Robert Juranitch CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland rjuranitch@usmk12.org Beyond the Hour of Code Robert Juranitch CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland rjuranitch@usmk12.org

Three Challenges The computing community in the US faces three significant and interrelated challenges in maintaining a robust IT workforce Underproduction Underrepresentation Lack of a presence in K-12 education (Jan Cuny, NSF CS10K Initiative) 2

And These Are High Paying Jobs Computing jobs pay 85% more than the national average for all jobs Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Where the STEM Jobs Will Be Degrees vs. Jobs Annually Annual Job Openings 2012-2022 Ph.D. Degrees Master’s Degrees Bachelor’s Degrees Associate’s Degrees Physical Social Life Engineering Computing Sciences Mathematics Sciences Sources: Degree data are calculated from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Science and Engineering Indicators 2014, available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/. Annual jobs data are calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Employment Projections 2012-2022, available at http://www.bls.gov/emp/. STEM is defined here to include non-medical degrees and occupations.

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

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

Computer Science In Wisconsin 9,630 open computing jobs (growing at 3.8x the state average) 781 computer science graduates (BA or better) 67 schools teach computer science In 2014 – 342 Students Took AP Computer Science, out of those, 51 were female, 4 were Black, 9 were Mexican American or Hispanic Turing to the snapshot for Wiscons: The landscape here looks very similar to the rest of the country As of September 2014, there are over 9600 open jobs in computing in Iowa across all industries About 800 CS students graduate from Iowa’s public and private colleges each year with a BS or above And roughly 67 schools in the state teach computer science at the k-12 level But I want to call you attention to the last line on this slide. Wisconsin, like the rest of the country, simply has a very small computer science pipeline in K-12 In the spring of 2014, only 342 students took AP Computer Science And while this number is troubling on its own, it is even more shocking that only 4 Black Students, only 9 Hispanic/Mexican Americas, and only 51 females took AP CS This has to change.

“We’re still facing a lot of problems in our society that don’t make sense in a world with computers.” So Why is every industry looking for computer programmers? EXAMPLE: text books (can’t search, look things up). Classrooms. Paper forms to fill out. Problem not only that technology affects every field. But there is another lost opportunity which is an under utilization of the massive amounts of computing power we have available to us today. Because there is a lot of technology around us, but there is so much more to do. And it’s because there are millions of problems left to solve and so few people to solve them. --Christian Genco

National Science Foundation Dennis Brylow Marta Magiera Tom Gendreau Andy Kuemmel Joe Kmoch Kurt Kiefer Steve Sanders $1 mil over three years. Started in 2014 National Science Foundation

PUMP-CS - What will it mean? Part of CS10K Program -- 10,000 more qualified CS teachers in U.S. high schools ready to teach Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP). Four prongs: Growing our professional community Strengthening our professional community Linking our professional community Broadening the CS pipeline

PUMP-CS: Growing ~ 25 - 30 AP CS teachers statewide ~ 40 - 60 other CS teachers statewide Over 525 high schools in our state. PUMP-CS will fund tuition/stipends for 100 more ECS or CSP teachers in 3 years.

Three Challenges The computing community in the US faces three significant and interrelated challenges in maintaining a robust IT workforce Underproduction Underrepresentation Lack of a presence in K-12 education (Jan Cuny, NSF CS10K Initiative) 16

Multiple Entry Points Hour of Code K-12 programs K-5 programs CS in Algebra, CS in Science High School Programs Hour of code = 130 million students and counting

K – 5 Curriculum Free / open-source 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 224 K-5 teachers attended PD in AY14-15 5 on-site elementary school PDs 240+ Girl Scouts on Marquette campus

K – 5 PD Code.org trained affiliates provide full day PD workshops free of charge to interested teachers. Workshops focus on “unplugged” lessons Moderated online forums for support throughout the year Can host separate workshops for K-1, 2-3, and 4-5 grade bands We will ensure space with a local affiliate for teachers from our district partners

CS in Algebra 20 lessons various implementation approaches aligned to Common Core Standards

