Collaborative Research: CSforAll:RPP: Expanding Inclusive CS Education through the Jumpstarting Philadelphia CSforAll Researcher Practitioner Partnership

合作研究：CSforAll：RPP：通过启动费城 CSforAll 研究人员实践者合作伙伴关系扩大包容性计算机科学教育

• 批准号: 2219442
• 负责人: Jeffrey Popyack
• 金额: $ 67.75万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-11-01 至 2025-10-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2219442&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CSforAll; RPP; Expanding

Student interest in CS among Pennsylvania students is strong; computer science and programming careers topped the charts in a student occupational interest survey. The state is also making strides in developing and supporting a vision to bring CS learning opportunities to all students in the state; with CS courses counting as math/science credit for graduation in PA public schools. However, challenges remain in realizing a vision for equitable and inclusive computer science education in PA high schools. There is still a large gap in access to CS courses, with particularly low enrollment for students from historically underrepresented groups in computing. This partnership between Drexel University and the School District of Philadelphia is a key step to broadening participation of PA students from historically excluded groups in computing. The project team leverages prior work and recent statewide policies to prepare a larger cohort of teachers for certification to teach computer science.The goal of this Researcher Practitioner Partnership is to bring equitable, inclusive, and high-quality computer science instruction aligned with educational standards to all Philadelphia students through a Networked Improvement Community (NIC). The critical problem the partnership will address is the lack of equitable access to certified CS educators in Philadelphia high schools. This project partners the School District of Philadelphia (SDP), high school teachers and administrators, teacher associations, community and informal education organizations, high school students, parents, and researchers to address this by: offering multiple pathways to certification; identifying a diverse pool of potential CS educators; strengthening support and communities of practice for current and potential CS educators; and working with public sector stakeholders to develop a more effective policy framework that encourages a more diverse pool of CS educators. The investigators represent leadership in CS4Philly, an affiliate of the national CSforALL consortium, and the Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem CS Workgroup.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.

学生对宾夕法尼亚州学生CS的兴趣很强。计算机科学和编程职业在学生职业兴趣调查中排名第一。国家还在发展和支持将CS学习机会带给该州所有学生的愿景方面取得了长足的进步。 CS课程算作PA公立学校毕业的数学/科学学分。但是，在实现PA高中的公平和包容计算机科学教育的愿景中，挑战仍然存在。访问CS课程仍然存在很大的差距，对于历史上代表性不足的计算机的学生来说，入学率尤其低。德雷克塞尔大学与费城学区之间的这种伙伴关系是扩大历史上排除在计算机中的PA学生参与的关键步骤。该项目团队利用先前的工作和最近的全州政策，准备更大的教师来教授计算机科学。伙伴关系将解决的关键问题是缺乏对费城高中认证的CS教育工作者的公平访问权限。该项目合作于费城学区（SDP），高中教师和管理人员，教师协会，社区和非正式教育组织，高中生，父母和研究人员，以解决此问题：提供多种认证途径；确定各种潜在的CS教育工作者；加强对当前和潜在CS教育者的支持和实践社区；并与公共部门的利益相关者合作，开发一个更有效的政策框架，以鼓励更多样化的CS教育工作者。研究人员代表国家CSOFILL联盟的分支机构CS4 -Philly和费城STEM生态系统CS Workgroup的领导力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准来通过评估来通过评估来支持的。