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ACM Education Council
Meeting
Mark R. Nelson, Ph.D. MBA, CAECSTA Executive Director
August 2015
The Mission Matters
The core mission of the organization, is to empower, support and advocate for K-12
computer science teachers worldwide.
Ongoing Initiatives
• Standards• Assessment Landscape• Conference 2015/2016
Standards• Review begins late fall of 2015
with an expected completion date of summer 2016
• Deborah Seehorn task force chair• There will be opportunity for the
community to weigh in Upcoming Revision
Assessment Landscape• 9-12 CS teachers impression
and thoughts on assessment• Report available for
download on the website• Assessment task force
discussing next steps
Conference 2015/2016
This is the fifth year in a row that the conference attendance has increased by 19% or more
2015:Attendees: 390; Sponsors: 6; Exhibitors: 15Workshop seats: 485; Sessions: 24; Workshops: 14Keynotes: 2; Receptions: 2; Industry panel: 1New events for 2015: 6
CSTA 2016, July 10-12, San Diego
Thank You to My PredecessorsFor CSTA’s Early Years
Chris Stephenson, Ph.D.
Lissa Clayborn
CSTA Is Now Entering It’s Teen Years
Relationsh
ipsPartnering Money
Pare
ntal
Expectatio
ns
Maturing Practices
Future Identity
The Mission Matters More Than Ever
So What IS the Future Vision for CSTA???
Strategic Capabilities Gap
Is Large
Development Capabilities Gap
Is Large
IF both gaps are large, THEN organizations must focus on reducing the development capabilities gap first, ELSE the organization is unlikely to fully address strategic goals and needs successfully.
Strategic Goals, Drivers & Needs
Degree Strategic Goals, Drivers & Needs Are Met
Characteristics of Strategic Goals &
Needs
Operational Capabilities
M. Nelson and E. Rich, 2012
Mind the Gap(s)
Evolving our Capabilities• Chapter Management• Communities of Practice• Fiscal Management• PR & Awareness• Professional Development• Governance• AMS Migration• Member Engagement• International Benefits
CSTEACHERS.ORG
(Coming later this year)
“Nonprofit is a tax status,
not a business model.”
“If there is one phrase that sets remarkable
associations apart from their counterparts, it’s
“Data, data, data.” They gather information, analyze
it, and then use it to become even better.”
7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don’tASAE and the Center for Association Leadership
Data DrivenSelf-sufficient
Becoming More Independent
ACM: Please Have Patience…
Because the Mission
DOES Matter
Future Initiatives*
* Not yet approved, but based on what is
approaching 300 conversations and other observations.
CSTAR(Computer Science Teachers
& Applied Research)
DELP(Diversity Educational Leadership Program)
Standards, Certification & Digital Badging
If you write the code for someone, they have an app. If you teach someone how to code, they will have apps for a lifetime.
CSTA is for TEACHERS
CSTA:A Mission
That Matters
