{"326661":{"#nid":"326661","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech awarded NSF grant to combine the arts and computer science in Georgia high schools","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a four-year, $3 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will expand an innovative approach to computer science education in high schools across Georgia. The grant extends NSF funding of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/earsketch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarSketch\u003C\/a\u003E, a project that was \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2011\/10\/03\/georgia-tech-wins-2-million-nsf-grants-improve-computer-science-education\u0022\u003Eestablished in 2011\u003C\/a\u003E by researchers in Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Architecture and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. EarSketch uses musical remixes to introduce high school students\u2014especially minorities and young women\u2014to the world of computer programming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarSketch has already been used in K-12 pilot studies (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2013\/08\/20\/georgia-tech-works-attract-next-generation-scientists-and-engineers\u0022\u003Eincluding two Georgia high schools\u003C\/a\u003E, summer camps in Georgia and other states, and Liberia) within the past year. However, the new NSF grant will allow Georgia Tech researchers to expand EarSketch to 30 Georgia high schools by creating a web-based version of the program. They will also create an online training system for teachers and specialized curricula in conjunction with Computer Science Principles, a new computing course with standards defined by the Georgia Department of Education and the College Board\u2019s Advanced Placement Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe believe that incorporating EarSketch into high school computer science programs will increase and broaden student participation and engagement in the field throughout the state,\u201d said Jason Freeman, the associate professor in the School of Music who is principal investigator on the grant.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NSF award is the largest grant ever associated with the Institute\u2019s Center for Music Technology and School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC). Freeman is co-leading the EarSketch effort with Brian Magerko, an LMC associate professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dm.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDigital Media\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEarSketch is another indicator of Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to and recognition of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education,\u201d said Magerko. \u201cIt\u2019s also a project that seeks to increase diversity and arts and technology throughout Georgia and, eventually, the nation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarSketch utilizes the Python programming language and JavaScript, along with digital audio workstation techniques similar to those used in recording studios throughout the music industry. Students learn how to code by remixing samples, beats, and loops created by industry veterans to create their own musical tracks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new NSF grant will allow Freeman and Magerko to build a fully usable online learning environment. Through a collaboration with researchers Douglas Edwards and Roxanne Moore at Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), it will also provide teachers with a systems-level understanding of best practices and challenges for implementing EarSketch and similar STEAM approaches within high school courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe project has the potential to fundamentally change how computing is taught while also bridging the gap for women and minorities in computing,\u201d said Freeman.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFreeman taught EarSketch during a massive open online course (MOOC) in 2013 that attracted 24,000 students. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/musictech\u0022\u003EThe course will be offered again this fall\u003C\/a\u003E. The EarSketch learning environment and curriculum are freely available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/earsketch.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/earsketch.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/earsketch.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a four-year, $3 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will expand an innovative approach to computer science education in high schools across Georgia. The grant extends NSF funding of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/earsketch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarSketch\u003C\/a\u003E, a project that was \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2011\/10\/03\/georgia-tech-wins-2-million-nsf-grants-improve-computer-science-education\u0022\u003Eestablished in 2011\u003C\/a\u003E by researchers in Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Architecture and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. 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