1. Computer Science Education in Wisconsin and the CSTA WI- Dairyland Chapter Friday, May 8, 2015 Kern-Cary, Green Lake Center, WI Joe Kmoch

2. Lots to Discuss Who am I, who are you? What is CSTA WI-Dairyland and What have we done? The new CS Education in WI trifold, updates on CS licensing and counting CS as math, creating community with our CSTA WI-Dairyland chapter - gathering suggestions for activities and volunteering opportunities.

3. Introductions Who I am Who are you – Name, school – CS courses you teach – What do you want to know about?

4. CSTA WI-Dairyland What have we been involved with since January 2013 – Very involved with successful NSF grant at MU – Developing a CS strand each year at this conference – Involved with WI DPI and CS – CS Competitions at MU – CS4HS

5. CSTA WI-Dairyland Communications – Listserve (WI-CSandIT-Teachers) and email list of national CSTA members in WI. – Website – Designed and distributed the trifold on Computer Science Education in WI

6. WI DPI and CS Encouraged and attended several meetings with DPI to deal with licensing and CS Standards Activities – Obtaining the CS endorsement license (405) – What courses are counted as Computer Science – Work toward getting CS to count as a math course – Establish WI CS Standards in the future – Obtaining CS Ed Week in WI Proclamation

7. Obtaining a CS (405) license There is now a Praxis CS test. https://www.ets.org/praxis/prepare/materials/5 651 If you have a 400 (mathematics) license, there has always been a pathway to getting the 405 license by taking a Praxis test Now such a Praxis test for CS exists from ETS DPI has to set the pass value; once done teachers can schedule their online exam; anticipated to start in June, 2015

8. Obtaining a CS (405) license For new teachers, have what amounts to a CS minor, take a CS methods course and student teaching experience For current teachers, take a set of CS courses essentially a minor), take a CS methods course and have several outside observations.

9. Alternative pathway to CS Current Proposal to DPI: CSTA WI-Dairyland would be the accrediting agency Take a set of 5 CS courses to achieve certain CS objectives These can be – online (free or low cost), – community college (low cost) – (summer) workshops (low or no cost) – regular university CS courses Assessments are similar to those provided to students in those courses Methods course; observations Developing a Portfolio option

10. CS Counting as Math – DPI Guidance This has just been released; courses that can count; still depends on each school board decision http://tepdl.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imc e/tepdl/pdf/Computer-Science-Guidance.pdf Expect stiff, legitimate resistance from math department (CCSS-M, etc)

11. Futures for CSTA Schedule several meetings per year – Mix of F2F and online (Google Hangout) – Need topics – Survey of possible topics Activities/workshops? Communications improvements – Website – Social media

12. What should you do? Become a member of CSTA – it’s free – http://csta.acm.org http://csta.acm.org Sign this session’s attendance sheet – we’ll make sure you’re one our WI-CSandIT Listserve Fill out the Survey of CSTA Chapter Activities and add your own ideas Volunteer some time for CSTA WI-Dairyland – Develop a presentation highlighting something you do in class – Plan and facilitate an activity, workshop, meeting – Communications Market activities Social Media Website This presentation is on http://expandingcswisconsin.pbworks.comhttp://expandingcswisconsin.pbworks.com