Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP) authors received Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)’s 2026 Zero Textbook Cost Champion Award in the Teams category. Christine Andrews-Larson, Ellen Granger, Sherry A. Southerland, David Whalley, and Xin Xuan were recognized for their multi-year project to develop a full set of open educational curricular modules that support integrating computer science concepts into grades 6–8 general mathematics. This project culminated in the 2025 publication of Mathematics Integrated with Computer Science through Scratch: Curricular Modules for the Middle Grades. This award recognizes university teams that have made an innovative impact on textbook affordability and open educational resources (OER) at their university and within their communities.
The FSU Computer Science Integrated with Mathematics in Middle Schools (CSIMMS) faculty team received a National Science Foundation grant (NSF DRL-1640039) to support their interdisciplinary project that combined computer science expertise on what foundational computer science content should look like with education researcher expertise on how middle schoolers learn mathematics. They worked directly with community teachers throughout the development process and have seen partial or full adoption of the modules in schools across nine Florida counties.
To preserve and extend the reach of these curricular modules, the CSIMMS team worked with Florida State Open Publishing, FSU Libraries’ scholarly publisher, to publish the modules as an open access digital and print-on-demand textbook. The digital edition is openly accessible at no cost and hosted on FSU Libraries’ Manifold publishing platform. In Spring 2026, the team also published a teacher’s edition of the textbook, providing instructional resources and guidance.
Florida State Open Publishing helps support the publication and dissemination of major institutional projects, including the flagship Journal of Postsecondary Student Success (JPSS), a partnership with the FSU College of Education and the Provost’s Office. For more information on Mathematics Integrated with Computer Science through Scratch, visit the Florida State Open Publishing website, where you can also learn more about publishing opportunities.
FSU Libraries and the Florida State Open Publishing team congratulate Christine Andrews-Larson, Ellen Granger, Sherry A. Southerland, David Whalley, and Xin Xuan for their hard work and for winning the FLVC ZTC Champion award!
Written by Landis Grenville & Zane Boyle
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