WelcomeCE21 PI and

STEM-C Partnerships Community Meeting

Day 2Orlando, FL

• BP and CER tracks merged (BPEC)• BP required for CS 10K

• CS Education Expansion track added

STEM-CP: CE21 Solicitation

• Research on the effective teaching and learning of computing skills and concepts• particular attention to educational

practices that are effective for students from underrepresented groups

• pedagogy or student learning of computing fundamentals applicable to K-12

• Awards for up to 3 years, up to $600,000

BPEC Goal

1. conduct basic research on the teaching and learning of computational competencies in face-to-face or virtual settings

2. design, develop, test, validate, and refine materials, measurement tools, and methods for teaching in specific contexts;

3. implement promising small-scale interventions in order to study the efficacy of those interventions with particular groups underrepresented in computing educational and workforce settings.

BPEC Possibilities (pick any)

BPEC Projects must…

• Strong research component• With sufficient expertise• Build upon and contribute to

research base• Evaluation plan if there is an

intervention• Major focus on some

underrepresented group

Underrepresented groups?

• Women• African-Americans• Hispanics• Native Americans, Alaska

Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander territories

• Persons with disabilities• Possibly other groups with

computing-specific underrepresentation

Of Particular Interest

• Learning progressions• Evidence-based pedagogical

techniques• Effective contexts for introducing

computing

• Leveraging resources of BPC Alliances

Extra review considerations

• Is the expertise represented on the project team appropriate for the proposed work?• Are appropriate tools available to

generate reliable and valid data addressing the research question(s)?

• Is the potential high for sustainable, national significance in terms of both increasing and broadening participation in computing ?

CS 10K

csprinciples.orgexploringcs.orgcs10kcommunity.org

Get engaging, rigorous computing curricula into computing courses in 10,000 high schools, taught by 10,000 well-prepared teachers by 2016 or so.

Develop the knowledge base and partnerships needed to catalyze the CS 10K Project• Professional development and

ongoing teacher support• Course materials and pedagogy• Best practices addressing

underrepresentation• Approaches to scaling• Strategies for building partnerships• Online support for teachers or

content

• Awards for up to 3 years, up to $1,000,000

CS 10K Track Goal

• Is the partnership for the proposed intervention appropriate and is it likely to support sustainable change?

• How does the evaluation plan link project goals to student/teacher outcomes?

• How is the project informed by research on education or broadening participation?

• What institutional change will result?

CS 10K Considerations

Eligibility:• Current or previous MSP• At high school level• Expansion will support CS 10K• ECS or CS Principles

• Proposal must be• Partnership Driven• Teacher Quality Quantity, & Diversity• Challenging Courses and Curriculum• Evidence-based Design and

Outcomes• Institutional Change

• Awards for up to 3 years, up to $500,000

CS Education Expansion

Flash Talks!Wednesday: 10 – 11:15

• Chinma Uche• Tom McKlin• Juan Gilbert• Alex Repenning• Dan Garcia• Karen Brennan• Richard Ladner

Session 4: 11:30-12:45

• Citrus: BP and CER and Evaluators• Orange: Online education delivery• Lemon: Learning progressions• Lime: CS10K and Evaluators• Fleming: Visual Based Programming• Sunset: Reaching girls of color in Computer Science• Siesta: Cyberlearning, Exploiting computational thinking

in K-12 Education• Largo: Working with volunteers from industry

Wednesday keynote: 9:00 am

• Edith Gummer, NSF• Standards of evidence for education research• Common Research Guidelines for Education

Research & Development– Department of Education & NSF