Research and Dissemination
The following lists grants, research, and dissemination products from the work done through CSEd@UNI.
Grants Received
2022
NSF-CISE. " Collaborative Research: Growing Computer Science Teachers in Iowa Through AEA Partnerships". ($998,915 in collaboration with the University of Virginia)
Authors: Ben Schafer (PI), Sarah Diesburg (Senior Personnel), Marcy Seavey (Senior Personnel), Michelle Meier (Senior Personnel), Corey Rogers (Senior Personnel), Brianna Morrison (COLAB PI)
2019
Principal Financial Group. Funding to assist integration of a 2nd cohort of teachers within the previous NSF grant. ($20,000)
2018
NSF-CISE. "The Development of a Statewide Network for Teacher Preparation in Computer Science - The University of Northern Iowa Partnership for CS Teacher Preparation" ($299,343)
Authors: J Ben Schafer (PI), J Philip East (Co-PI), Sarah Diesburg (Senior Personnel) Dana Atwood-Blaine (Senior Personnel)
2015
Google CS4HS. Funding to conduct yearlong AP/CS Principles program ($35,000)
2014
Google CS4HS. Funding to conduct three MOOCS for teachers ($35,000)
2013
Google CS4HS. Funding to conduct two four-day workshops for teachers ($12,500)
2012
Google CS4HS. Funding to conduct two four-day workshops for teachers ($12,500)
2011
Google CS4HS. Funding to conduct two four-day workshops for teachers ($15,000)
2010
Google CS4HS. Funding to conduct four-day workshop for Iowa teachers ($17,500)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Diesburg, S., Schafer, J.B., Morrison, B. (2025) "Curriculum for a Comprehensive Statewide In-Service CS Teacher Training Program." Proceedings of ACM SIGCSE TS 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701882 [~30% acceptance rate. Peer review of full papers.]
Berns, A., East, J.P., and Schafer, J.B. (2022) "How We Have Applied Grading for Equity: An Experience Report" Proceedings of the 54th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, Milwaukee, WI. April 1-2, 2022. [Accepted from peer-reviewed abstracts].
East, J.P. and Schafer, J.B. (2022) "Developing a CS Teacher Prep Program" Proceedings of the 54th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, Milwaukee, WI. April 1-2, 2022. [Accepted from peer-reviewed abstracts].
Schafer, J.B., and East, J.P. (2021) “Creating a High Quality, High Impact CS Education Program." Proceedings of ACM SIGCSE TS 2022. DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3478431.3499338 [~30% acceptance rate. Peer review of full papers.]
Peer-Reviewed Posters, Presentations, and Panels
"Scaling Up to a Statewide Network for CS Teacher Preparation by Introducing AEA Community of Practice Partnerships," 2023 SIGCSE TS, Ontario, Canada, March 15-18, 2023. DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3545947.3576341 [Poster – Sarah Diesburg and Ben Schafer]
"So You Want to Host a CSED Week Event," Panel Moderator/Organizer, Iowa Technology and Education Connection Conference (ITEC), Des Moines, IA. November 7-8, 2022. [Panel – Ben Schafer]
"How We Teach Computer Science: Putting the Big Book of Computing Pedagogy into Practice," Iowa Technology and Education Connection Conference (ITEC), Des Moines, IA. November 7-8, 2022 [Session – Ben Schafer with Corey Rogers]
"Have you heard about Grading for Equity?" CSTA 2022, Chicago, IL. July 14-17, 2022. [Session – Ben Shafer, Andrew Berns, Philip East]
"Secondary Professional Development That Made Me a Better Teacher," Panel Moderator/Organizer, Iowa Technology and Education Connection Conference (ITEC), Des Moines, IA. April 13-14, 2022. [Panel – Ben Schafer]
"Grading for Equity in the Tech/CS Classroom" Iowa Technology and Education Connection Conference (ITEC), Des Moines, IA. April 13-14, 2022. [Session – Ben Schafer, Andrew Berns, and Philip East]
"How We Have Applied Grading For Equity: An Experience Report" MICS 2022, Milwaukee, WI. April 1-2, 2022. [Session – Ben Schafer, Andrew Berns, and Philip East]
"Developing a CS Teacher Prep Program" MICS 2022, Milwaukee, WI. April 1-2, 2022. [Session – Ben Schafer, Philip East]
"Grading for Equity: What, Why, & How" CSTA 2021, Online Technical Symposium, July 14-16, 2021. [Session – Ben Schafer, Andrew Berns, and Philip East]
"Grading for Equity: A Curriculum Development and Grading Process to Enhance Instruction," 2021 SIGCSE TS, Online Technical Symposium, March 13-20, 2021. [Workshop – Ben Schafer, Andrew Berns, and Philip East]
"Teaching the Methods of Teaching CS," 2021 SIGCSE TS, Online Technical Symposium, March 13-20, 2021. DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432573 [Panel – Michelle Friend, Anne Leftwich, Ben Schafer, Beth Simon, Brianna Morrison]
"What Well-Prepared CS teachers should know," 2019 Computer Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. July 6-10, 2019. [Poster – Ben Schafer, Sarah Diesburg, and Philip East]
"A peer review/grading system for use with Scratch (SPRAT)," 2019 Computer Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. July 6-10, 2019. [Session – Ben Schafer]
"A statewide network for teacher preparation in Computer Science," 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), March 2019. [Poster – Ben Schafer, Sarah Diesburg, and Philip East]
"NCWIT EngageCSEdu Panel" NCWIT, Hilton Head, SC, May 19-21, 2015. [Panel – Ben Schafer]
"Using the New Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robotics Platform in CS Courses" SIGCSE 2014, Atlanta, GA. March 7, 2014. [Three-hour Faculty Workshop – Ben Schafer].
"How I Learned About Computer Science Without Even Trying" STEMTech 2012, Kansas City, MO, October 29, 2012. [Session – Ben Schafer]
Invited Presentations and Panels
"Grading for Equity." UNI Science Education Conference, University of Northern Iowa. March 31, 2023. [Invited Presentation -- Andrew Berns, Ben Schafer]
"Integrating Computer Science Across the Elementary Curriculum." Iowa Pre-service Teacher STEM Conference. April 9, 2022. [Panel – organized and chaired by Ben Schafer including Ryan Marzen, Wendy Bailey, Susan Oehlertz, and Lindsay Salinas].
"Discovering Careers in Computer Science." NE Iowa STEM Council CS Week Webinar. December 7, 2021. [Panelist – Ben Schafer]
"Grading for Equity." Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Northern Iowa. October 26, 2021. [Invited Presentation – Ben Schafer, Andrew Berns and Philip East]
"Using Grading for Equity to enhance student learning." Cultivating a Community of Learnings: The CSTA Fall Summit. September 18, 2021. [Invited Presentation – Ben Schafer, Andrew Berns, and Philip East]
"Preparing grades K-12 Computer Science educators in Iowa" Science Education Update Conference, University of Northern Iowa. April 6, 2018. [ Invited Presentation – Ben Schafer]
Awards
“EngageCSEdu Engagement Excellence Award,” NCWIT, Hilton Head, SC, May 19-21, 2015. [$15,000 cash award – Sarah Diesburg and Ben Schafer]