Abstract
Strong, equitable research practice partnerships (RPPs) center both researcher and practitioner perspectives and priorities. These RPPs facilitate rigorous, relevant research that practitioners can use to improve program implementation. Our project, The Maker Partnership, is an RPP focused on building knowledge about how to help elementary level teachers integrate computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) into their regular science classes using maker pedagogy. In this experience report, we use the Henrich et al. framework to assess the Maker Partnership's effectiveness along five dimensions and share practical advice and lessons learned. This paper contributes to the CS and RPP literature by providing insight into how an RPP can address critical problems of practice in computer science education.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2021 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2021 - Conference Proceedings |
Editors | Christina Gardner-McCune, Siobahn Day Grady, Yerika Jimenez, Jean J. Ryoo, Rafi Santo, Jamie Payton |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781665449052 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Event | 2021 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: May 23 2021 → May 27 2021 |
Publication series
Name | 2021 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2021 - Conference Proceedings |
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Conference
Conference | 2021 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2021 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 5/23/21 → 5/27/21 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 IEEE.
Funding
This work is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (Award #1742320).
Funders | Funder number |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
Directorate for Education and Human Resources | 1742320 |
Keywords
- CS/CT integration
- Research Practice Partnership
- elementary level
- maker pedagogy
- teacher capacity building
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Education