The Computer Science Imperative
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This document discusses the importance of computer science education. It makes three key points: 1) Computer science literacy is becoming essential for all students as technology increasingly impacts all careers. However, computer science enrollment and teacher certification numbers in Texas are low. 2) The Texas Computer Science Task Force made recommendations to build the computer science pipeline in Texas, including increasing course offerings, teacher training, and student recruitment. 3) Learning computer science empowers students in a digital world dominated by technology they did not create. It allows students to become programmers rather than be programmed by software they do not understand.
The Computer Science Imperative
- 1. The Computer Science Imperative TCEA CS Academy July 2015 @HalSpeed @TACSEd
- 2. Index of Changing Work Tasks in the U.S. Economy 1960-2009 2 Source: http://content.thridway.org/publications/714/Dancing-With-Robots.pdf IndexValue:1960=50
- 3. Jobs Shifting in the Digital Era 3 Agrarian Workers (farmers) Industrial Workers (manufacturing) Creative/Digital Workers (knowledge & technology) Source: Richard Florida, Rise of the Creative Class (2002) and Dan Taylor (2013)
- 4. 4 Source: http://www.weforum.org/reports/new-vision-education-unlocking-potential-technology 4. ICT literacy – Ability to use and create technology-based content, including finding and sharing information, answering questions, interacting with other people and computer programming
- 5. Why I started TACSE 5
- 6. State Government Principals and Administrators Teachers & Counselors Elementary School Middle School High School Post- Secondary School Federal Government Community Citizens Parents Employers Students Public Education is a Complex System 6
- 7. TACSE Objectives 7 “Traditional” CS Students Everyone Else, the “Digitally Illiterate” Digital Jobs Everyone Becomes “Literate” in the Digital Society 1B 1A Teach every student the foundational understanding of computer science Increase the number of students pursuing digital careers
- 8. 1A. Teach every student the foundational understanding of computer science 8
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- 14. 1B. Increase the number of students pursuing digital careers 14
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- 18. What Happened to Women in Computer Science? 18
- 19. Computer Science is the Fastest Growing AP Course of the 2010s 19 Source: Code.org, College Board
- 20. Information Technology Industry Trends 20 Source: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends/information-technology-industry
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- 27. Top Hard Skills in Demand 27 http://www.austinchamber.com/education-talent/job-market/june-2015.php Skills in demand for available jobs in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA from May 14, 2015 to June 13, 2015
- 28. Texas Required High School Curriculum English language arts (5) Mathematics (5) Science (6) Social Studies (5) Physical Education (2) Fine Arts (8) Career and Technical Education (12) Language Other than English (3) Speech (1)… 28
- 29. 74.3(b)(2)(I) Tech App Curriculum Requirement – every district must offer, and 74.3(b)(4) each student must have the opportunity to participate in the following: Computer Science I AP Computer Scienceor At least two (2) of the following: • Computer Science III • Digital Art and Animation • Digital Communications in the 21st Century • Digital Design and Media Production • Digital Forensics • Digital Video and Audio Design • Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science • Fundamentals of Computer Science • Game Programming and Design • Independent Study in Evolving/Emerging Technologies • Independent Study in Technology Applications • Mobile Application Development • Robotics Programming and Design • 3-D Modeling and Animation • Web Communications • Web Design • Web Game Development Computer Science II …and Technology Applications (4) 29 Source: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter074/ch074a.html
- 30. 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 key barriers and recommendations Building the Texas Computer Science Pipeline Strategic Recommendations for Success Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin http://www.thetrc.org/computer-science-resources/ 30
- 31. Texas Computer Science Task Force 31 Source: Carol Fletcher, Building the Texas Computer Science Pipeline
- 32. Texas Teacher Certification: Computer Science 8-12 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Annual New Net Total 32 Source: https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/Reports/prodrpts/rpt_edu_tchr_prod_counts.asp * Sept 2014-Apr 2015, all other years Sept-Aug
- 33. Texas Teacher Certification: Computer Science 8-12 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Annual New Net Total 33 Source: https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/Reports/prodrpts/rpt_edu_tchr_prod_counts.asp * Sept 2014-Apr 2015, all other years Sept-Aug
- 34. CS Offerings in Texas 2013-14 Based on data obtained from Teacher FTE Counts and Course Enrollment Reports 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 Source: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt/adfte.html34
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- 38. Recruitment and Clubs ncwit.org yeswecode.org starsalliance.org madewithcode.com cs-first.com blackgirlscode.com girlswhocode.com girlstart.org coderdojo.com ngcproject.org codenow.org techgirlz.org girlsintech.org tech-girls.org code2040.org projectcsgirls.com girldevelopit.com 38
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- 41. 41 Productivity Grows Wages Increase Workers Buy More Companies Hire More Tax Revenue Increases Government Invests More Workers Better Educated Economy Expands Virtuous Cycle Source: Inequality for All
- 42. Program or Be Programmed Digital technology is programmed. This makes it biased toward those with the capacity to write the code. In a digital age, we must learn how to make the software, or risk becoming the software. It is not too difficult or too late to learn the code behind the things we use—or at least to understand that there is code behind their interfaces. Otherwise, we are at the mercy of those who do the programing, the people paying them, or even the technology itself. 42 Source: Douglas Rushkoff, Program or Be Programmed
- 43. The Cyber Revolution A new era of production has begun. Its principles of organization are as different from those of the industrial era as those of the industrial era were different from the agricultural. The cybernation revolution has been brought about by the combination of the computer and the automated self-regulating machine. This results in a system of almost unlimited production capacity which requires progressively less human labor. Cybernation is already reorganizing the economic and social system to meet its own needs. 43 Source: http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/pauling/peace/papers/1964p.7-01.html