Colorado School of Mines

C-START Colorado - Strategic Approach to Rally Teachers When compared to national numbers, it’s clear that Colorado is in desperate need of more teachers who have the ability to offer rigorous, engaging computer science courses. C-START aims to: (1) build local capability for teaching computer science courses, (2) support teachers as they gain confidence to teach new computer science courses, (3) pair Mines CS students with local high school CS teachers, (4) create a strong and active community among K-12 teachers/administrators and university faculty via a local Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) chapter, (5) establish a tiered mentoring program for high school teachers, and (6) broaden participation of underrepresented groups in computing.