Reflections on Launching a Networked Improvement Community with Computer Science Educators
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Reflections on Launching a Networked Improvement Community with Computer Science Educators
Abstract/Description
This experience report details the lessons learned while launching a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) with 23 teachers in Texas as part of the NSF-funded Accelerating Women's Success and Mastery in Computer Science (AWSM in CS) project. Conceived to address the persistent gender inequities in computer science (CS) education, the NIC was designed to bring together researchers and practitioners to collaboratively develop and implement solutions with the goal of increasing female participation in CS courses. This experience report explores the lessons learned, such as the importance of building a sense of community, trust, and collaboration, before jumping into problem solving as a NIC. Additionally, the report addresses considerations for sustaining the NIC virtually given the logistical constraints placed on teacher collaboration during the school year.
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Date
In publication
At conference
2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)
Volume
1
Pages
1-4
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Scholarship genre
Theoretical
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Open access/full-text available
No
Peer reviewed
Yes
Citation
Fletcher, C. L., Torbey, R., Childs, J., & Zarch, R. (2020). Reflections on Launching a Networked Improvement Community with Computer Science Educators. 2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT), 1, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT49803.2020.9272443
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