1.  The 2010/2011 Round 1 Pilots of AP CS Principles concluded in May … five sites  UC Berkeley : Brian Harvey & Dan Garcia  UC San Diego: Beth Simon  UNC – Charlotte: Tiffany Barnes  Metropolitan State College of Denver: Jody Paul  UW – Seattle: Larry Snyder 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE1

2. 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE2 Title 1 st 2 nd n1n1 MSCD Living in a Computing World (S) F-18 UC B The Beauty and Joy of Computing (S) FS77 UC SD Fluency with Information Technology (Q) FW594 UNC C The Beauty and Joy of Computing (S) S-22 U W Computer Science Principles (Q) W-22

3. 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE3 Programming Language LecLabDisWks Total Contact MSCDScratch, HTML/CSS4001560 UC BBYOB Scratch2411498 UC SDAlice, Excel3201050 UNC CBYOB Scratch3001545 U WProcessing, XML/XSL3201050

4. Classifying Students (%, self) Classification % UCB 77 UCSD 594 MSCD 18 UW 22 UNC 22 Male5039.944 5082.6 Female5060.156 5017.4 Latino/Hispanic13.47.225 18.24.3 Am Indian/AK Native000 00 Asian American / Pac Isl47.862.50 22.74.3 Black38.10 021.7 White25.423.975 5065.2 Other10.55.60 9.14.3 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE4  Goal: Attract Women, Minorities

5. “Engage” Students In CS Concepts  Students Agreed or Agreed Strongly that ▪ the course was of high quality (76.9%); ▪ the assignments promoted learning (74.6%); ▪ they learned a great deal from the course (72.1%); ▪ the course was of value (70.8%); ▪ the overall workload was appropriate (70.3%) ▪ they were motivated to learn (68.9%); ▪ they felt part of a group committed to learning (64.3%); ▪ and the course stimulated their enthusiasm for learning (61.5%). 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE5

6. Overall Coverage of 7 Big Ideas 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE6 Creativity Abstraction Apps & Impact Systems Programming Algorithms Data & Information

7. Following the Successful Start …  CS Community Commented on Content  CS Departments Endorsed the Idea  College Board stated its “On Board”  Revisions to Defining Documents (see csprinciples.org)  Course Annotations  Computational Thinking Practices and Big Ideas, Key Concepts, Supporting Concepts  Learning Objectives and Evidence Statements  Second Round Schools Chosen 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE7

8. 2011/2012 Round 2 Pilots High SchoolTeacher Partner College/UContact North Gwinnett HSDeepa Muralidhar Geogria TechCharles Isbell Northside College Prep Chicago Lab HS Don Yanek Baker Franke Illinois Inst of TechMatthew Bauer Hartford Acad Math & SciChinma Uche Trinity CollegeRalph Morelli Booker T Washington HSBill Cowles U AlabamaJeff Gray Springdale HSMarilyn Sue Carrell U Arkansas, L RBemzi Seker South Philadelphia HSAnne Urevick U PennsylvaniaJean Griffin West High SchoolAndrew Kuemmel U Wisconsin, Mad Andrea Aroaci- Dusseau Newbury Park HSRick Kick StanfordNick Parlante 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE8

9. For Ed Council, What’s Next?  Ed Council did its part to help launch AP  The 10K Project is an Ed Council Focus Topic  How Can We Help in the Next Phase? >> For next n minutes, floor open for discussion  For context, imagine we form a committee of EC members that actually does the stuff we’re about to think up  For focus, imagine we let AP soar; we move to 10K  To drive the discussion, we have t topic slides 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE9

10. Build Local Community  Mobilize local communities: Town Halls – invite university faculty, high school teachers and local industry for informational meetings  Purdue is a poster meeting 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE10

11. Support Others to “Make Case”  Prepare and disseminate materials so community members can make the case for a “concepts-rich” CS education  Must work for non-techies  Video ∧ / ∨ PPT on single topic, e.g. diversity is key  Examples 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE11

12. Build Statewide Organizations  Work with CSTA chapters to form statewide advocacy groups like CALCSEPOL  Certification is state-level topic; need advocates 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE12

13. Adopt-A-School  Facilitate local funding options for aligned efforts  Guide district fundraise to train its CS teachers 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE13

14. Cast Broader ACM Net  Mobilize ACM communities Get on the Agenda of the SIG Board and pitch idea of the SIGs hosting informational sessions  SIGs with Ed Council representation up to speed 10/8/2015© 2011 Larry Snyder, CSE14