1. A DVOCATING FOR CS IN K-12 Tapestry Workshop Duluth, MN

2. N OW W HAT ? We’ve heard about… Economic outlook Active recruiting Engaging all students What is the state of CS in K-12 education nationally? In MN? How can we promote CS in the system?

3. P ARTICIPANT E XPERIENCES California – Emmanuel Onyeador Texas – Kathleen Weaver North Carolina – Deb Ramey Idaho – Beth Richstmeier

4. C ALIFORNIA

5. Career Academy Network http://casn.berkeley.edu/ http://casn.berkeley.edu/ Link Learning initiative http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/linked_learni ng http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/linked_learni ng California Partnership academy http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/cpagen.asp http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/cpagen.asp C AREER C LUSTER MODEL (CTE)

6. Network Systems, Information Support and Service Web and Digital Communications Programming and Software Development? http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/sf/documents/ctestand ards.pdf I NFORMATION T ECHNOLOGY P ATHWAY

7. University of California A – G Requirement http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/design/ http://www.ucop.edu/a- gGuide/ag/cte/welcome.html A- G R EQUIREMENT (UC/CS)

8. Exploring Computer Science http://exploringcs.orghttp://exploringcs.org AP CS Principles http://csprinciples.orghttp://csprinciples.org http://www.collegeboard.com/html/computerscience/ind ex.html  APCS A http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/448 3.html http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/448 3.html CS4HS Pilots with University of California Berkeley COMPUTER SCIENCE

9. GoldenGate Chapter: sites.google.com/ site/ggcsta CS 10 UC Berkeley: Pilot for AP PrinciplesThe Beauty and Joy of Computing (Professor Dan Garcia and Brian Harvey) http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs10/su12/ http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs10/su12/ APCS A Labcentric: Pilot (UC Berkeley EECS Department) http://veritas.eecs.berkeley.edu/ CS4HS

10. Computer Academy offers: Exploring CS http://www.exploringcs.org/http://www.exploringcs.org/ Data modeling, database design /programming http://ilearning.oracle.com/ http://ilearning.oracle.com/ Java Programming / APCSA http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teacher s_corner/4483.html http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teacher s_corner/4483.html Cisco Networking Courses http://cisco.netacad.net.http://cisco.netacad.net O AKLAND T ECHNICAL H IGH S CHOOL

11. ATTRACT “AT – RISK” Students: Recruit underserved students Recruitment process Intervention process After School Activities: Robotics Technovation Challenge http://iridescentlearning.org/programs/technovation- challenge/ http://iridescentlearning.org/programs/technovation- challenge/ Computer Club COMPUTER ACADEMY

12. Robotics Job Shadow Internship Industry Partnership with Industry Peer tutor Students repair / maintain computer / network O AKLAND T ECH C OMPUTER A CADEMY

13. Community college credit for students who receive B or above in computer science classes ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

14. T EXAS New TEKS for 2012-2013 http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter126/index.html http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter126/index.html Teacher Prep Certifications available in Computer Science, Tech Apps, and Business Technology courses are no longer required AP Computer Science counts either as a math or science

15. N ORTH C AROLINA Taught AP Computer Science as a Math Credit for a long time Now is available in CTE dept Other Programming Courses are part of CTE Are piloting the CS Principles course this year State curricula 8 th Grade Computer Skills Test from 1996-2008 Information Technology Essential StandardsInformation Technology Essential Standards now

16. I DAHO According to CSTA, all standards in Math Very few < CS classes taught throughout the state (Less than 10) No teacher certification except Career Tech Taught through IT:Software Development Career Track Dual Credit with post-secondary institutions

17. M INNESOTA What are the tech courses? Required Elective What are the licensure requirements?

18. CSTA Computer Science Teachers Association http://csta.acm.org Become a member – it’s free! Start or join a local chapter

19. T ALKING P OINTS Moving Beyond Computer Literacy: Why Schools Should Teach Computer Science

21. M ESSAGES FOR O THER T EACHERS Students will need to be not only consumers but creators of technology Computer science prepares them to meet the technical needs in many fields

22. M ESSAGES FOR A DMINISTRATORS Prepares students for global competitiveness Raises the level of achievement for all students, including those traditionally marginalized Emphasizes critical skills Collaboration Communication Critical thinking Prepares students for college and career May not require a huge amount of money

23. M ESSAGES FOR … Who are the other stakeholders at your school? What are the barriers? How can you frame offering CS in terms of meeting goals at your school? What kind of support do they need to make it happen?

24. R ESOURCES Computing in the Core Advocacy 101 toolkit Directed at policy-makers, legislators http://c2485722.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/Ci nC_Advocacy_Toolkit_0924.pdf http://c2485722.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/Ci nC_Advocacy_Toolkit_0924.pdf Computational Thinking Leadership Toolkit Messages for many audiences Can adapt for computer science vs. CT http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CurrFiles/471.11 CTLeadershiptToolkit-SP-vF.pdf http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CurrFiles/471.11 CTLeadershiptToolkit-SP-vF.pdf

25. R ESOURCES Running on Empty http://www.acm.org/runningonempty/ Results of a study conducted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Communicating for Change http://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/com municatingforchange09_final.pdf http://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/com municatingforchange09_final.pdf Suggestions to help construct and deliver your message more effectively