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Obstacles to Alice Adoption in the High School Classroom

Obstacles to Alice Adoption in the High School Classroom. Mikel Berger Alka Harriger Andy Dooley Chad Heck. Presentation at 2009 Alice Symposium. Overview. The SPIRIT program Teacher obstacles Facility obstacles Administration obstacles Information Technology staff obstacles.

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Obstacles to Alice Adoption in the High School Classroom

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  1. Obstacles to Alice Adoption in the High School Classroom Mikel Berger Alka Harriger Andy Dooley Chad Heck Presentation at 2009 Alice Symposium

  2. Overview • The SPIRIT program • Teacher obstacles • Facility obstacles • Administration obstacles • Information Technology staff obstacles

  3. SPIRIT–Attract People to IT • Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology • See SPIRIT website: www.ITPossibilities.org • Supported by a $1.26M grant from the National Science Foundation, #DRL-0737679 • Three-year project: January 2008 – December 2010 • Intervention programs for HS teachers, HS counselors, and HS students

  4. SPIRIT's Goals • Correct negative perceptions about IT • IT skills relevant to a broad range of disciplines • IT can benefit society • IT can be fun, welcoming, interesting • Both men and women can have successful careers in IT • Let participants try out and create many interesting & useful applications of IT • Give guidance on what to do now to have a successful career in IT

  5. Teacher obstacles • Alice Versions • Programming and science courses • English and Foreign Languages

  6. Facility Obstacles • Hardware requirements • Computer lab classroom scheduling

  7. Administration Obstacles • Supporting the teacher • Standards • Teaching across the curriculum • Inquiry-based learning • Lesson integration

  8. IT Staff Obstacles • Scheduling • Support • Teachers and IT staff

  9. Conclusions • Positive response • One-time obstacles = viral growth

  10. Want more information about SPIRIT? • SPIRIT contact • Alka Harriger, SPIRIT PI • Phone: 765-494-2565 • FAX: 765-496-1212 • Email: harrigea@purdue.edu • www.ITPossibilities.org

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