1. Unlocking Curiosity Through Computer Science for All Students Jane Margolis CSLNet March 16, 2015

4. Computer science develops critical thinking, problem solving skills, computational thinking so students are not just users of technology – they learn to become creators of it. And, it is across all disciplines

5. Studying the ocean….

6. Allowing us all to walk….

7. Hydrowear Christina Sirbu display at Microsoft Research

8. Time Lag: CS on the Margins in Schools

10. California AP CS Participation African Americans: 8 females, 21 males (2% of APCS) (AA are 7% of CA students) Latinos: 49 females and 181 males (9% of APCS) (Latinos make up 52% of CA students) All CA students: 659 females; 2442 males

11. Not Just about Jobs…Civic Engagement

12. Research Question: Why are So Few African-American, Latino/a, and Female High School Students Learning Computer Science?

13. Talking with a neighbor….. So, what are some explanations for why so few African-American, Latino/as, and females are learning computer science?

14. STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES (CLASSES, TEACHERS) BIASED BELIEF SYSTEMS POLICY INTERLOCKING FORCES

15. DISPARITIES IN CS EDUCATION: LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT FALL ALONG RACE AND SOCIOECONOMIC LINES

16. Technology Rich but Curriculum Poor

17. Basic Rudimentary Skills SCHOOLS WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDENTS

18. IMAGE of CS BOY WONDER ICONS

19. “BORN TO DO IT” with “INNATE, NATURAL TALENT”

20. Claimed and Segregated Spaces

21. “Preparatory Privilege”

22. TAKING ACTION: District Partnerships Computer Science Knowledge for ALL students

23. INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION Human Computer Interaction Problem Solving Web Design Programming Computing and Data Analysis Robotics

24. Minimal Spanning Trees and the Quickest Route to Favorite Places

25. Using Math and Computing for Computer Visualizations Cornrow braiding Skateboarding From Ron Eglash’ Culturally Situated Design Tools

26. Creativity and Dancing Robots Encourage students to bring in own identity, interests, creativity, and choice into the classroom

27. ECS Teachers Professional Development

28. Broadening Participation in Computing  2,000+ students each year in LAUSD,  45% enrolled students are girls Los Angeles ECS and School Enrollment by Ethnicity

29. Partners are Critical SCHOOL DISTRICTS National Science Foundation Code.Org Google, Microsoft CTE, Calif. Dept of Ed Mayors, Congresspeople Non-Profits CSLnet

30. ECS National Expansion

31. California ECS Los Angeles Orange County Santa Clara County Oakland (1) San Francisco (conversations) Sacramento (possible upcoming)

33. “The fatal drowning rate of African American children ages 5 to 14 is almost three times that of white children in the same age range” (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2012)

37. Beverly Hills

38. South LA

39. US Olympic Swim Team

40. All into the Deep End

41. www.exploringcs.com margolis@ucla.edu Alliance for California Computing Education for Schools and Students www.Access-CA.org HELP DEMOCRATIZE COMPUTER SCIENCE IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS!!!