CS@AIR：教育工作者和学生的计算机科学
在CS@Air上，我们认为计算机科学既是21世纪的学术学科，也是基本素养。我们的项目组合说明了我们如何建立，使用和利用证据，以确保每个学生都能获得包容性和高质量的CS教育。
Explore our work in the following areas:
- 研究人员 - 实证人合作伙伴关系
- Evaluation Services
- Micro-credentials and Educator Professional Learning
- Alliances and Communities of Practice
研究人员 - 实证人合作伙伴关系
Staff across AIR are experienced in facilitating研究人员 - 实证人合作伙伴关系(RPPs). RPPs are emerging approaches in which researchers and practitioners (such as teachers, counselors, or school administrators) work as equal partners to address complex and persistent problems of practice in the field; RPPs in particular have become very popular because of the National Science Foundation’s CSforAll: Research and RPPs program. While AIR leads several CS-related RPPs, we can also serve as evaluators of RPPs.
Project Spotlight
Wind River Elementary Computer Science Collaborative
AIR partners with three school districts on the Wind River Reservation, the Wyoming Department of Education, and BootUp Professional Development in this RPP. The focus of the project is on creating culturally relevant computer science education opportunities for Indigenous students – specifically, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho students on the Wind River Reservation.
Evaluation Services
CS@AIR has a diverse portfolio of evaluation work in the CS education space. Our projects span from designing and implementing randomized control trials as part of research funded by the U.S. Department of Education to helping state governments determine the effectiveness of funding for CS education.
Project Spotlight
Exploring Computer Science Fellows 2.0
In partnership with Teach For America (TFA) and the University of Oregon, AIR is implementing a multi-year project focused on understanding how to recruit teachers of color, supporting them in navigating obstacles to broadening participation and advocating for computer science instruction in their schools, and helping them create equitable computer science learning environments.
Micro-credentials & Educator Professional Learning
Micro-credentialsare a rapidly expanding element of modern teacher professional learning and are increasingly being explored by school districts and states as an alternative pathway for computer science teacher licensure. CS@AIR has been an early leader in helping conceptualize and implement micro-credential and educator professional learning programs.
Project Spotlight
Wyoming Computer Science Micro-Credential Courses for Elementary Teachers
The Wyoming Department of Education recently created a set of computer science micro-credentials for elementary teachers. AIR developed, piloted, and implemented a series of self-paced courses in the Canvas platform that apply principles of adult learning to support teachers in meeting the micro-credential requirements. The courses are designed to provide multiple resources to support teachers’ ongoing computer science learning and teaching.
Alliances and Communities of Practice
由于计算机科学是学校中的一个新，令人兴奋且经常不断发展的学科，因此人们越来越认识到，没有一个人或实体具有所有答案，资源或解决方案。联盟和实践社区是在许多CS教育界都流行的协作模式。
Project Spotlight
Computer Science (CS) for All Teachers
CS for All Teachers is a virtual community of practice, welcoming all teachers from PreK through high school who are interested in teaching computer science. It provides an online home for teachers to connect with one another and with the resources and expertise they need to successfully teach computer science in their classrooms.
