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Programming the Future

Dr. Carol Fletcher & Dr. Paula MoellerUniversity of Texas at Austin

College of Education

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“The computer is an instrument whose language is ideas.”

Alan Key

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What do math teachers need to

know about Computer Science?

Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D.Associate Director, TRCCenter for STEM EducationThe University of Texas at Austin

Our Country Needs One Million More Programmers

SOURCE: Code.org

AUSTINS TECH JOB OPENINGS, ANNUAL MEDIAN SALARIES, # OPENINGS: NOV 2014

SOURCE: THE CONFERENCE BOARD HELP WANTED ONLINE ® 2014,, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MAY 2013 and Austin Chamber of Commerce

Database Admin

Comp Programmer

Comp Sys Engineer/Architect

QA Engineer/Tester

IT Project Mgr

Comp System Analyst

Comp User Support

Network/Comp Sys Admin

Web Developer

App Developer

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

252

320

393

451

558

709

819

863

1,073

1,574

$73,070

$79,210

$88,430

$88,430

$88,430

$44,840

$75,830

$68,130

$62,260

$95,240

STEM is not enough

SOURCE: Code.org

Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago

(and a shrinking % are women)

Sources: National Science Foundation

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

Male Female

What is the Status of AP Computer Science?

SOURCE: www.TEALSK12.org and College Board

Texas Teacher Certifications Earned

in 2013-14

0100200300400

Number of Teachers Certified

Number of Teachers Certified

CS Offerings in Texas 2013-14

PEIMS # Course FTEs Student Enrollment

03580200

Computer Science I

68.47 9,132

03580300

Computer Science II

13.14 879

A3580100

AP Computer Science A

51.54 5,572

TOTAL 133.15 15,583

Based on data obtained from Teacher FTE Counts and Course Enrollment Reports

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/

adhocrpt/adfte.html

Texas Computer Science Task Force

Met on Oct 8, 2014 at Austin Chamber of Commerce

15 people representing CS teachers, edtech business, higher ed, TCEA, CTAT, Code.org, College Board, ISD leaders and policymakers

Built consensus around 4 key barriers and recommendations

Download the Whitepaper www.thetrc.org/computer-science-resources/

RECOMMENDATION

#1

Blended professional development that prepares currently certified educators to teach high school Computer Science courses

Lack of trained and certified CS teachers

CHALLENGE #1

Bootstrap WorkshopJuly 20-22, 2015

Teaching algebraic concepts through videogame programming

Target audience: middle school math teachers, Algebra I teachers, tech apps and computer science teachers

www.bootstrapworld.org

Location: Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at UT Austin

$150/teacher

Registration and details at http://www.thetrc.org/bootstrap-summer-2015/

TCEA CS AcademyJuly 23-24, 2015

Location: TCEA Conference Center – Austin

http://www.tcea.org/convene/academy/cs

TCEA member $195; Non-Member $240

Sponsored by

Teach CSJuly 25, 2015

Target Audience: Teachers who are preparing for the Grades 8-12 Computer Science certification exam

Location: UT Austin Center for STEM Education

http://www.thetrc.org/teach-cs-july-25-2015/

$100/teacher

Sponsored by

TRC Project

Keep Calm and Java On

www.theTRC.orgApplications open on August 18, 2015

TACSE – Statewide Advocacy

An open community group consisting of business leaders, parents, educators, school and university administrators, government officials and concerned citizens that are dedicated to bringing computer science education to students in grades K-12.

http://www.meetup.com/TACSEd/

Monthly meetings in Austin

TACSE on the Road

CSTA Annual Conference – July 12, 2015

Grapevine, TX

Meetup 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Hilton DFW Lakes 1800 Highway 26E, Grapevine, TX

Grace Hopper Conference – October 14, 2015

Houston, TX

Meetup 6 – 9 pm

Houston Embassy Suites – Downtown

Funded by NSF’s Expanding Computer Science Pathways (ECEP) project

TRC CS Network

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Empowering teachers to better serve students

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Professional Development

Student Opportunities

http://sites.utexas.edu/trccsblog/

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The “T” is missing in STEM in Texas

HB 5 Provides Opportunity

Career Exploration http://ipsi.utexas.edu/stem-careers/

Courses at the high school and university where the lines between K-12 and higher education are blurred.

The STEM endorsement ensures students will be strong in CS and mathematics/science. Endorsement electives matter, clearly define options

and build the master schedule to reflect options

4 CS Courses NeededTech Apps and 3 Additional

Fundamentals of CS

CS I/II/III

AP Computer Science

IB CS Standard/IB CS Higher Level

Discrete Mathematics

3D Modeling

Digital Forensics

Game Programming/Design

Mobile App Development

Robotics Programming/Design

Ind. Study of Tech Apps

Web Design/Programming

Thriving in Our Digital World

Dual credit course available through the UT OnRamps project

A summer PD opportunity is available

Fee is required for dual credit to be awarded to the student.

Watch the video

Learn more at www.cs.utexas.edu/~engage

P-TechA grades 9-14 experience where students receive a high school diploma in addition to receiving training and courses that lead to college and career readiness.

TEALSwww.tealsk12.org

A program that recruits, trains, mentors and places high tech professionals that love CS into high school classrooms as volunteer teachers.

Mentorship program where CS volunteer works with a teacher for a period of 2 years.

The duo team teaches AP CS A or CS Principles Course.

Teacher capacity is built over time.

5 Skills Programmers Need

Define and analyze the problem

Develop an algorithm

Technical programming

Test for accuracy (debugging as needed)

Write the specs for the program

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Building Awareness

Recruiting all Women

Blackgirlscode.org

Code2040.org

Girldevelopit.com

Girlswhocode.com

Girlstart.org

Coderdojo.com

Google CS First

Free and available online.

Targeted to students in grades 4-8

Flexible and adaptive based on your schedule

Uses scratch from MIT to attract students with varied interests

Code.org

Free 20-hour Coding Courses.

Courses 2,3,4 are available for elementary-middle school.

Students can learn the concepts of CS with or without a computer.

Lessons are hands on making use of physical manipulatives to model computational concepts.

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Can you help develop the

programmers of the future?

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Questions?

10 Minutes of Code

Free 10-minute activities using your TI-84 Plus

Easily fits into your math classes

You don’t need to know anything about coding to get started

Coming this Fall!

Session at #CAMT15Thursday, 10 am in 350B

Programming and Coding with the TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator

Contact Us

Dr. Carol Fletcher Carol.fletcher@austin.utexas.edu @Drfletcher88 www.theTRC.org

Dr. Paula Moeller pmoeller@ipsi.utexas.edu @psmoeller www.ipsi.utexas.edu