STARS Computing Corps Student Toolkit
Self-directed tutorials to inspire and catalyze BPC Research.
BPC: Broadening Participation in Computing
Learn about the purpose and goals of BPC. This slide deck can be used to showcase important stats related to BPC and explain why it's an important issue within the Computer Science field.
Demonstrating the Impact of your STARS Project
Learn about research and evaluation of BPC research and how to apply the STARS BPC Research Model. This slide deck also provides information on leveraging STARS research tools within your own research.
The STARS Aligned: How the STARS Computing Corps Broadens Participation in Computing
Learn about programs developed by STARS with BPC goals in mind. Programs include STARS IGNITE, STARS Launch, STARS Teach CS, and more. Also includes important research questions associated with STARS and BPC work.
How to Assess STARS Outreach
Learn how to conduct interviews and focus groups, as well as guidelines for observing an outreach activity or event. This can be useful for preparing for a STARS outreach event.
Defining Research and Evaluation Questions
Learn how to better define your research and evaluation questions for a project. This slide deck includes sample research and evaluation questions, as well as several example logic models to plan research and determine research questions.
Importance of CS Education in K12
Learn about the importance and impact of providing CS education in K12. This slide deck provides stats that depict how valuable a CS degree can be for a college graduate and how CS education in K12 can help us achieve BPC related goals.
Effective strategies for STARS outreach
This slide deck provides various ideas for effective STARS outreach. These new ideas can help you to get K12 students better engaged during outreach events.
STARS BPC Scholars Program © 2023 by Audrey Rorrer is licensed under CC BY 4.0
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants CNS 0540523, CNS-0739216, CNS-1042468, CNS-1840538, CNS-2023391, and CNS-2137338. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.