Welcome to the 21st Century: Computer Science for All Jenna Garcia District Manager jenna@code.org Joe Kmoch CS Education Consultant joe@jkmoch.com October 27, 2015 Show of hands: how many have heard of Code.org? Hour of Code?

every student Our Mission: opportunity every school Every school should teach, every student basic exposure reams of data –million jobs gap, opportunity grow economy silicon valley understands the real reason– it’s the RIGHT thing to do. We don’t look at job data when teach redblood cells, H2O, quadratic equation. In a 21st century surrounded, every child needs some basic awareness. opportunity

Through CS, students learn: Mathematical and computational ideas Strategies for solving problems Effective ways to communicate How to collaborate with others

Through CS students are becoming: Creators Innovators Persistent problem solvers Active participants in society CS is empowering. Students develop a sense of agency and ownership of their learning. Screenshot from App Inventor.

A Few More Considerations Related to CS

Debunking Computer Science Myths Our kids should be learning to code. computer science Computer Science education is on the rise. recovery from a 10-year decline.

Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago (and a shrinking % are women) The highest this ever was was in the 80s - still on a decline from then - and 40% were women. Sources: National Science Foundation

Women, african americans, hispanic americans are woefully excluded from this foundational field (and the opportunity to access the best paying jobs in the country)

Debunking Computer Science Myths Computer science is about technology. logic, problem solving, and creativity Computer science is for boys. everybody Grace Hopper at Univac keyboard in 1960. This is the computer at which she coined the term “bug” in the program. For everybody…and always was. I don't really know why computers took over as toys for boys in our culture - but maybe because the thinking gets mixed up with the technology and machines

Debunking Computer Science Myths Every The tech industry is desperately trying to hire computer programmers.

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The Picture in Wisconsin Dennis has trained over 200 K-5 Teachers and has held host ??? HS workshops leading to ??? Teachers trained

Debunking Computer Science Myths Computer Science is vocational. foundational AUDIENCE POP QUIZ What is photosynthesis? What is H2O? Solve: x2 – 9 = 0 What is a for loop? Why am I asking these questions? We don’t look at job data when teach redblood cells, H2O, quadratic equation. It’s foundational to everything around you. In a 21st century surrounded, every child needs some basic awareness.

Dispelling myths about STEM (“Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math”) There is a surplus of jobs in STEM computer science

Computer Science: 2% of STEM students Computer Science: 60% of STEM jobs Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation

Code.org’s Curriculum

Multiple Entry Points Hour of Code K-12 programs K-5 programs CS in Algebra, CS in Science High School Programs High level -- not too many details.

All sorts of CS concepts covered plus the 21st Century concepts of communication, collaboration, creativity, problem solving and persistence Through these courses (there are actually 4 now) students are exposed to and begin to internalize lots of typical CS concepts: sequences(1), loops(1), conditionals(2) They also get into Computational Thinking ideas such as algorithm(2)s and problem decomposition(3) and maybe even most important they are involved with certain dispositions including collaboration, perseverance, communication, creativity/innovation and critical thinking/problem solving (the 21st Century’s 4Cs)

K – 5 Curriculum Short courses for elementary school Free / open-source Online “games” on any modern browser/tablet Video lectures by Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Bosh, Bill Gates Deeply aligned to Common Core Math + ELA, NGSS Free professional development workshops nationwide 99% approval by teachers Any district, school, or teacher can participate

K-5 Curriculum Structure Two types of Activities Unplugged Plugged

Unplugged Activity: Loopy Videos are all professional and high quality. They are of two types – one is more instructional (teacher facing) and background for the teacher; the other is primarily for students (student facing). The Loopy video I’d show only the last half with Miral’s professional dancers. https://studio.code.org/s/course1/stage/12/puzzle/1

Plugged Activity: Angry Bird Insert image of young woman and link to https://studio.code.org/hoc/1 Also download the video Maze Intro so we have a backup if the internet is slow or non- existent Videos are all professional and high quality. This is a student facing video. https://studio.code.org/hoc/1

K-5 Workshops for Teachers Active learning by the attendees Almost no lecturing (you won’t fall asleep) Uses the TLO (Teacher-Learner-Observer) model in all Code.org PD Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

K-5 Workshops for Teachers In Milwaukee at Marquette University All Day 8:30am – 4:00pm on a Saturday Next one is December 12, 2015 Totally FREE Over the past year we’ve trained about 250 Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

How do I sign up for this FREE workshop? Navigate to: http://code.org/educate In K-5 Teachers block click on Find a Workshop Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

K-5 Workshops for Teachers We also do on-site workshops Entire staff of a school Teachers from various district schools Same all-day format or it can be adjusted Doesn’t have to be a Saturday We done 6 workshops in this manner Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

For Onsite K-5 Workshops for Teachers Contact Dennis – brylow@pd.code.org Or you can email me – joe@jkmoch.com We’ve done 6 workshops in this manner

High School Computer Science Exploring Computer Science Year-long introductory course Units on problem solving, web development, intro to programming, data analysis, robotics Computer Science Principles Units on digital representation of info, the Internet, programming, data Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

High School Computer Science Exploring Computer Science Year-long introductory course Units on problem solving, web development, intro to programming, data analysis, robotics Pump CS NSF Project at Marquette University Next cohort is July, 2016 http://pumpcs.mu.edu/ecs-2015/ Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

High School Computer Science Computer Science Principles Units on digital representation of info, the Internet, programming, data Each of these units has a custom app developed by Code.org Demo Lesson!!! Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

https://youtu.be/LCGkcn1f-ms

bit.ly/cspText Demo tool: Pitter Patter To text compression tool  use Pitter Patter for demo Any patterns? What’s happening? How is compression measured? Recursive symbols – whoa. Now you try it… bit.ly/cspText

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