| NSF Org: |
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 15, 2015 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | August 18, 2021 |
| Award Number: | 1542922 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Allyson Kennedy
aykenned@nsf.gov (703)292-8905 CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| Start Date: | October 1, 2015 |
| End Date: | September 30, 2022 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $599,999.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2020 = $99,999.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY RALEIGH NC US 27695-0001 (919)515-2444 |
| Sponsor Congressional District: |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
NC US 27695-8206 |
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Performance Congressional District: |
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| Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): |
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| NSF Program(s): |
CSforAll-Computer Sci for All, Cyberlearn & Future Learn Tech |
| Primary Program Source: |
01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Program Element Code(s): |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
North Carolina State University proposes BJC-STARS, a CS10K proposal to broaden access to computing education through engaging colleges and universities to prepare and support regional communities of high school teachers to teach the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) Computer Science Principles course. The effort leverages the STARS Alliance and community to engage new college faculty to support and recognize high school BJC teachers as change agents who bring about educational reform, and to provide them with tiered mentoring and support.
BJC-STARS synthesizes the STARS leadership development, tiered mentoring, and community building models with the BJC curriculum and professional development to develop a nationwide community of universities to support the adoption of CS Principles in schools. Each summer NC State will conduct a 5-day intensive BJC-STARS professional development (PD) workshop and BJC-STARS training. The BJC-STARS training will prepare college faculty from the STARS network and experienced BJC high school teachers to lead BJC-STARS PD in small clusters with 1 faculty mentor, 1 teacher-leader, and 5 new HS teachers. The BJC-STARS PD will build on the pillars of CS content, inquiry, equity, community, and leadership, engaging participants as teachers, learners, and observers. The participants will practice BJC content, develop pedagogical content knowledge and lesson plans, devise effective recruiting and retention strategies for women and underrepresented minorities, work with one another to solve problems and learn CS content, and reflect upon the experience and how it can be translated to the classroom.
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PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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This project developed a model of sustainable and scalable professional development for high school computer science principles teachers by leveraging a tiered mentoring and leadership development model. We hypothesized that developing a rich, leadership-oriented community would improve professional development experiences (PD) and outcomes for high school teachers.
We designed, refined, and scaled tiered professional development, developing 14 partnerships, 54 Lead Teachers, and over 600 new in-service teachers.
The intellectual merit of the project is in the creation of handbooks for Lead Teachers and Site Coordinators for a national teacher professional development program for computer science, the design of a facilitator training program, the re-alignment of the PD to changes in the College Board each year, and the training of 54 Lead Teachers and 600 in-service teachers. Workshops emphasized leadership development, BJC computing content, and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) that promotes creativity, inquiry, and equity; workshops also provide an opportunity to build regional community and identity around learning and teaching Computer Science Principles. The project has produced three publications on the design of the BJC teacher professional development program and its effectiveness for developing teachers’ computing skills and perceived instructional preparedness.
The broader impacts of the project are the creation and support of a tiered mentoring, leadership, and professional development community that has developed 54 Lead Teachers, 30 of whom are still prepared and qualified to lead teacher professional development for in-service teachers to learn to teach computer science. The project has prepared over 600 in-service teachers, reaching over 10,000 students from 2017-2022. The project developed 14 partnerships and established a non-profit to support computer science teacher professional development.
Last Modified: 02/12/2023
Modified by: Tiffany M Barnes
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