1. ACM Education Council Monday, June 21, 2010 Tom Hilburn, Heikki Topi and Mark Guzdial

2.  NSF-funded Future of Computing Education Summit (FOCE) in June 2009  One of the action items from the summit: ◦ Establish a new organization/entity for computing education that would  speak for computing education with one voice  serve as an umbrella organization for a variety of efforts  provide a central repository for resources  recognize and celebrate achievements ◦ Owners: IEEE-CS, NCWIT, ACM Ed Board ◦ Convener: Tom Hilburn of IEEE-CS ◦ Participants: Ensemble, SIGCSE, CSTA, CRA, ASEE, SIGITE

3.  Further discussion at the September 2009 Education Council meeting in Vancouver ◦ Key elements from the discussion:  Skepticism regarding the need – ”is there a problem that nobody is working on?” or “what would this do that the existing organizations don’t already do?”  Recognition that we are not working as a true computing education community – could this help?  Recommendations regarding an issue and communication focused, slow start – need focus, need a “Grand Challenge”  Recognition of the importance of champions with a passion

4.  Ensemble group  Strawhorse proposal discussion in December 2009 ◦ Coalition  Coordinating Council  Wooden Horse Proposal and Report to the FOCES organizing group in January 2010 ◦ Feedback: focus on coordinating, encouraging, and connecting  Informal discussions throughout the Spring (e.g., SIGCSE)

5.  Ongoing efforts to develop a proposal to NSF to fund the process of establishing the council  Practical deadline in early July 2010  Project team: Tom Hilburn (chair), Heikki Topi, Jane Prey, Mark Guzdial

6.  Project team will develop ◦ Draft Council charter ◦ Membership goals and expectations ◦ Strategic plan for broader launch ◦ Resource needs and potential funding sources  Initial conversations regarding the draft with the leadership of a core group of societies involved in computing education  Spring 2011 summit to finalize CECC formation and future plans

7.  Present a unified, respected view of the nature, content, and achievements of computing education through an organization that is widely acknowledged to represent the entire field of computing  Provide an ongoing sense of vision, purpose, and leadership in addressing the challenges to computing education  Play a key role in setting educational priorities

8.  Ongoing research and scholarship in computing education  Improvement in pre-university computing education  Increasing diversity in the populations of computing students, educators, and professionals  Increasing numbers of students pursuing degrees in various fields of computing  Improving the public understanding of computing professions  Improving the public understanding of the relationship between computing and other disciplines