1. Growing Computer Science Verona High School Rich Wertz rwertz@veronaschools.org May 27, 2015

2. Growing Computer Science at VHS Course Sequence Change – Enroll students earlier in their high school years – Introduce more students to an introductory course – Minimize prerequisites Recruiting – Give students good information on the course – Actively seek capable students with interest Enlist External Resources – Formative Assessment – Online Courses to supplement Post-AP learning

3. AP Computer Science Sequence Change OldNew Intro To Computer Science Honors Computer Science AP Computer Science Data Structures & Algorithms Mobile Applications Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Fundamentals of Comp Sci (Semester)

4. Fundamentals Of Computer Science

5. Alice

6. Introduction to Computer Science Using Alice Developed by Carnegie-Mellon University, by Randy Pausch (of Last Lecture fame) Students are able to write software immediately without learning the syntax of a traditional programming language Alice is designed with the same structure as Java, so that students who continue in subsequent courses are well- prepared. It appeals to visual learners It’s free It’s fun!

7. AP Computer Science College Board’s AP Computer Science A Curriculum - Equivalent of first semester college course in Computer Programming Students learn Object-Oriented Programming using the Java programming language By using Java and Eclipse, students gain experience with industry-standard tools Problem-Solving AP Exam – Required by School Policy

8. Developing Software in AP Comp Sci

9. Computer Science at VHS

10. 2013 NJ High Schools – Top 10 AP Participation (% of Junior/Seniors) SchoolYearParticipation VERONA HIGH SCHOOL201310.0% GLEN RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL20139.1% BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES20139.1% WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO HIGH SCHOOL NORTH20138.0% JONATHAN DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL20136.9% DR RONALD MCNAIR HIGH SCHOOL20135.7% PALISADES PARK JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL20135.4% POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL20135.1% WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT20134.9% SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL20134.9%

11. Recruiting Give students good information during course selection – What Computer Science Is – What Computer Science Isn’t Explain why the world cares Enlist current and former students to tell their stories

12. Girl Power AP Comp Sci Enrollment YearEnrollmentBoysGirlsNJ Girls 2006-07000117 2007-08220107 2008-09440101 2009-10550156 2010-111192193 2011-121284217 2012-13301218242 2013-14482919397 2014-15392514 2015-16412714

13. AP Exam Takers – 2014

14. AP STEM Exam Takers - 2014

15. AP % Female Exam Takers - 2014

16. High Demand/Low Supply = $$$

17. Top 10 College Majors – Starting Salary Collegiate Employment Research Institute 1.Electrical Engineering 2.Computer Engineering 3.Mechanical Engineering 4.Software Design 5.Computer Programming 6.Chemical Engineering 7.Computer Science 8.Civil Engineering 9.Mathematics 10.Construction Management

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20. External Resources Practice-It University of Washington

21. External Resources Coursera/EdX Princeton University