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Computing is everywhere. It’s transforming our lives.

CS 10K: Why is Computing Different? Jeff Forbes Program Director NSF CISE/CNS Education & Workforce Cluster August 6, 2012. Computing is everywhere. It’s transforming our lives. Computing will continue to transform all aspects of our lives. It is the new literacy.

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  1. CS 10K:Why is Computing Different?Jeff ForbesProgram DirectorNSF CISE/CNS Education & Workforce ClusterAugust 6, 2012

  2. Computing is everywhere. It’s transforming our lives.

  3. Computing will continue to transform all aspects of our lives. It is the new literacy. … the ability to make digital technology do whatever, within the possible one wants it to do -- to bend digital technology to one's needs, purposes, and will, just as in the present we bend words and images. —Marc Prensky, Edutopia, 1/13/2008

  4. The computing community in the U.S. faces three significant and interrelated challenges in maintaining a robust IT workforce. Underproduction Underrepresentation Lack of a presence in K-12 education

  5. Computing is significantly under producing postsecondary degrees 5 Data: BLS and NCES; Slide: NCWIT

  6. Minnesota is also expected to experience a shortfall. Data: BLS and NEC; Slide: NCWIT

  7. And they’re good jobs going unfilled. Slide: CNN Money

  8. IT generates jobs. US economy is $2T larger because of the IT revolution since 1985 IT is a job generator: IT jobs have grown 4x faster than non-IT jobs, and on average these jobs pay 75% more

  9. CS & CE Majors —CRA Taulbee Survey, 2011

  10. Computing has a long standing, significant underrepresentation of women at the high school level. AP: Statistics Calculus CS Biology —Credits: Top NCWIT, Bottom College Board

  11. That underrepresentation of females carries over to incoming college freshman.

  12. The underrepresentation of women in computing continues throughout college.

  13. And computing has a long standing underrepresentation of minorities. URMs receive just: 10.6% of undergrad, 4.8% of master’s, and 3.6% of Ph.D.s degrees in computing. —TaulbeeData, 2011

  14. Why does this matter?

  15. Computing not drawing top math achievers

  16. That underrepresentation of females carries over to incoming college first-year students. Percent intending to major in CS Data source: HERI, Slide: NCWIT

  17. The underrepresentation of women in computing continues throughout college. —Credits: Top NCWIT

  18. Doctoral Degrees, 2000 and 2009

  19. And computing has a long standing underrepresentation of minorities. URMs receive just: 10.6% of undergrad, 4.8% of master’s, and 3.6% of Ph.D.s degrees in computing. —TaulbeeData, 2011

  20. We lose them in college Black first-year undergraduate students are more likely than other groups to intend to major in computer science First-Year Intended CS Major —HERI Data, 2008

  21. Why does this matter?

  22. Computing does not have a presence in K-12. The percentage of U.S. high school students taking STEM courses has increased over the last 20 years across all STEM disciplines except computer science where it dropped from 25% to 19%. —2009 NAEP High School Transcript Study

  23. Computing does not have a presence in K-12. • NCAA doesn’t count CS courses in eligibility for college sports • No state requires a CS course for graduation. • Only 14 states use a reasonable number of CSTA’s K-12 standards • Just 9 states count CS a math or a science • Among the graduating class of 2011, only 17,413 students took the AP CS test, 267,772 took calculus, 144,984 took biology, 142,910 took statistics • AP CS A has the worst gender balance of any of the AP tests

  24. The CS AP test has sustained the lowest participation in comparison with other STEM disciplines. AP AP Test Taking in STEM, 1997-2010 • In 2010: • 340,551 AP Calculus • 250,003 AP Biology • 142,910 AP Statistics • 22,176 AP CS A —Data: College Board, 2010 Slide: CSTA —College Board

  25. We are not doing a good job in high school. Source: CSTA, Running on Empty

  26. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology believes the need for better computing education particularly in high schools is “urgent.” Computer-related courses should aim not just for … a deeper understanding of the essential concepts, methods and wide-ranging applications of CS. Students should gain hands-on exposure to the process of algorithmic thinking and its realization in … a computer program, to the use of computational techniques for real-world problem solving, and to … pervasive computational themes as modeling and abstraction, modularity and reusability, computational efficiency, testing and debugging, and the management of complexity.

  27. High school is key.

  28. The CS 10K Project aims to transform computing in high school. 10,000 teachers 10,000 schools 2016

  29. The CS 10K Project is centered on two new courses: Exploring Computer Science (ECS) and a new Advanced Placement course, called CS Principles (CSP). • Why AP? • Often the only CS course that carries college prep credit • Attractive to students & schools • 2,000 CB-audited teachers • Single point of national leverage • Fidelity of replication • Why ECS? • Non-AP (seen by some as less intimidating) • Broad Ideas • College prep & CTE credit 29

  30. The computing community supports the development of the CS Principles course, and has moved it past milestones. • 2009-2010 • ✔Course framework • 2010-11 • ✔Pilot I: Five colleges • ✔College Survey • ✔College attestation/support • 2011-12 • ✔ Pilot II: ~20 colleges, ~40 high schools • 2012- • Train 500 teachers, Summer • NSF has made six ~$1M Awards for PD and will make another round of Awards upcoming 30

  31. CS Principles Big Ideas Creativity Abstraction Data Algorithms Programming Internet Impact

  32. CS Principles is focused on the fundamental concepts of computing; it is rigorous but engaging, accessible, and inspiring and focuses on problem-solving. • —Word cloud taken from a HS student blog about the course. “Seriously, why doesn’t everybody take computer science??” • —CS Principles Student

  33. Some schools will want a more introductory course such as Exploring Computer Science (ECS), which was developed for LA high schools. • Piloted ECS 2008/2009 • This past school year in ~25 LAUSD schools • 2000 students, 40% female, 81% URMs • Complete, detailed curriculum • & lessons plans at www.exploringcs.org • College prep & CTE credit • Also San Jose, Oakland, Chicago, and more • 2012 School Year – requirement in Chicago CTE schools with over 4000 students

  34. NSF can catalyze the CS 10K Project but the project as a whole is outside of NSF’s mission and resources. • Within NSF’s mission and resources, develop • Additional course curricula, materials, models • Standards & assessments • Teacher preparation • Pilots • Beyond NSF’s mission and resources • Scale teacher preparation to 10,000 • Entrée into 10,000 schools

  35. To be successful, we’ll need much beyond the teacher training. • New CS Standards • Changes in teacher certification • Changes in the crediting of CS courses • CSTA Chapters • Pre- and in-service teacher professional development • Ongoing teacher support: Coaching, mentoring, communities of practice

  36. We’ll need the entire community to get involved. • High school teachers • Academic departments at universities and community colleges • Individuals: students, faculty, professionals • Companies and Foundations

  37. www.nsf.gov/cise/csbytes/

  38. Dot Diva

  39. What You Can Do • Join CSTA • Link up with Piloters / Early Adopters to learn more about CS Principles • Contact your local University / College CS Department • Participate in CS Ed Week • Use CS Bits & Bytes in your Classroom!

  40. Links of Interest • CS Principles: www.csprinciples.org • Exploring Computer Science: www.exploringcs.org • College Board: http://www.collegeboard.com/html/computerscience/index.html • CS Education Week: www.csedweek.org

  41. Thanks! Jeff Forbes jforbes@nsf.gov

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