1. CSTANJ Computer Science Teachers Association of NJ K-12 Computer Science Education in New Jersey Where are we and what’s next? August 22, 2017 Rutgers CS4HS

2. CSTANJ
CSTANJ’s goal is to enhance CS Education by promoting communication through a network of CS Educators from K through College.
CSTANJ hopes to provide opportunities for discussions, collaboration, professional development, and advocacy work.

3. Resources, Chapter Links, Etc.
CSTA in New Jersey
CSTANJ
Steering committee
CSTANNJ
Northern @
Kean / Drew
CSTACNJ
Central @
Rutgers
CSTASNJ
Southern
@ Stockton
CSNJ
Advocacy
CSTANJ.org
Resources, Chapter Links, Etc.
Working on updating

4. CSTA Chapters in NJ CSTA Northern NJ - Kean President Lee Hayden–
CSTA Central NJ - Rutgers
President Adam Michlin -
CSTA Southern NJ – Richard Stockton
President Lynne Kesselman -
We need:
South West NJ chapter
Officers in North and Central

5. Average computing salary $100,529
24,988 current openings in NJ.
Average computing salary $100,529
Code.org

6.  2016 US Bureau of Labor Statistics 

7. Source: "Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering," National Science Foundation.

8. Majors with highest starting salary
Starting Mid-Career
Majors with highest starting salary
Major
Starting
Mid Career 1
Petroleum Engineering
$102,000
$176,000 2
Chemical Engineering
$69,600
$117,000 3
Computer Engineering
$67,300
$108,000 4
Nuclear Engineering
$67,000
$119,000 5
Computer Science & Engineering
$66,700
$113,000 6
Electrical & Computer Engineering
$66,500 7
Electrical Engineering
$65,900 8
Aerospace Engineering
$64,700 9
Electronics & Communication Eng.
$64,100 10
Materials Science & Engineering
$64,000
$105,000 11
Computer Science & Mathematics
$63,200
$101,000 12
Mechanical Engineering
$62,100
$101,600
Major
Starting
Mid Career 13
Industrial Engineering
$61,900
$97,200 14
Software Engineering
$61,700
$100,000 15
Computer Science
$104,000 16
Actuarial Mathematics
$60,800
$120,000 17
Business Information System
$59,800
$85,000 18
Biomedical Engineering
$59,600
$92,000 19
Electrical Engineering Tech
$58,900
$88,000 20
Physics
$57,200
$105,000 21
Architectural Engineering
$57,000
$89,800 22
Nursing
$56,900
$73,000 23
Business & Information Tech
$99,000 24
Mechanical Eng Technology
$56,600 25
Managements Information System
$56,300
$96,000

9. Creating a common vision for CS Education in New Jersey

10. Every students should have the opportunity to study computer science.

11. Computational Thinking
the ability to use and create digital technology to solve problems
Involves data, algorithms, abstractions, but not always computers
foundation of all STEM careers and many other careers

12. Data from College Board via Barbara Ericson
APCS in NJ
Good news
and
Bad news
Data from College Board via Barbara Ericson

13. AP Computer Science A Test 5 year summary in New Jersey
2010
2016
% Growth
# of students tested
942
3056
224%
# of schools offering AP CS
136
190
40%
# of females tested
156
697
347%
# of black students tested 22 82
272%
# of Hispanic students tested 53
277
422%
Data from:

14. New Jersey Statistics on AP exam
We are making huge progress in NJ APCS A,
but there is still room for improvement
24% of the high schools in New Jersey offer AP CS A
Approximately 800 high schools (500 public and 300 private)
Less than 1% of the high school students in New Jersey take AP Computer Science
Approximately 350,000 high school students

15. New Jersey Statistics on AP exam
Females – 23% of the test takers
(compared to 50% of NJ population)
Blacks – 2.7% of the test takers
(compared to 14% of NJ population)
Hispanics – 9% of test takers
(compared to 18% of the NJ population)

16. New Jersey Statistics on AP exam
The number of APCS test takers is growing at nearly 6 times faster than the number of schools offering APCS.
This means that those with the opportunities are taking advantage of those opportunities, but most students in the state don’t have the opportunity.

