1. Counselors as Allies Tapestry 2015 Jane Krauss June 25, 2015

2. www.ncwit.org/c4c

4. C 4 CIntroduce Computing Tapestry State of Computing C 4 C Who’s Right for CS? C 4 C Tapestry Recruiting C 4 C Tapestry School, Classroom PracticesTapestry Inclusive Pedagogy Encouragement and Recognition C 4 C Tapestry Counselors for Computing ~ Tapestry Workshops Goals & Activities C 4 C Tapestry Develop Path to Next Opportunities C 4 C Make the Case for CS Edu Tapestry

5. Counselors for Computing Is: 1.Staff Development for professional school counselors Programs from full-day workshops to 1-hour webinars to conference sessions Presented with partners from industry, universities, school districts, CS and counselor communities 2.Resources 3.Branching out Partnering in support of CS 10K school teams Exploring intersections with Tapestry

6. C4C Cast of Characters University faculty Big ideas in computing Research Personal path Student experience Computing professionals CS in action Work life Personal path Perspectives and advice Counselor leaders Local perspective CS in the curriculum Counseling scenarios Young women Personal path Interests and aspirations Role models CS teachers CS in the curriculum Growing a program Recruiting NCWIT CS landscape Social science Messages, promising practices, resources

9. Reform in CS Education, Implications for Practice AP CS Principles What, Why, Who

10. A few numbers Workshops in 12 states 30,000 individual resources distributed in 43 states 1,400+ C4C kits to counselors, other educators in 2014 alone

11. After C4C counselors on average take 4.4 actions

12. STEM degrees and jobs in the US

13. When counselors see this flyer...

14. LGBTQ mental health truancy & dropout bullying & violence pregnancy drugs Social-Emotional, Behavioral Counseling Education Management College & Career Counseling careers exploration testing college search college application course scheduling compliance financial aid & scholarships special education parents ASCA Conference sessions A Counselor’s Job

16. What we know about counselors (those who find their way to C4C anyway) Humanitarian. Caring people who came to counseling through a liberal arts/humanities pathway. Juggler. Lots of competing demands. Seasonal. Some times are better than others Energizer bunnies. If you find the switch. Discussion prompt: What would teamwork look like?

17. http://padlet.com/jane_krauss/counselors Prompt: For your program to be most successful, what would counselors know or be able to do?

18. Jackie Coricelli, Conard HS, West New Haven CT

19. Counselors for Computing Can Partner for staff development to support high school CS programs new courses existing K-8 pipeline Connect you withCounselor communities NCWIT network Provide materials to support CS program development C4C-in-a-Box C4C Kits And...? Advise aboutCounselor experience College preparation Contact: c4c@ncwit.orgc4c@ncwit.org