This $298,528 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports a research partnership between Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) to enhance computational skills training for K-12 teachers, particularly those from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM. The goal is to develop a high school research practitioner partnership (HS-RPP) that investigates challenges teachers face in existing computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) certification pathways, and to research the efficacy of peer support and professional development in improving science teacher identity and persistence for high school instructors from underrepresented STEM backgrounds. This 2-year award, effective January 1, 2025, aims to inform the design of education and professional development programs that can better recruit and retain high-quality computational K-12 educators.
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