National Science Foundation programs in computer science

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce H. Barnes ◽  
Andrew R. Molnar ◽  
Lawrence H. Oliver ◽  
Robert F. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
National Science

scholarly journals Nurturing an Innovative District: Inclusive Computing Pathways in Talladega County Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Innovative Schools ◽  
National Science ◽  
Rural Alabama ◽  
K 12

This district overview highlights the work Talladega County Schools (Talladega) did over the course of three years to plan, build, and implement computing pathways. Talladega County Schools is a 7,500-student district in rural Alabama. Talladega has eleven STEAM-certified schools and 48% of all educators participate in STEAM leadership professional learning. As a member of Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools, Talladega applied to participate in the National Science Foundation-funded Developing Inclusive K-12 Computing Pathways for the League of Innovative Schools project to focus on developing an Inclusive K-12 Computing Pathway aligning the computing courses available within the district. Talladega set an equity goal of focusing on including two specific populations: offering computer science and computational thinking to students from low socioeconomic households as well as female students.

Setting Trends for Educational Technologies within the National Science Foundation

2010 ◽  
pp. 335-343
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Howard ◽  
Laura J. Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
National Science

Our research team evaluated 18 months of National Science Foundation (NSF) program announcements and awarded programs to discern the amount and type of emphasis placed upon educational technologies. NSF issued 65 solicitations for proposals with 53.8 percent calling for educational technology components. A sampling of 366 of the 1,180 funded projects, showed that 34.7 percent included educational technology. Twenty-five percent of the projects were in biology and cognitive science, with another 40% in general science, computer science, technical education, engineering, and math. Many types of educational technologies were funded, with an emphasis on cognitive tutors/intelligent agents, distance learning, and online communities.

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