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Compu&ngEduca&onforSchoolChildren
MariaKlaweHarveyMuddCollege
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Outline
• Whyitma>ers• LackofCSteachers• Threeapproaches
– Scratchformiddleschool(ColleenLewis,HMC)– ExploreCSforhighschool(JaneMargolis,UCLA)– Code.orgforK-12(HadiPartovi,code.org)
• Closingthoughts• Discussion
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Whyitma>ers
• Equitableaccesstocareers• Mee&ngcurrentandlongtermdemandforCS• Diverseperspec&vesproducebe>erandmoreideas
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LackofCSteachersintheUS
• NYClicensedscienceteachersin2016:– Biology 1587 17% – Chemistry 568 6% – ComputerTech 23 0% – EarthScience 405 4% – GeneralScience 1267 14% – Mathema&cs 4993 55% – Physics 2463%
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Summer2009
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Spring2015
CurriculumDevelopmentSupportedby
Scratchformiddleschool(ColleenLewis,HMC)
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ProgramminginScratchon&
• 70+ videos 1-3 minutes • 30+ hours of curriculum • Designed for advanced middle-school students • Emphasis on “Iteration” • Enrollment in EdX 2015: 29K (Feb), 33K (May) Links: • e d x . o r g S e a r c h f o r : P r o g r a m m i n g i n S c r a t c h • y o u t u b e . c o m / u s e r / C o l l e e n M L e w i s /
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ExploringComputerScience(JaneMargolis,UCLA,supportedbyNSF)
• UCLA–LosAngelesSchoolDistrictcollabora&on• IncreaseaccesstoCSforfemales,studentsofcolor• Year-longintroCShighschoolcoursecovering:
– HCI,problem-solving,webdesign,programming,robo&cs,compu&ng,data-analysis
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Makingithappen
• Curriculumdevelopment• Teacherprofessionaldevelopment• Workingwithschoolleaders• Learningcommunityamongteachers• Studentassessment• Policy
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ECSstudentsinLosAngeles TOTAL FEMALE LATINO/A BLACK 2010-2011 1,377 564(41.0%) 971(70.5%) 133(9.7%) 2011-2012 2,136 923(43.2%) 1,649(77.2%) 200(9.4%) 2012-2013 1,927 877(45.5%) 1,566(81.3%) 126(6.5%) 2013-2014 2,365 1,084(45.8%) 1,705(72.1%) 255(10.7%) 2014-2015 2,390 1,005(42.1%) 1,762(73.3%) 209(9%)
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Findingsin2014-15forECSstudents
• Self-assessmentofproficiencyinECStopicssignificantlyincreased,especiallyinprogrammingandrobo&cs
• Gainsespeciallypronouncedforfemalestudents
• Changefromfixedmindsettogrowththroughprac&ce
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Expansion
ECSiscurrentlyinthe7largestschooldistrictsintheUnitedStates,withmanyaddi&onalsitesna&onwide.
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Code.org(HadiandAliPartovi)
• Non-profitlaunchedin2013• EverychildshouldhaveaccesstoaqualityCSeduca&on,notjustaluckyfew
• Hasmanypartners(e.g.ACM)andbuildsondecadesofworkbyothers
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Code.orgefforts
• Annualhourofcode(over225Mstudentssofar)• Videoendorsementsbytechcelebri&es
• Contractswithschooldistrictstotrainteachers• WorkingwithstatestogivesciencecreditforCS• ManyonlineCScoursesonwebsite
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Closingthoughts
• Computerscien&stscanandshouldplayakeyroleindevelopingcurriculumandtrainingteachers.
• Shouldshareknowledgebroadlyacrosscountries
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Discussion