Code.org Update Every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science

Who I am and what I do

Let’s look at how much CS has changed since 2013

Perceptions of computer science 90% of parents want their child’s school to teach computer science 75% of Americans believe CS is cool in a way it wasn’t 10 years ago 67% of parents and 56% of teachers believe students should be required to learn CS. (And more among low-income) 50% of Americans rank CS as one of 2 most important subjects after reading and writing (70% chose math)

AP CS is the fastest growing AP course of the 2010s

Entire cities, states, countries embracing computer science NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Houston, Oakland, San Francisco, etc Arkansas, Idaho, Utah, Alabama, and progress in Texas, California, Georgia, Iowa, everywhere UK, S. Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Italy, Argentina This is due to the entire CS ed community!

Next, let’s talk about Code.org’s 2015 (the numbers)

Goal: Inspire students and increase diversity with the Hour of Code In 2013: 35,000 events. 20M served In 2014: 66,000 events. 70M served In 2015: 198,000 events. 105M served 49% female

The impact of Hour of Code on educators Are you more interested in teaching computer science? 85% Yes Would you consider teaching a follow-on course? 49% Yes + 18% I already did Did any of your students code beyond one hour? 87% Yes

Goal: Improve diversity in CS Code.org program Scale (students) % female % students of color Hour of CodeTens of millions49%38.7% CS Fundamentals (last measured in 2014) Millions43%37% Exploring CSTens of thousands37%56% CS PrinciplesThousands30%57%

Goal: Help school districts implement CS curricula By 2013: 10 district partners By 2014: 60 district partners By 2015: 100 district partners Important note: More focus on sustainability, districts bearing more costs

Goal: Train new CS teachers across grades K-12 By 2013: N/A By 2014: 4,000 teachers trained By 2015: 20,000 teachers trained

Goal: Lead a coalition to set policies supporting CS CSforAll $9M in state funding for CS (AR, WA, MA, GA) CS is part of STEM, and “well rounded education subjects” Arkansas requires every school to teach CS (Texas too, but without funding) K-12 CS Framework - ACM, CSTA, Code.org, NMSI, CIC. See k12cs.org

It’s not just about the numbers

“I loved it, purely and wholly. It was fun to do, I want to just do that over and over again because I really enjoyed what I could do with it. I enjoyed its interactivity and how it felt to control what happened, it felt really satisfying to me. I wish we could do it every day.” Middle school student Nampa, Idaho

“The highlight for me was seeing the pride and excitement on the faces of some of my first graders when they successfully created animations and drawings by actually writing lines of code. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be teaching coding to first graders!” Teacher Austintown, Ohio

“Our students have asked to have an hour every week.” Brooklyn, NY

“Our event will not only culminate by being part of the global Hour of Code but will be extended in timeframe and is also a feasibility study to include materials available on Code.org to incorporate into the Namibian national curriculum.” Windhoek, Namibia, Africa

Looking forward to 2016 and beyond And other big-picture thoughts

Our long-term goal: to establish/build/change education infrastructure to support/sustain CS even without us A great, free, open-source K-12 curriculum pathway A nationwide network of professional learning providers Every major school district has a plan to offer CS (Whether our courses or not, doesn’t matter) Every state has policies and infrastructure in place to support, fund, and sustain CS, just as they do for other courses More community engagement in reaching CS ed goals.

How we think about goals “Less important,” cosmetic goals –Hour of Code: # of Hours Served –Number of student/teacher “registered accounts” –Number of district partners The goals that matter most –Hour of Code: # of organizers –Number of teachers trained, PD quality –Number of students who learn CS –Diversity of students (gender, ethnic, $) –District commitment to sustaining CS –Government funding and commitment to CS

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