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Advocating for Your Computer Science Program
Wisconsin Mathematics Council Annual ConferenceGreen Lake, WI
Friday, May 2, 2014
Objectives1. Identify Problems
2. Identify Stakeholders
3. Plan for Advocating
4. Identifying Resources
5. Tools, Methods
6. Write an elevator speech
State of CS Education Do your research
Opportunities• Future workforce projections in CS/IT• Family supporting wages
Problems• Lack of a Pipeline• Underrepresented groups• Few CS classes taught, few teachers
Where the STEM Jobs Will BeProjected Annual Growth of NEWLY CREATED STEM Job Openings 2010-2020
* STEM is defined here to include non-medical occupations.
Source: Jobs data are calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Employment Projections 2010-2020, available at http://www.bls.gov/emp/.
Degrees and Jobs
Where the STEM Jobs Will BeProjected Growth of Selected STEM Jobs 2010-2020
STEM Job2010 Total
Employment% Growth2010-2020
2011 Average Annual Salary
Engineering and Architectural Managers 176,800 9% $129,350
Computer and Information Systems Managers 307,900 18% $125,660
Aerospace Engineers 81,000 5% $103,870
Software Developers, Systems and Applications 913,100 30% $96,250
Biochemists and Biophysicists 25,100 31% $87,640
Civil Engineers 262,800 19% $82,710
Database Administrators 110,800 31% $77,350
Environmental Scientists 89,400 19% $68,810
Chemists 82,200 4% $74,780
Anthropologists and Archeologists 6,100 21% $59,040
Sources: Jobs data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Employment Projections 2010-2020, available at http://www.bls.gov/emp/. Salary data are from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2011, available at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm. STEM is defined here to include non-medical occupations.
Your Turn
• On your own, write down• At least one problem or issue involving CS
you are dealing with• At least one success story you have
experienced
• After 3 minutes, share with someone nearby and compare
• Report out to the whole group•
School Level Advocacy
Identify Stakeholderso Studentso Teacherso Administratorso Counselorso Parentso Board of Educationo Business partners
Advocating PlanWhat is your goal?• What are you advocating for?
To whom are you going to advocate?• Identify your stakeholder(s)
On your paper, list at least one goal to advocate for and the stakeholder(s).• Share?
Doing Something
Look for resources• CSTA Website http://csta.acm.org• Click on Advocacy/Outreach
• Advocacy Tools• CSTA Presentations to borrow from
Doing Something
Look for resources• NCWIT http://ncwit.org
• Click on Resources and Tools• Choose K-12 Education
• Local Resources• Needs in business community• Other school districts
The standards represent the body of knowledge for the discipline as it applies to K-12.
The CSTA K-12 CS Standards
Standards Echo Fundamental Beliefs
We consider it critical that students be able to read and write and understand the fundamentals of math, biology, chemistry and physics. To be a well-educated citizen in today’s computing-intensive world, students must have a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of computing as well.
New Advocacy Tools
•Documents that show mapping between CSTA standards and•STEM Cluster Topics
•Common Core State Standards
•Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Essentials for Success
•Partnership for 21st Century Essential Skills
http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/K12Standards.html
•Alignment template docs•Template for aligning standards, courses, curricula
•Template for aligning resources
•How to use document
•Completed examples
http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/K12Standards.html
School Level Advocacy
Tools• Elevator Speech (1 to 20 minutes)
o CS as a tool for teaching problems solving and logical thinking (focus on all STEM careers)
• Powerpoint Presentation o Lots of data/charts about CS opportunities
• Brochure – CS@<your school>o courses, statistics, STEM alumni
• Enthusiastic Students
Success StoriesSchool Level Advocacy
Methods• Library Showcases (Presentations)
o Alumni and Current Students
• Guidance Counselor Presentationso During lunch in January
• Math Department Presentations (others?)• School Board Presentations
Elevator Advocacy
advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
Elevator Advocacy
protagonism, drumbeat - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for
drumbeat - a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause
Elevator Advocacy
vehement - showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense:vociferous - vehement or clamorousclamorous - noisily insistent
Types of Pitch Formats
• Face-to-Face Pitch• Tube Pitch: youtube videos, vimeo, etc• Twit Pitch: twitter• Blog Pitch: popular blogs, your own blog• Slide Pitch: web based slide shows,
SlideShare, Prezi, Animoto
• Document/Letter Pitch: Email/Snail Mail item
Your Turn
• On your own, or with someone who has identified a similar problem and stakeholder• Write an elevator speech• Try it out
Can someone give their speech?
PitchPlan
http://www.speech-topics-help.com/elevator-speech.html
Also Google something like• Elevator Speech Education
Become a Drumbeater
Find your passion and pick up your drum1. Start to fill in you Advocacy Planning
Guide – identify at least one problem for I.A.
2. Define what you think might be a solution; fill in I.B.
3. Work for the next 10-15 mins on III.B. and then 4.
4. Hook them, reel them, and bring it all home.
Resource Sites
http://ExpandingCSWisconsin.pbworks.com
CSTA: http://csta.acm.orgNCWIT: http://ncwit.org
CS Ed Week: http://www.csedweek.org
Computing in the Corehttp://www.computinginthecore.org