Coaching for Equity in Computer Science

计算机科学公平辅导

• 批准号: 2410022
• 负责人: Jennifer Rosato
• 金额: $ 99.99万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2410022&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Coaching; Equity; Computer; Science

The College of St. Scholastica will study coaching within the context of computer science (CS) education, supporting the development of two coaching programs that will serve up to 36 coaches and 72 teachers. Coaching is an existing and pervasive part of the K-12 education system, however, it has not been studied significantly within the context of computer science. Computer science is a critical area of study for K-12 students for civic engagement, developing collaboration, problem solving, and creativity among others. As in other areas of education, though, there are unequal rates of access, participation, and engagement in CS learning for those historically underrepresented in computing. In general, coaching has been shown to increase the adoption and improvement of equitable teaching practices, to increase student learning outcomes, and reduce achievement gaps. The project team will create a CS coaching professional development program and share tools with the CS education community. Establishing and supporting CS coaching programs has the potential to contribute lasting and substantive work towards advancing the sustainability and equity goals of CS for all K12 students.This project will create CS coaching professional development and study the implementation of coaching within two contexts. Code Savvy’s coaching program will support Minnesota coaches and teachers focused on teaching CS content at the high school level and will involve a mix of in-person and virtual coaching. The NCCSE coaching program will focus on a nationwide virtual coaching program for teachers of the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles and Computer Science A courses. Using a mixed methods design, this project will study the impact of the coaching programs on improving teacher practice as defined by the CSTA Standards for CS Teachers. The project staff will address the following research questions: 1) how does teachers’ ability to apply CS practices and knowledge of CS concepts change as a result of the coaching process; 2) what impact does CS coaching have on teacher capacity to implement equitable teaching practices; 3) what, if any, changes to teacher practice are sustained during and after the CS coaching process; and 4) does CS coaching facilitate teacher professional growth and identity as a computer science teacher.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.

圣科拉斯卡斯塔学院将在计算机科学（CS）教育的背景下学习教练，并支持开发两个教练计划，这些教练计划最多可服务36名教练和72名教师。教练是K-12教育系统的现有且普遍的一部分，但是，在计算机科学的背景下，它并未进行大量研究。计算机科学是K-12学生的关键研究领域，用于公民参与，开发协作，解决问题和创造等。但是，与其他教育领域一样，对于那些历史上代表性不足的人来说，访问，参与和参与CS学习的比率不平等。一般而言，教练已被证明可以增加对公平教学实践的采用和改善，以增加学生的学习成果并减少成就差距。项目团队将创建CS教练专业发展计划，并与CS教育社区共享工具。建立和支持CS教练计划有可能为所有K12学生的CS的可持续性和公平目标做出持久和实质性的努力。该项目将创建CS教练专业发展，并在两种情况下研究教练的实施。 Code Savvy的教练计划将支持明尼苏达州的教练和教师，专注于在高中层面教授CS内容，并将涉及面对面和虚拟教练的混合。 NCCSE教练计划将重点介绍一项针对高级安置计算机科学原理和计算机科学A课程的教师的全国虚拟教练计划。使用混合方法设计，该项目将研究教练计划对CSTA标准为CS教师定义的改善教师实践的影响。项目人员将解决以下研究问题：1）教师对CS概念的应用和知识的能力如何随着教练过程而变化； 2）CS教练对教师实施公平教学实践的能力有什么影响； 3）在CS教练过程中和之后，教师实践的变化是什么； 4）CS教练是否促进了教师的专业成长和作为计算机科学老师的身份。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，被认为值得通过评估来获得支持。