CS in Science Uses science as a tool for modeling and simulating scientific situations 4 Modules, each consisting of five or more lessons (Aligned to NGSS): Computer Modeling and Simulations Earth Science (Water as a shared resource) Life Science (Ecosystems as complex systems) Physical Science (Chemical reactions) ~20 hours of instruction total (5 hours for each module)

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

Exploring Computer Science (ECS) Targeted to 9th and 10th grade. Broad introduction to computing concepts and computational thinking. Inquiry, Equity, Content Essential preparation for AP CSP. Can teach ECS in your area, without 405 CS endorsement. (Less than 25% programming content.)

ECS Wisconsin 2014 Cohort 18 school districts 6 of 10 largest Milwaukee Pub. High Schools 1 of 3 Madison Public High Schools 800+ students participated in data collection

ECS Wisconsin 2015 Cohort 19 new teachers 8 new school districts Reinforcements for many others

ECS Wisconsin 2016 Cohort Recruiting starts in fall Need course on master schedule for AY16-17 Areas of focus: Remaining large MPS and Madison schools Kenosha/Racine Fox River Valley Anything north of Marshfield

High School Computer Science AP CS Principles Year-long course for non-majors Units on Creativity, Abstraction, Data and Information, Algorithms, Programming, Internet, Global Impact In 2012, over 200 universities attested they would give credit for AP CSP.

AP CS Principles Google CS4HS funds for 2-day workshop Most of funds for continuing support in academic year: 3 follow-up meetings parallel in Milwaukee and Madison with telepresence Virtual Department Meetings Sub funds + travel for peer observation

High School Computer Science AP CS A Year-long course for majors Deep dive into Java and Object Oriented Programming/Design

CSTA K-12 CS Standards Crosswalked to Common Core and NGSS

Context for New Standards We define computer science as: “Computer science (CS) is the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and software designs, their applications, and their impact on society.” Creativity: Computing is a creative activity Abstraction: Abstraction reduces information and detail to facilitate focus on relevant concepts Data: Data and information facilitate the creation of knowledge Algorithms: Algorithms are used to develop and express solutions to computational problems Programming: Programming enables problem solving, human expression and creation of knowledge Internet: Internet pervades modern computing Impact: Computing has global impacts Context for the new (2011) standards: CSTA Model Curriculum was last revised in 2006 Much has been learned since then, including how to write standards that are consistent in format with those of other disciplines New tools and pedagogies have been developed to make computer science more accessible for all students There is still confusion between educational technology (the use of computers to support learning in other disciplines) and computer science

Organizing Structure The standards are organized into Levels. Each level covers a grade band. Level 1 covers what elementary students should learn Level 2 is thought of roughly equivalent to middle school Level 3 is for high school students Some overlap in grades was made as a conscious choice reflecting different school contexts (sometimes middle school is 6-8th sometimes it is 7-8th) and also noting that some high school teachers have given us feedback that 9th graders could benefit from learning experiences at Level 2 if they have not been exposed to computing prior to high school.

Learning Outcomes Organized by Strands Almost since its inception, computer science has been hampered by the perception that it focuses exclusively on programming. This misconception has been particularly damaging in grades K–12 where it often has led to courses that were exceedingly limited in scope (to programming) and negatively perceived by students. It also fed into other unfortunate perceptions of computer science as a solitary pursuit, disconnected from the rest of the world and of little relevance to the interests and concerns of students.

Computing Practice and Programming Strand map Strand Computing Practice Levels in bands (color coded) Topics of strand as columns So you can either look across a grade band OR look at the progression of conceptual development in an area. So if I want to see the learning experiences associated with the Computing Practice Strand at Level 2…. If I wanted to see the progression of learning about Data Collection and Analysis in the Strand Computing Practice… CSTA K-12 CS Standards Pp 58-59

Robert Juranitch CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland rjuranitch@usmk12.org Beyond the Hour of Code Robert Juranitch CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland rjuranitch@usmk12.org