Bootstrap reimagines math education by integrating Computer Science (CS), Data Science (DS), and AI concepts into mainstream subjects. By highlighting the underlying CS, DS, and AI concepts that arise in core classes, our materials connect learning across the school day and help students master the skills they need to succeed in cutting-edge degree programs and jobs.
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Our Research-based Curricula
Our Curricula
Bootstrap offers free, field-tested, and research-validated materials that improve student understanding of STEM. Our computing modules focus on deep exploration that supports and engages all kinds of learners, and can be integrated into classes they already have.
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Our Research
Our curricula, tools, pedagogy are based on over two decades of research. We study how teachers learn to integrate computer and data science, as well as how students learn through integrated computer and data science. Our research partners have included experts in each of math and science education.
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Our Professional Learning Approach
Bootstrap offers invigorating professional learning for teachers in the form of highly interactive and immersive workshops paired with ongoing support throughout the academic year. Our workshops cover all aspects of the Bootstrap curriculum and give teachers hands-on experience with our materials and tools. We complement workshops with ongoing support throughout the academic year to ensure teachers have a team to lean on as they use Bootstrap in their classrooms.
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Our Partnerships
As specialists in integrating computer science and data science into other subjects, Bootstrap partners with experts in our host disciplines. We also partner with professional educator communities in those disciplines. We’ve worked with leaders at the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) to develop materials and approaches that respect cross-disciplinary pedagogy and learning objectives.
Other partners include university faculty, foundations, non-profits, businesses, and individuals who support our work or help us expand our impact.
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Bootstrap helped me realize math is a lot closer to our lifestyles than we think
I [enjoyed] learning about programming this year, and I think it was a valuable way to use some of the skills we learned in class and apply them to real life. I know that was a question often asked 'How or why will we need this in real life?' and this helped me realize math is a lot closer to our lifestyles than we think. I think the girls next year would like to learn about programming, too! Thanks for a great year!
Anonymous
Bootstrap Student
Providence, RI
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I learned enough to make my own amazing video game
This past week has shown me that anything is possible. I started out with some basic programming experience, but as I started learning, I soon found that Racket was extremely different from what I was used to. In just one week, I learned enough to make my own amazing video game, using structures and lists. Bootstrap has helped me become extremely interested in programming, and I am so glad that I had the opportunity to come here.
Nupur B.
Student (Bootstrap:Reactive)
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Bootstrap can make all students successful
I just had a formal observation with my Superintendent and I chose for her to watch the class when the red star code is introduced. The class is primarily boys and 9 of the 14 students have 504's or IEP's; namely for anxiety or social/emotional issues. They were all engaged in the lesson and needless to say my review scores were stellar. I really wanted her to see that Bootstrap can make all students successful and that it did.
Nicole F.
CT Teacher
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Low floor, No Ceiling
It's a completely contained, self-differentiating, modular set of lessons that you can use to fit your needs. There's a low floor, no ceiling, and the potential for higher-order thinking is very high.
Anonymous
High School Math Teacher
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Data Science increases critical thinking in just about any subject area
Data Science is probably one of the most important things we should be teaching our students. It not only will have immediate and relevant impacts on their lives, but it increases their critical thinking in just about any subject area if not all subject areas.
CS Teacher
2023-2024 Workshop Participant
Indiana
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Alabama teachers have grown in content knowledge using Bootstrap
According to our project evaluation reports, our Alabama teachers have…grown in content knowledge with new ways of introducing mathematical concepts into their algebraic classes using the computational approach promoted by Bootstrap.
Jeff Gray
University Distinguished Professor
Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama
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Our Team and Community
The Bootstrap Team brings decades of research and classroom experience to our work. We also hold a deep passion for helping address inequities in education. We are driven by the ideals of uplifting teachers and supporting them to create powerful learning experiences for their students. Our entire frontline staff is made up of current and former teachers with experience in environments that range from rural schools in Oklahoma to New York City Public Schools.
Beyond the core team, the Bootstrap Community is composed of hundreds of teachers across the country (and some abroad!), who discuss their classroom experiences, share their pacing guides and adaptations, ask questions, and more. These educators are joined by CS majors and professional engineers, who volunteer to teach computing and data science to you people in their communities with Bootstrap.
Bootstrap is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives.
