Welcome to our discussion of the RPPforCS project (using an Research-Practice Partnership approach to developing a shared evaluation and research agenda for CS for All)! We're curious to the wider government-funded STEM education research community--have you tried this setting before? Having researchers work together on an equal footing with practitioners to center the research project around current problems of practice? What have these partnerships been like for you?

Thank you for this presentation! It has been a pleasure and a learning experience to take part in the RPP for CS project. I've learned a great deal from others who are wrestling with similar questions to us around equity and culturally relevant pedagogy. 

The video seems to highlight a workshop on computer science education research. Do these happen in conjunction with the CS4all conferences? Or are they separate?

Hello Chris! This was one of the annual convenings of projects funded through the CS for ALL NSF funding line focused specifically on funding projects done through Research-Practice Partnerships. We are working to disseminate what we learn from these cohorts out to the larger community though!

For more information about RPPforCS we have a website  https://www.csforall.org/projects_and_programs/rppforcs/ with information about our project, our community, activities, resources and what we are learning.  

Hi, really interesting work. 

Since you are looking across many RPPs, can you share a little about what you have found to be common structures or processes in successful or highly functional RPPs?

Thanks for sharing this important work! Like many RPPs, we have more shared areas of interest than time to tackle all the issues! Our struggle is institutionalising the regular interactions in ways that are durable. So, for example, we have signed contracts (e.g. memorandum of understanding with large districts, partnerships with single schools) that include commitment and a very modest degree of activity, but we still rely on project funding to carry out most of the work. We also have 'residence' programs (e.g. teachers doing their PhDs with us part time and teaching part time), but these too are temporary. Can you share any insights related to institutionalisation/sustainability?

Thanks!
Susan

Thanks so much for sharing your work. I'm really interested in learning more about how some of the RPPs built/build respectful, productive partnerships.

Thank you for making a video to highlight the RPP work in CS education. I am grateful to have this community to learn from so we can help each other be successful in our mission to do meaningful and useful research.  But I didn't see ALLi in the video?!