78.49万
• 依托单位: Black Hills State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-10-01 至 2023-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1738855&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Expanding; Pathways; into; Computer; Science

Black Hills State University (BHSU) proposes a project--Expanding Pathways into Computer Science across South Dakota (EPCS-SD)--that builds on a current pilot project, extending its reach to profoundly rural regions and under-served students throughout the state. The project will test and refine the pilot project's professional development program, focusing on the nationally disseminated high school curriculum Exploring Computer Science (ECS), in a statewide setting. The program will be modified to support a more geographically distributed group of teachers, the curriculum will be enhanced with additional local relevance and cultural connections important to American Indian communities, and new student recruitment and family engagement strategies will be implemented.The project will develop a Research Practitioner Partnership with a number of partners: teachers and administrators from 20 South Dakota schools; faculty from BHSU and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; South Dakota GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), a joint effort of BHSU and South Dakota's Office of Indian Education; and a nonprofit, Technology and Innovation in Education. The research questions will evolve based on the needs of the practitioners but are expected to focus on the extent to which the PD program succeeds in equipping teachers to teach ECS effectively: To what degree does the suite of PD components--together with the ECS curriculum itself--build teacher confidence and competence in teaching computer science? and To what degree does participation in the ECS course influence student beliefs and attitudes?

黑山州立大学（BHSU）提出了一个在南达科他州（EPCS-SD）中扩展到计算机科学的项目，该项目以当前的试点项目为基础，将其覆盖范围扩展到全州的深层农村地区和服务不足的学生。 该项目将在全州环境中测试和完善飞行员项目的专业发展计划，重点关注全国传播的计算机科学课程（ECS）。该计划将进行修改，以支持更加分布的教师组，该课程将通过对美洲印第安人社区重要的其他当地相关性和文化联系来增强，并将实施新的学生招聘和家庭参与策略。 BHSU和南达科他州矿业与技术学院的教职员工；南达科他州的装备（在本科课程中获得早期意识和准备就绪），BHSU和南达科他州印度教育办公室的共同努力；以及非营利性，技术和教育创新。 研究问题将根据从业人员的需求而发展，但有望关注PD计划成功地为教师提供有效教授EC的程度：PD组件的套件在多大程度上与ECS课程本身 - 建立教师的信心 - 教学计算机科学中的教师信心和能力？ ECS课程在什么程度上影响学生的信念和态度？