In order to Focus on the Future, we will share how we developed our Education Innovation
Research early-phase grant project through our first year of implementation of METRICS. Through a whole-school immersion approach, our model will focus on three integrated field-initiated innovations at the elementary level: curriculum, professional development, and linking minority students beyond the classroom.
Three Take A ways we hope our "Focus on the Future" brings are:
Goal #1 How to create rigorous Computer Science curriculum units and assessments to support STE(A)M coursework connected across all subjects through problem-based learning.
Goal #2 How to provide high-quality teacher development and support process to sustain innovative CS instructional practices.
Goal #3 Strengthen students' tethers to CS and STE(A)M coursework by engaging students with a focus on traditionally underrepresented minority and female students, in real-world linkages beyond the classroom.
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