1. TEALS: Teacher Professional Development Using Industry Volunteers
Nathaniel Granor, TEALS Lead Program Manager
@nathanielgranor
@tealsk12

2. Why is Computer Science important for students?
Understanding the world
Solid paycheck
Satisfying curiosity
Unleashing creativity
Building the future
Cause Robot Apocalypse
Avert Robot Apocalypse
Exciting career

3. graduates are in Computer Science
5/13/2018
The Job/Student Gap
The STEM
problem
is in
computer science
71%
of all new jobs in
STEM are
in computing 8%
Of STEM
graduates are in Computer Science
Everyone can read pie charts, sadly this is not one of those hilarious meme charts. I will just let the huge discrepancy of college students in STEM, which in itself is an area where students are not choosing, to the % of STEM jobs after graduation that needs a CS background.
Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation
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4. 2015 AP CS Snapshot
The numbers we just saw indicate that we’re not seeing nearly enough computer science graduates. So now let’s look at where things stand before college, at the high school level.
This graph shows the number of AP exams taken, by subject, last school year.
Look at where Computer Science is on the spectrum. This raises a question – why are so few students taking AP Computer Science? Is it because of lack of interest or lack of exposure?
Given the importance of CS in the national and global economy, it really should fall more with subjects like Physics, Biology, and Economics
GOOD NEWS: # of CS exams grew by 25% from 2014, vastly more than any other exam!
Source: College Board

5. Source: Google/Gallup
“Searching for Computer Science”

6. It’s All About… Content Knowledge
Pedagogical ^
It’s All About… Content Knowledge
Can you find the student misconception? Can you anticipate the other student misconceptions? Can you design an intervention that unblocks the student… …in 30 seconds or less?

7. TEALS Model: Big Idea Build sustainable CS programs with HS teachers
PD through daily in-classroom interactions with CS volunteers
Courses are handed off to classroom teachers within 1-2 years.
36-72 weeks of PD!

8. 0: No CS
1: Teacher supports volunteers
2: Co-teaching
3: TAs support teacher
4: Independent teaching
A: Done
B: Grow program
C: Add another course

9. TEALS Support Models

10. Who do we teach? High Schools Diversity Aspirations Extracurricular
5/13/2018
Who do we teach?
High Schools
Public, Charter, Private, Religious, Independent.
Urban, Suburban, Rural.
High performing, high needs, and everything in between.
40% Title I schools
Diversity
29% Female (2X+ industry average)
24% Underrepresented Minorities (3X industry average)
Aspirations
93% See themselves as College Bound
70% This is their First CS Class
Take a look at where TEALS is located - If it’s a school that wants to offer CS classes, we are there!
Our female and minority representation are much higher than national/industry average
Our students are ambitious, excited, and participate in a wide range of activities
Extracurricular
55% Play a school sport
24% Academic groups
34% Volunteer
20% Music
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11. Teacher Stories – Brandon (NYC)
School
In Their Words
Brooklyn, NYC
Title 1 School (280 students)
43% hispanic, 21% black
70% Free/Reduced lunch
18% ELL
“TEALS is different than most other forms of professional development insofar as it is ongoing on a daily basis, and happens in real time, in the classroom, with students.”
“The TEALS professionals were always available to help me troubleshoot and problem-solve, and through working with the volunteers I greatly deepened my understanding of the fundamentals of programming.”
Teacher
3rd year geometry teacher
Taught Intro CS through TEALS for 2 years
Handed off class in 2015
Continuing to teach geometry and Intro CS

12. Teacher Stories – Eric (CA)
School
In Their Words
Northern California
Title 1 School (1800 students)
68% hispanic
53% Free/Reduced lunch
38% ELL
“My experiences with the TEALS guys have been wonderful. The first two year were most helpful as it allowed me to come up to speed wrt OOP vs function based programming.  This year I have one person who shows up almost every day and even comes in after school for tutoring on occasion.”
Teacher
15+ Year Photoshop / Animation teacher
2 years co-teaching AP CS A, and now TA model
Added a second teacher to teach Intro class
Teaching CS to 100 students in
AP CS class is 47% girls

13. TEALS Classroom Outcomes 2014-15
1st Year
2nd Year
>2 Years
APCS
All
Continue to Hand Off 32 3 2 16 37
Continue as Alumni/TA 7 9 12 28
Hand Off: Alumni 8 22 29
Hand Off: New Course 1 11
Hand Off: No Further Support 14 6 18
Withdraw 5
Replace Teacher 19
Totals 87 30 34 71
153

14. TEALS AP Computer Science A Results 13-14
Score
TEALS
TEALS %
National
National % 1
130
19.4%
12,216
31.1% 2 65
9.7%
3016
7.7% 3
6588
16.8% 4
179
26.7%
9091
23.2% 5
167
24.9%
8367
21.3%
Total
671
39,278
Mean
3.28
2.96
% 3 or higher
70.9%
61.2%
TEALS has outpaced the national growth

15. What’s next? Org Growth Program Growth
Continued Curriculum updates and CS Principles Partnerships
WestEd/NSF Pedagogical Content Knowledge Research
Training Program
Remote Teaching

16. Q&A

17. TEALS: Teacher Professional Development Using Industry Volunteers
Nathaniel Granor, TEALS Lead Program Manager
@nathanielgranor
@tealsk12