NSF Tough As Nails K-8 coding pathway for Kentucky Appalachia¶

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Description¶

Tough As Nails is an NSF-funded project (Grant No. 1923314) developing a K-8 coding pathway for Kentucky Appalachia. The presentation describes its guiding question as "How can we design & communicate a self-sustaining coalition for CT across 2 districts (9 schools total)?" and reports work on establishing a coherent vision for CT learning. It serves as the case in which the presenters enacted researcher roles beyond research.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• NSF funding (Grant No. 1923314) and a coalition spanning two districts and nine schools

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-8 students in two Kentucky Appalachia districts

Target Learning Goals¶

• computational thinking learning through a coherent K-8 coding pathway

Related Elements¶

• Two NSF CSforAll research-practice partnerships designing a K-8 Computational Thinking pathway in Kentucky Appalachia
• Tough As Nails, Nimble Fingers (TAN) virtual computing PD project

Examples¶

• RPP researchers can support practitioner partners through concrete non-research supports such as fundraising support, edtech procurement, and building a lesson database

Key Sources¶

• Emi Iwatani, Quinn Burke. (2021). The many faces of R: Exploring roles for researchers beyond research. Presentation at the 2021 NNERPP Annual Forum. https://bit.ly/nnerpp21_jam1