| NSF Org: |
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems |
| Recipient: |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 11, 2013 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | December 11, 2018 |
| Award Number: | 1339265 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
jeffrey forbes
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| Start Date: | January 1, 2014 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2019 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $844,625.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $876,125.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2017 = $15,500.00 FY 2018 = $16,000.00 |
| History of Investigator: |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
1000 HILLTOP CIR BALTIMORE MD US 21250-0001 (410)455-3140 |
| Sponsor Congressional District: |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
MD US 21250-0001 |
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Performance Congressional District: |
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| NSF Program(s): |
Special Projects - CNS, Computing Ed for 21st Century |
| Primary Program Source: |
01001718DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001819DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
The University of Maryland Baltimore County, in collaboration with the University of Maryland College Park, will develop and evaluate professional development activities focused on increasing the expertise of Maryland high school teachers for teaching computer science, with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of rigorous computer science classes offered across the state and the number and diversity of students taking these classes. Experienced higher education faculty and highly effective high school teachers will collaborate to train other high school teachers to develop and offer a college preparatory CS curriculum. In the first year, an initial cohort of 12 master teachers will collaborate with the project leadership team to develop standardized classroom materials based on the CS Principles curriculum and then offer the CS Principles course in their home schools. In the second year, the project staff will train less experienced teachers in the CS Principles curriculum, and in the third year, the leadership team will demonstrate scalability by supporting the delivery of multiple independently funded regional workshops.
The proposed project will develop course materials, create training materials, and increase the expertise of high school computer science teachers in Maryland. Master teachers and apprentice teachers will be trained in the new curriculum, increasing the readiness and ability of schools and teachers to adopt and offer the CS Principles curriculum and increasing the availability of academically rigorous CS courses in high schools across the state. The proposed effort will ultimately lead to increased interest of Maryland students in studying and pursuing careers in computer science.
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Computer Science (CS) Matters in Maryland project achieved three primary goals. The first goal was to create a community of practice (COP) among CS teachers in Maryland. Through the COP, teachers connect during professional development, at the annual computing education state summits, and through online interactions via Piazza. In fact, the Computer Science Teachers' Association (CSTA) Maryland chapter has steadily grown during the length of this project often having meetings aligned with the workshops to assist in recruiting active CSTA members. The second goal was to recruit and maintain cohorts of CS teachers who are highly effective educators and are well trained to deliver the Advanced Placement CS Principles (AP CSP) curriculum in an active learning classroom. Through this project, we have trained 73 Maryland teachers from across 24 local school systems and had a strong cohort of 15 master teachers who designed the curriculum and provided training as well as mentoring to the teachers. (See CS Matters Curriculum Development Team photo.) The CS teachers who benefitted from this project have enabled many more high schools to offer AP CSP. The third goal was to create a set of AP CSP course materials and teacher professional development training materials that enable the course to be taught throughout Maryland. The CS Matters curriculum is opened source and found on our website. (See http://csmatters.org/overview/ .) The curriculum and professional development materials are endorsed by the College Board. (See CS Matters Lesson image.) In addition to the in-depth training that we have provided in Maryland, we also provided free access to the materials for teachers and currently, have 257 teachers from across the world who have accessed our lessons. (See CS Matters Worldwide Access.)
Last Modified: 01/23/2020
Modified by: Megean Garvin
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