TRC COMPUTER SCIENCE NETWORK TRAINING

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 Texas @ Austin Center for STEM Education

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

Long Term Goal for TRC CS Network

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

Social Media

•  Event Hashtag #TRCCSNet

•  Twitter @trcollaborative

•  TRC Website www.theTRC.org

TRC Project

Texas Computer Science Task Force

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( (

COMPUTER SCIENCE PIPELINE Lack of trained and certified CS teachers No incentive for administrative investment in CS Pathway Low student/parent demand No system connecting HS courses to careers in industry

Recommendations for Building a Robust Texas Computer Science Pipeline

Move computer science courses out of

Technology Applications and into CTE

Support professional development that prepares currently certified educators to teach high school

Computer Science courses

Expand options for core computer science to include additional engaging, project-based courses such as AP Computer Science Principles Develop a robust and

scalable online system that connects high schools to careers and professionals in computer science fields

RECOMMENDATION #3 RECOMMENDATION #4

RECOMMENDATION #2 RECOMMENDATION #1

Addresses Recommendation #1 of the

Texas Computer Science Taskforce

COMPUTER SCIENCE PIPELINE Lack of trained and certified CS teachers No incentive for administrative investment in CS Pathway Low student/parent demand No system connecting HS courses to careers in industry

Recommendations for Building a Robust Texas Computer Science Pipeline

Move computer science courses out of

Technology Applications and into CTE

Support professional

development that prepares currently certified educators to teach high school

Computer Science courses

Expand options for core computer science to include additional engaging, project-based courses such as AP Computer Science Principles Develop a robust and

scalable online system that connects high schools to careers and professionals in computer science fields

RECOMMENDATION #3 RECOMMENDATION #4

RECOMMENDATION #2 RECOMMENDATION #1

Our Country Needs One Million More

Programmers

20% of Today

’

s Open Jobs in Austin Are CS

SOURCE: THE CONFERENCE BOARD HELP WANTED ONLINE ® and Austin Chamber of Commerce

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

AUSTIN’S TECH JOB OPENINGS, ANNUAL MEDIAN

SALARIES, # OPENINGS: NOV 2014

SOURCE: THE CONFERENCE BOARD HELP WANTED ONLINE ® 2014,, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MAY 2013 and Austin Chamber of Commerce 252       320       393       451     558     709       819     863     1,073     1,574     $73,070   $79,210   $88,430   $88,430   $88,430   $44,840   $75,830   $68,130   $62,260   $95,240   0   200   400   600   800   1000   1200   1400   1600   1800   Database  Admin   Comp  Programmer   Comp  Sys  Engineer/Architect   QA  Engineer/Tester   IT  Project  Mgr   Comp  System  Analyst   Comp  User  Support   Network/Comp  Sys  Admin   Web  Developer   App  Developer  

What is the Status of AP Computer Science?

AP CS Exam Takers

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.

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.

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

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.

Texas Teacher Certifications Earned

in 2013-14

Number of Teachers Certified

Number of Teachers Certified

CS Offerings in Texas 2013-14

PEIMS # Course FTEs Student

Enrollment 03580200 Computer Science I 68.47 9,132 03580300 Computer Science II 13.14 879 A3580100 AP Computer Science A 51.54 5,572 TOTAL 133.15 15,583 •  Based on data obtained from Teacher FTE

Counts and Course Enrollment Reports

•  http://

ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ adhocrpt/adfte.html

Newly Adopted Curriculum Requirements

• 

Adopted by SBOE in April

• 

In Texas Education Code §73.4(b)(2)(I)

• 

Required Curriculum in High Schools

• 

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter074/

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

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

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)

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, 2015

•  Email

[email protected]. edu to add a person to the notification list

Additional NSF Funded Online PD

• 

Harvey Mudd College

MOOCs for CS

Teachers

Mobile CS Principles

using App Inventor

• 

Online and F2F

• 

Summer 2015

• 

http://mobile-csp.org/

participate

TRC Contact

Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D.

Associate Director, TRC

The University of Texas @ Austin

[email protected]

512-232-5690 www.theTRC.org

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