1. Robert Juranitch CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland rjuranitch@usmk12.org
Beyond the Hour of Code
Robert Juranitch
CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland

2. Three Challenges
The computing community in the US faces three significant and interrelated challenges in maintaining a robust IT workforce
Underproduction
Underrepresentation
Lack of a presence in K-12 education
(Jan Cuny, NSF CS10K Initiative) 2

5. And These Are High Paying Jobs
Computing jobs pay 85% more than the national average for all jobs
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

6. Where the STEM Jobs Will Be Degrees vs. Jobs Annually
Annual Job Openings
Ph.D. Degrees
Master’s Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Associate’s Degrees
Physical Social Life Engineering Computing
Sciences Mathematics
Sciences
Sources: Degree data are calculated from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Science and Engineering Indicators 2014, available at Annual jobs data are calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Employment Projections , available at STEM is defined here to include non-medical degrees and occupations.

7. Computer Science: 2% of STEM students
Computer Science: 60% of STEM jobs
Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation

8. Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago (and a shrinking % are women)
The highest this ever was was in the 80s - still on a decline from then - and 40% were women.
Sources: National Science Foundation

10. Computer Science In Wisconsin
9,630 open computing jobs (growing at 3.8x the state average)
781 computer science graduates (BA or better)
67 schools teach computer science
In 2014 – 342 Students Took AP Computer Science, out of those, 51 were female, 4 were Black, 9 were Mexican American or Hispanic
Turing to the snapshot for Wiscons: The landscape here looks very similar to the rest of the country
As of September 2014, there are over 9600 open jobs in computing in Iowa across all industries
About 800 CS students graduate from Iowa’s public and private colleges each year with a BS or above
And roughly 67 schools in the state teach computer science at the k-12 level
But I want to call you attention to the last line on this slide.
Wisconsin, like the rest of the country, simply has a very small computer science pipeline in K-12
In the spring of 2014, only 342 students took AP Computer Science
And while this number is troubling on its own, it is even more shocking that only 4 Black Students, only 9 Hispanic/Mexican Americas, and only 51 females took AP CS
This has to change.

12. “We’re still facing a lot of problems in our society that don’t make sense in a world with computers.”
So Why is every industry looking for computer programmers?
EXAMPLE: text books (can’t search, look things up). Classrooms. Paper forms to fill out.
Problem not only that technology affects every field. But there is another lost opportunity which is an under utilization of the massive amounts of computing power we have available to us today.
Because there is a lot of technology around us, but there is so much more to do. And it’s because there are millions of problems left to solve and so few people to solve them.
--Christian Genco

13. National Science Foundation
Dennis Brylow
Marta Magiera
Tom Gendreau
Andy Kuemmel
Joe Kmoch
Kurt Kiefer
Steve Sanders
$1 mil over three years. Started in 2014
National Science Foundation

14. PUMP-CS - What will it mean?
Part of CS10K Program -- 10,000 more qualified CS teachers in U.S. high schools ready to teach Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP).
Four prongs:
Growing our professional community
Strengthening our professional community
Linking our professional community
Broadening the CS pipeline

15. PUMP-CS: Growing ~ 25 - 30 AP CS teachers statewide
~ other CS teachers statewide
Over 525 high schools in our state.
PUMP-CS will fund tuition/stipends for 100 more ECS or CSP teachers in 3 years.

16. Three Challenges
The computing community in the US faces three significant and interrelated challenges in maintaining a robust IT workforce
Underproduction
Underrepresentation
Lack of a presence in K-12 education
(Jan Cuny, NSF CS10K Initiative) 16

17. Multiple Entry Points Hour of Code K-12 programs K-5 programs
CS in Algebra, CS in Science
High School Programs
Hour of code = 130 million students and counting

19. K – 5 Curriculum Free / open-source
Short courses for elementary school
Free / open-source
Online “games” on any modern browser/tablet
Video lectures by Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Bosh, Bill Gates
Deeply aligned to Common Core Math + ELA, NGSS
Free professional development workshops nationwide
99% approval by teachers
Any district, school, or teacher can participate

20. K-5 Curriculum 224 K-5 teachers attended PD in AY14-15
5 on-site elementary school PDs
240+ Girl Scouts on Marquette campus

21. K – 5 PD
Code.org trained affiliates provide full day PD workshops free of charge to interested teachers.
Workshops focus on “unplugged” lessons
Moderated online forums for support throughout the year
Can host separate workshops for K-1, 2-3, and 4-5 grade bands
We will ensure space with a local affiliate for teachers from our district partners

