This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to meet the national need for justice-oriented STEM teachers certified to teach computer science. The $503,571 award to Northwestern University supports the preparation of 16 STEM majors (across two cohorts) to become licensed K-12 teachers with a computer science endorsement. The program provides participants with a Master of Science in Education (MSED) degree, academic and social support, and two years of post-graduate teacher induction. The project leverages partnerships with the local school district, engineering school, and education school to deliver a context-specific teacher preparation program emphasizing social justice, culturally sustaining pedagogies, and computational thinking. The project will evaluate its outcomes and disseminate findings to contribute to best practices in STEM teacher preparation.
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