• Currently a high school teacher AND

• have previously taught the AP CSP course AND

• are planning to offer CSAwesome (an endorsed CSA provider) in the 2021-22,  2022-23, or 2023-24 academic year AND

• are new/inexperienced with the Advanced Placement CSA framework AND 

• are new/inexperienced with Java programming and similar text-based languages AND

• commit to meet the PD & academic year requirements (see below) AND

• are accepted by CSAwesome to participate in research (apply below).

1. Complete our research participant scholarship application form by clicking the blue "Click Here to Apply" button below. 

2. Receive notification from CSAwesome about the status of your scholarship application. We ask that you please allow 2-3 weeks for processing your application. You will be alerted via email about the status of your application. 

3. If accepted, register for your PD of choice. You will receive next steps for registering if you have been accepted. Scholarship recipients will be expected to submit a $50.00 deposit. Those who complete the PD and receive a certificate of participation will have their deposit refunded at the end of the PD. Those who do not complete the PD are not eligible for a deposit refund.

If you have questions about the project or the status of your application please contact info@csawesome.org. 

Our ultimate goal is to create a fun and effective CSA course where ALL teachers and students can be successful. The data we collect from our research projects gives us valuable insight into the effectiveness of our PD and curriculum and also provides feedback about how we can improve our materials for all students and teachers. Teachers who apply to participate, are accepted, and who meet all requirements will receive free PD and stipends totaling $500-1500 (if applicable)*.

*funding is limited and stipends may not be available for 2023-24.

For those research participants who meet requirements, stipends will be awarded after the PD and academic year has ended and after the CSAwesome Team has verified requirements have been met. We ask that participants allow 4-6 weeks at the end of each term (PD or academic year) to allow us enough time to verify requirements and process paperwork. If paperwork is not returned by participants in a timely manner stipend payments may be delayed. Stipends will only be awarded to those accepted to participate in research and those who complete all requirements.

Teachers who apply and are accepted to participate in the research project will be required to complete PD and academic year research requirements. Those research participants who meet requirements will receive stipends.

The time commitment to submit research data is minimal and includes activities that will already be completed as a part of the PD and CSAwesome course. 

PD Requirements  stipend

• Receive PD certificate of completion: attend a minimum number of meetings, complete a minimum number of unit lesson reflections, complete and receive a minimum score on Runestone programming assignments

• Submit teacher data: pre-survey, post-survey, pre-test, post-test

Academic year Requirements  stipend

• Submit teacher data: End of course survey

• Collect and submit student data: permission forms, pre-test, post-test, end of course survey, Runestone logfile

• Participate in monthly PLC meetings with other educators and PD Facilitators 

• Optional | Teacher Interviews: If sampled to participate, complete interview(s). Teachers who complete an interview will receive an additional $50 incentive for each interview.

A more detailed explanation of requirements can be found here: CSAwesome Research Details (link).

Teachers who volunteer to participate will be asked to complete the following:

1. Make a copy of the course, have your students enroll in it, and use the CSAwesome curriculum and lesson plans during the academic year following the PD

2. Collect research consent forms from your students

3. Have your students take the pre-survey, pre-test, and post-test built into the curriculum

4. Complete a teacher post-course survey

5. Have your students complete a post-course survey

6. Submit Runestone Logfile at end of course

Learn more about the requirements and how-to meet them here: CSAwesome Program Evaluation Overview (link).

The time commitment to submit program evaluation data is minimal and includes activities that will already be completed as a part of the CSAwesome course. 

View a short video that explains the program evaluation project and requirements here:  Video | Slides

Our ultimate goal is to create a fun and effective CSA course where ALL teachers and students can be successful. The data we collect from our program evaluation project gives us valuable insight into the effectiveness of our PD and curriculum and also provides feedback about how we can improve our materials for all students and teachers. Program evaluation participants - both teachers and students - have an opportunity to provide feedback directly to the CSAwesome curriculum and research teams. We use feedback from our surveys and findings from our analysis to directly inform any changes we make to our curriculum and training.

Teachers who volunteer to participate in program evaluation will NOT receive any compensation or stipends for participating.

• Currently a high school teacher AND

• are planning to offer CSAwesome (an endorsed CSA provider) in the 2023-24 academic year AND

• commit to collect academic year data (see below).

• Preferred Qualification: Successfully completed a CSAwesome PD (not required)