TRC COMPUTER SCIENCE NETWORK TRAINING

Transcription

1 TRC COMPUTER SCIENCE NETWORK TRAINING Strategic Leadership for Building a CS Pipeline in Texas January 15-16, 2015 Presented by Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D. Associate Director, TRC The University of Austin Center for STEM Education College of Education

2 Thank you Partners and Sponsors!

3 Event Goals Provide attendees with the resources, data and connections needed to establish and sustain a robust CS program in their school and district. Establish relationships between CS teachers and district personnel across the state to learn from each other. Expose participants to numerous no- to low-cost options for accessing curriculum and professional development related to CS

4 Long Term Goal for TRC CS Network Develop an intensive and sustained professional development program free to CS teachers across Texas that Increases their knowledge and skills Blends online and face-to-face PD opportunities Models effective instructional strategies in CS education Connects teachers to a professional network of other CS teachers improving their craft Builds substantive relationships with CS industry professionals to make CS coursework engaging and meaningful Provides schools and districts with the resources needed to develop and sustain a P-12 CS pipeline

5 Social Media Event Hashtag #TRCCSNet TRC Website TRC FB

6 TRC Project Keep Calm and Java On

7 Texas Computer Science Task Force Met on Oct 8, 2014 at Austin Chamber of Commerce 15 people representing CS teachers, edtech business, higher ed, TCEA, CTAT, Code.org, College Board, ISD leaders and policymakers Built consensus around key barriers and recommendations Building(the(Texas( Computer(Science(Pipeline( ( Strategic(Recommendations(( for(success( ( Carol(L.(Fletcher,(Ph.D.,(The(University(of(Texas(at(Austin( (

8

9 Recommendations for Building a Robust Texas Computer Science Pipeline RECOMMENDATION #1 Support professional development that prepares currently certified educators to teach high school Computer Science courses RECOMMENDATION #2 Move computer science courses out of Technology Applications and into CTE Lack of trained and certified CS teachers No incentive for administrative investment in CS Pathway COMPUTER SCIENCE PIPELINE No system connecting HS courses to careers in industry Low student/parent demand RECOMMENDATION #4 Develop a robust and scalable online system that connects high schools to careers and professionals in computer science fields RECOMMENDATION #3 Expand options for core computer science to include additional engaging, projectbased courses such as AP Computer Science Principles

10 Addresses Recommendation #1 of the Recommendations for Building a Robust Texas Computer Science Pipeline Texas Computer Science Taskforce RECOMMENDATION #1 Support professional development that prepares currently certified educators to teach high school Computer Science courses RECOMMENDATION #2 Move computer science courses out of Technology Applications and into CTE Lack of trained and certified CS teachers No incentive for administrative investment in CS Pathway COMPUTER SCIENCE PIPELINE No system connecting HS Low student/parent

11 Our Country Needs One Million More Programmers SOURCE: Code.org

12 20% of Today s Open Jobs in Austin Are CS Transport 4% Food Prep 5% Retail Sales 11% Other 16% Office Support 12% Install/Repair 4% Arch/Eng 4% Computer 19% Mgmt 9% Healthcare 10% Biz/Financial 6% Austin company job openings Dell, 202 Home Depot Data, 95 General Motors, 82 Apple, 75 Cisco, 59 VISA, 48 Bazaarvoice, 43 ebay, 42 Hanger, 34 Electronic Arts, 25 Intel, 23 SOURCE: THE CONFERENCE BOARD HELP WANTED ONLINE and Austin Chamber of Commerce

13 AUSTIN S TECH JOB OPENINGS, ANNUAL MEDIAN SALARIES, # OPENINGS: NOV 2014 App Developer Web Developer Network/Comp Sys Admin Comp User Support Comp System Analyst IT Project Mgr QA Engineer/Tester Comp Sys Engineer/Architect Comp Programmer Database Admin $95,240 $62,260 $68,130 $75,830 $44,840 $88,430 $88,430 $88,430 $79,210 $73, ,073 1, SOURCE: THE CONFERENCE BOARD HELP WANTED ONLINE 2014,, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MAY 2013 and Austin Chamber of Commerce

