Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Development Workshops For CSforAll

>>ABOUT

 

This fall, NNERPP is excited to host two virtual RPP Development Workshops to support research-practice partnership teams applying for NSF’s Computer Science for All (CSforAll) RPP solicitation.

Teams will develop a deeper understanding of what an RPP is, how to form and sustain one, and how to design an RPP project or proposal. In particular, this virtual workshop will emphasize how to identify and refine the problem of practice your partnership seeks to address, strategies for how to carry out partnership research in support of the identified problem, evaluation questions related to improving your partnership efforts, and the kinds of data you will need to collect to inform and improve your project in a timely way. You will leave the workshop with a plan or outline for a project or proposal that you can further develop as an established team.

>>WORKSHOP OPTIONS

OVERVIEW: We will offer two versions of the workshop curriculum, a four week option with weekly meetings and a two week option with meetings taking place twice a week, for a total of four meeting days for both options (with two 75-min sessions per day). We will utilize the same curriculum and cover the same material for both options. The main difference between the two options is the length of time between when we meet (see descriptions below).

DAILY SCHEDULE: There will be two 75-min sessions taking place on a given day, with programming beginning at 12 pm ET and concluding at 2:45 pm ET. Workshop leaders will discuss key elements of the curriculum with worked examples during the first 75-min session. The second 75-min session will allow teams to work one-on-one with an RPP coach.

OPTION 1

Four Week Workshop (Oct. 8, Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Oct. 29)

The four week version of the workshop will take place over four Fridays in October 2021, with the first session occurring on Friday, October 8 and the last session occurring on Friday, October 29. The longer version of the workshop will allow teams who prefer a slower pace in between sessions to spend more time together making sense of and advancing on the workshop curriculum. This option might make sense for teams that have not yet worked together collaboratively, since there will be a number of key partnership elements to figure out.

OPTION 2

Two Week Workshop (Nov. 9, Nov. 12, Nov. 16, Nov. 18)

The two week version of the workshop will take place over two weeks in early November 2021, with the first session occurring on Tuesday, November 9 and the last session occurring on Thursday, November 18. This shorter version of the workshop will allow teams who are ready to advance more quickly through the curriculum to have a more concentrated learning approach. This option might make sense for teams that have already worked together previously and have a good idea of what they need help with.

>>ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Eligible teams will:

  • Be able to describe how your RPP project will advance equity in CS education.
  • Have a basic idea of the shared area of interest or CS for All activity that you want to develop and implement together.
  • Consist of 3-4 individuals, including:
    • an educational researcher
    • an educational partner from an LEA/SEA, school network, or similar
    • a computer scientist or CS/CT expert
    • an optional fourth team member representing community partners, informal education partners, evaluators, or additional LEA/SEA or research team members

Priority will be given to full teams of four.

Questions? Please contact us here.

>>APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, click on the “apply” button below, which will take you directly to the application form. Fill out and submit! Teams will be notified about their acceptance shortly after the deadlines.

DEADLINE to APPLY for 4-WEEK OPTION: SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

DEADLINE to APPLY for 2-WEEK OPTION: OCTOBER 26, 2021

 

>>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

CS for All COMMUNITY

There are a number of community groups associated with the Computer Science for All initiative — here are just a handful. Please be sure to check them out!

RPP-RELATED KNOWLEDGE

To help you get started on the RPP literature, we invite you to explore the following NNERPP resources:

    • RPP Knowledge Clearinghouse: Our curated collection of the most relevant resources and artifacts related to RPPs, organized into 12 major topic areas
    • NNERPP Extra: Our quarterly magazine shares deep and reflective articles around pressing issues in education tackled by research-practice partnerships across the country, the impacts and use of such research on policy and practice, and high priority questions that consider how to engage in RPP work more effectively

We also highly recommend exploring these additional websites for their own important contributions to our knowledge around RPPs:

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS

    • RPP Development Workshop for CS4All held virtually, October 12-16, 2020. Hosted by NNERPP.
    • RPP Development Workshop for CS4All in San Mateo, CA, November 14-15, 2019. Co-hosted by NNERPP and Digital Promise.
    • RPP Development Workshop for CS4All in Washington, D.C., November 21-22, 2019. Co-hosted by NNERPP and University of the D.C.

>>ABOUT NNERPP

The National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) is a professional learning community for RPPs in education whose aim is to develop, support, and connect research-practice partnerships in education to improve their productivity. We invite you to connect with us on our homepage and subscribe to our twice-monthly newsletter to receive regular updates from around the RPP field.

 

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant #1946648. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.