17. AP Computer Science Principles
New AP class this year meant to increase the diversity in computer science
Equivalent to CS for non-majors in college
7 big ideas: Creativity, Abstraction, Data and Information, Programming, the Internet and Global Impact
Largest AP course launch ever
2500+ schools
45,000+ exams
College Board list of colleges that offer credit for APCSP
NJ schools: Kean, Monmouth, Rider, Rutgers

18. Legislation, Standards and NJDOE
“Access to CS Education has become the social justice issue of the 21st century. The way to get people out of poverty is to give them access to privileged skills.”
Chris Stevenson
Former CSTA Executive Director

19. YES!!!!!
NJDOE CS Specialist
Esther Lewars started mid-July as the Computer Science Specialist at NJDOE.
Thank you to the Chief Innovations Officer Joshua Koen.
New Jersey is the 9th state with a dedicated CS Specialist

20. Standards
Sue Sullivan from NJDOE led the effort to add Computational Thinking : Computer Programming to the Technology Standards 8.2.E
Standards released in October 2014
Very basic, but a good start

21. CS Standards Arkansas is leading the way in CS Education … by far.
We want NJ to be one of the leaders.

22. A3440 / S2030
The Department of Education shall undertake a review of the Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure that they incorporate modern computer science standards where appropriate.
Signed by the Governor on January 19, 2016
NJDOE, CSTANJ and NJTEEA working to revise and integrate 8.2 standards for K-6, and 9-12.
Computational Thinking
Engineering Design
CSTA standards and K-12 Framework as guiding documents.
First official meeting September 29

23. A2597 / S2161
Advanced Placement computer science course to satisfy a part of the total credit requirement in mathematics. Signed by the Governor on January 19, 2016 Working with NJDOE to create regulations

24. A2597 / S2161
NJ was the 26th state

25. A3870 / S2397
Creates a computer science teaching endorsement. Key legislators: Sen Diegan, Sen Ruiz, Asm Singleton, Asw Egan Jones CSNJ worked with Rutgers, Kean, TCNJ, Rowan, Richard Stockton and Ramapo to create a proposal for a CS endorsement. Changes had to be made to satisfy other organizations.

26. A3870 / S2397 Summary In addition to a certification in another area
Recommendation, not requirement at first
Recommend no more than 15 credits
Grandfather clause for those currently teaching CS.
Passed Senate Education Committee 2/6/17 (5-0)
Passed Assembly Education Committee 2/13/17 (12-0)
Passed the Senate 3/13/17 (37 – 0)
Hopefully up for vote in Assembly in May

27. A2873 / S2487
27 states have some sort of Computer Science Teacher Licensing, Certification or Endorsement 12 states have a pre-service preparation program. Educational Testing Service (ETS) is currently working on a Computer Science Praxis exam that should be released in September 2018.

28. States with CS Teaching Certification
27 States and DC.
NJ next?

29. State-Approved Pre-Service Teacher Preparation Programs
12 States

30. A2873/ S2487
Requires all high schools in NJ to offer computer science class by 2018/19 Requires all students to take computer science class as a graduation requirement by 2022/23. Key Legislators: Assemblywoman Egan Jones, Senator Diegnan Passed Assembly Education Committee 6/20/16 (8-0) Passed Senate 6/29/17 (35 – 0)

31. Requirements for all high schools to offer computer science
4 states
NJ next?

32. Gubernatorial Race
The states that have made the most progress recently have had governors who were elected with CS Education as part of their platform. See
Arkansas
Washington
Arizona
Rhode Island
Iowa
Virginia
Idaho
Nevada

33. Gubernatorial Race
Democrat Phil Murphy added a “Computer Science for All” initiative on his website. Libertarian Peter Rohrman has a degree in computer science from Rutgers and has discussed supporting CS.

34. Professional Development
2017 summer – CS4HS or APCSP
Rutgers
Kean
Princeton
NJ CS Summit on Diversity and Scalability
Rutgers - 2nd annual - May 2017

35. Professional Development Building CS in NJ
Martinson Family Foundation Grant -provide free PD to train computer science teachers -spring and summer workshops (1 hour to 1 week) Code.org Regional Partnership -TeacherCon for CS Principles and CS Discoveries in Philly July 31-Aug 4. -Followup workshops at TCNJ

36. CS4NJ.org
Building CS in NJ is working with NJDOE to create a website of CS Education resources.
The website will be a partnership of input from all CS Education stakeholders in NJ.
More info soon.

37. How you can help K-12 CS efforts
NJDOE and Legislation
Contact legislators to support current bills in legislation
Support NJDOE taskforces
Standards/Curriculum
CS certification

38. How you can help K-12 CS efforts
Support CSTANJ chapters
Chapters need leads, presenters and participants.
Communications
CSTANJ Google Group -
Join CSTA national at

39. How you can help K-12 CS efforts
Recruit good teacher to teach CS
We are reaching crisis situation with the number of teachers needed to teach CS in NJ

40. How you can help K-12 CS efforts
INSPIRE STUDENTS….
We want students to be innovative creators of technology, not just passive users.

41. Computer Science Education
Good for our Students
Good for our State
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