14 What is the Status of AP Computer Science? SOURCE: and College Board

15 AP CS Exam Takers SOURCE: and College Board

16 Not enough students In 2012, only 24,782 students in the US out of over 14 million took the Computer Science AP Test. This at a time when five of the top ten fastest growing jobs will be in a computer related field and two of the top three top bachelor s degree salaries are in computer science and engineering. SOURCE: The College Board

17 CS degrees are falling According to estimates from the National Center for Education Statistics, fewer than 40,000 students received bachelor s degrees in computer science in 2010, 33 percent fewer than at the peak in 2004.

18 CS enrollment is falling The percentage of graduates who earned credits in high school computer science classes fell to 19 percent in 2009 from 25 percent in 1990, making it the only subject among science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses to experience such a drop, according to the U.S. Department of Education

19 Not Enough Teachers It s been shown that students positive exposure to CS in high school correlates to majoring in CS in college. Unfortunately, only 1 out of 10 schools in the U.S offer programming classes. Our high schools fail to offer CS because there are not enough qualified CS teachers to meet demand.

20 Texas Teacher Certifications Earned in Secd. Computer Info System Number of Teachers Certified 8-12 Computer Science 8-12 Tech Apps Number of Teachers Certified

21 CS Offerings in Texas PEIMS # Course FTEs Student Enrollment Computer Science I Computer Science II A AP Computer Science A , ,572 Based on data obtained from Teacher FTE Counts and Course Enrollment Reports ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ adhocrpt/adfte.html TOTAL ,583

22

23

24 Newly Adopted Curriculum Requirements Adopted by SBOE in April In Texas Education Code 73.4(b)(2)(I) Required Curriculum in High Schools ch074a.html

25 Texas Education Code (I) technology applications-- Computer Science I and Computer Science II or Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science and at least two courses selected from Computer Science III, Digital Art and Animation, Digital Communications in the 21st Century, Digital Design and Media Production, Digital Forensics, Digital Video and Audio Design, Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science, Fundamentals of Computer Science, Game Programming and Design, Independent Study in Evolving/ Emerging Technologies, Independent Study in Technology Applications, Mobile Application Development, Robotics Programming and Design, 3-D Modeling and Animation, Web Communications, Web Design, and Web Game Development;

26 Keep Calm and Java On Session One Session One: Fall 2014 Online Java Fundamentals 8-week synchronous course in Fall 2014 Completed by 24 Texas teachers Session Two: Winter 2015 Face-to-face training in Austin Available to successful completers of Session One January 15-16, 2015 Travel and Lodging reimbursed by TRC Feedback from teachers

27 Course Format Session Three Session Three: Spring 2015 Online Java Programming 4-week synchronous course beginning in February Extension of Session One Access to Java developer network and Oracle AP CS curriculum To apply Applications due by January 19, 2015 (M/W) January 20, 2015 (Tu/Th)

28 New Cohort Summer 2015 Summer 2015 Session Online Java Fundamentals 4-week synchronous course June 8 - July 2, 2015 Monday through Thursday (2 hours daily) Two Sections: 9-11 am CST 3-5 pm CST To apply Eligible applicants include currently certified Texas secondary teachers. Apply February 2, 2015 through March 27, amy.werst@austin.utexas. edu to add a person to the notification list

29 Additional NSF Funded Online PD Harvey Mudd College MOOCs for CS Teachers Middle-Years Computer Science (MyCS) Programming in Scratch Mobile CS Principles using App Inventor Online and F2F Summer participate

30 TRC Contact Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D. Associate Director, TRC The University of Austin Carol.fletcher@austin.utexas.edu

31 Questions?

32 Next Steps What have you learned that was most valuable to building your CS program? What additional information or resources do you need to move forward? Additional resources or suggested strategies to share with the group