Increasing Access to Computer Science

STEM Workforce Ready 2030 (WFR) is creating a network of teacher leaders dedicated to expanding equitable access to computer science (CS) education in rural classrooms across Maine.

We believe all Maine students, at all grade levels, deserve access to CS, and that the most effective way to that goal is through the integration of CS into existing curricula.

CS Opportunities for Educators

WFR has a Research Practice Partnership with a cohort of around 70 committed teachers working to co-design professional learning materials and a replicable hub model of co-learning for CS.

WFR also offers professional development opportunities and educator workshops open to educators, including CS Summer of Fun(opens in a new tab).

MMSA Project Staff

Becky Tapley
Becky Tapley

STEM Education Specialist

Devan Arnold
Devan Arnold

Research Assistant

Rachael Dektor, Ph.D.
Rachael Dektor, Ph.D.

CS Education Researcher

Kate Mahan
Kate Mahan

Researcher

Rhonda Tate
Rhonda Tate

Operations Director

Project Partners

Educate Maine
Education Development Center
Two Roads Consulting

What people say...

The Foundation is excited to reinvest in the exciting work of MMSA to advance computer science education in Maine. Ultimately, we hope that this project will help inform and ensure that emerging opportunities in computer science, at Maine’s higher education institutions and throughout the state’s workforce, will be accessible to all Maine students and graduates.

Gregory W. Powell
Chairman
Harold Alfond Foundation