Bringing Computer Science to High Schools in Rural Appalachia

Information

• NSF Award
• 1923373

Owner

• Appalachian State University

• Award Id

  1923373

• Award Effective Date

  4/1/2020 - 4 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  3/31/2022 - 2 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 299,962.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Appalachian State University (AppState), partnering with the Friday Institute of Educational Innovation at North Carolina State, proposes a project -- CS4App: Bringing Computer Science to High Schools in Rural Appalachia -- to expand and diversify Computer Science (CS) education in rural high schools. The project will gain insight into the obstacles to CS education faced by high school students living regions such as Appalachia with high rates of poverty, and it will develop a comprehensive program to prepare and support their teachers in teaching an AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) course.<br/><br/>CS4App will develop a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) partnering AppState faculty and regional teachers with an interest in offering CSP at their school. The Friday Institute will deliver an effective blend of research-based teacher professional development (PD) including a 4-week, intensive training in the summer and continued interactions during the school year. The PD will introduce CS technical and pedagogical content, as well as leadership development, inquiry-based instruction, and student equity issues.<br/><br/>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.

• Program Officer

  Janice Cuny

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/17/2019 - 5 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/17/2019 - 5 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Appalachian State University

• City

  Boone

• State

  NC

• Country

  United States

• Address

  P.O. Box 32174

• Postal Code

  286082174

• Phone Number

  8282627459

• First Name

  Cindy

• Last Name

  Norris

• Email Address

  can@cs.appstate.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Rahman

• Last Name

  Tashakkori

• Email Address

  tashakkorir@appstate.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  James

• Last Name

  Fenwick, Jr.

• Email Address

  fenwickjb@appstate.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  CISE Education and Workforce

• Text

  Computer Science for All (CS for All)