22. CS in Algebra 20 lessons various implementation approaches
aligned to Common Core Standards

23. CS in Science
Uses science as a tool for modeling and simulating scientific situations
4 Modules, each consisting of five or more lessons (Aligned to NGSS):
Computer Modeling and Simulations
Earth Science (Water as a shared resource)
Life Science (Ecosystems as complex systems)
Physical Science (Chemical reactions)
~20 hours of instruction total (5 hours for each module)

24. High School Computer Science
Exploring Computer Science
Year-long introductory course
Units on problem solving, web development, intro to programming, data analysis, robotics
Is there a logo for Code.org CSP? Maybe put this on two slides?

25. Exploring Computer Science (ECS)
Targeted to 9th and 10th grade.
Broad introduction to computing concepts and computational thinking.
Inquiry, Equity, Content
Essential preparation for AP CSP.
Can teach ECS in your area, without 405 CS endorsement.
(Less than 25% programming content.)

26. ECS Wisconsin 2014 Cohort 18 school districts
6 of 10 largest Milwaukee Pub. High Schools
1 of 3 Madison Public High Schools
800+ students participated in data collection

28. ECS Wisconsin 2015 Cohort 19 new teachers 8 new school districts
Reinforcements for many others

30. ECS Wisconsin 2016 Cohort Recruiting starts in fall
Need course on master schedule for AY16-17
Areas of focus:
Remaining large MPS and Madison schools
Kenosha/Racine
Fox River Valley
Anything north of Marshfield

31. High School Computer Science
AP CS Principles
Year-long course for non-majors
Units on Creativity, Abstraction, Data and Information, Algorithms, Programming, Internet, Global Impact
In 2012, over 200 universities attested they would give credit for AP CSP.

32. AP CS Principles Google CS4HS funds for 2-day workshop
Most of funds for continuing support in academic year:
3 follow-up meetings parallel in Milwaukee and Madison with telepresence
Virtual Department Meetings
Sub funds + travel for peer observation

33. High School Computer Science
AP CS A
Year-long course for majors
Deep dive into Java and Object Oriented Programming/Design

34. CSTA K-12 CS Standards
Crosswalked to Common Core and NGSS

35. Context for New Standards
We define computer science as:
“Computer science (CS) is the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and software designs, their applications, and their impact on society.”
Creativity: Computing is a creative activity
Abstraction: Abstraction reduces information and detail to facilitate focus on relevant concepts
Data: Data and information facilitate the creation of knowledge
Algorithms: Algorithms are used to develop and express solutions to computational problems
Programming: Programming enables problem solving, human expression and creation of knowledge
Internet: Internet pervades modern computing
Impact: Computing has global impacts
Context for the new (2011) standards:
CSTA Model Curriculum was last revised in 2006
Much has been learned since then, including how to write standards that are consistent in format with those of other disciplines
New tools and pedagogies have been developed to make computer science more accessible for all students
There is still confusion between educational technology (the use of computers to support learning in other disciplines) and computer science

36. Organizing Structure The standards are organized into Levels.
Each level covers a grade band.
Level 1 covers what elementary students should learn
Level 2 is thought of roughly equivalent to middle school
Level 3 is for high school students
Some overlap in grades was made as a conscious choice reflecting different school contexts (sometimes middle school is 6-8th sometimes it is 7-8th) and also noting that some high school teachers have given us feedback that 9th graders could benefit from learning experiences at Level 2 if they have not been exposed to computing prior to high school.

37. Learning Outcomes Organized by Strands
Almost since its inception, computer science has been hampered by the perception that it focuses exclusively on programming. This misconception has been particularly damaging in grades K–12 where it often has led to courses that were exceedingly limited in scope (to programming) and negatively perceived by students. It also fed into other unfortunate perceptions of computer science as a solitary pursuit, disconnected from the rest of the world and of little relevance to the interests and concerns of students.

38. Computing Practice and Programming Strand map
Strand Computing Practice
Levels in bands (color coded)
Topics of strand as columns
So you can either look across a grade band OR look at the progression of conceptual development in an area.
So if I want to see the learning experiences associated with the Computing Practice Strand at Level 2….
If I wanted to see the progression of learning about Data Collection and Analysis in the Strand Computing Practice…
CSTA K-12 CS Standards Pp 58-59

39. Robert Juranitch CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland rjuranitch@usmk12.org
Beyond the Hour of Code
Robert Juranitch
CSTA Wisconsin – Dairyland