Sec. 7. Expanding teacher preparation programs for computer science teachers
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Part B of title II ( 20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq. ), as amended by section 6, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education to improve training for elementary school and secondary school computer science teachers. The Secretary may award a grant under this section to an institution of higher education that— has, at minimum— a program in teacher education; and a program in computer science or informatics; and submits an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
An institution of higher education that receives a grant under the section shall use the grant funds to carry out not less than 1 of the following activities: Develop courses for undergraduate students that— prepare such students to teach computer science in elementary schools and secondary schools; address content and pedagogy in informatics or computer science education; and engage the teacher education department and other relevant departments at the institution of higher education.
Develop and fund teacher mentoring programs to support elementary school and secondary school computer science teachers who are new to the profession. Each grant awarded by the Secretary under this section shall be for a period of 5 years. Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the grant period described under subsection (d), an institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary and Congress a report that— identifies the number of teachers served under the grant; identifies the number of teachers described in paragraph
(1)who obtain a teaching position in a computer science classroom; and evaluates the activities carried out under this section. . The table of contents in section 2 is amended by inserting before the item relating to part C of title II the following: Subpart 2—Model teacher preparation program Sec. 2211. Computer science model teacher preparation program. .
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