Expansion of Computer Science in Nevada

January 17, 2017 Council to Establish Academic Standards Meeting

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A Case for Computer Science for All • President Obama’s State of the Union in 2016 challenged CS for all •By 2018, 50% of STEM jobs projected to be CS related (Georgetown University) •1.4 million computing jobs by 2020 with only 400,000 CS students (2011-Code.org)

•Top 10 high demand occupations in Nevada •Governor Sandoval announced in December 2016 that Nevada joined the Governors Partnership for CS

•Partnership with Code.org, College Board and NDE for implementation of CS in Nevada

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Nevada’s CS Taskforce STEM Advisory Council Goal: to determine how to increase Computer Science education across Nevada’s K12 Education System

–District staff

–NDE staff –RPDP

–State Board of Education

–State Senator

–University faculty

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National Partnership

K12 CS Framework Steering Committee

Who else was involved in framework? • States: AR, CA, GA, ID, IN, IA, MD, MA, NE, NV, NJ, NC, UT, WA

• Districts: NYC, SFUSD, Chicago, Charles County MD

• 22 advisors from the CS education community

• Industry: Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple • Organizations: College Board, PLTW, Achieve, CCSSO, NGA, ISTE,

NAF

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Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance (ECEP)

“Seeks to increase the number and diversity of students in the pipeline to computing and computing-intensive degrees by supporting state-level computing education reforms.”

•Sixteen states including Nevada •Funded through National Science Foundation (UMass and Georgia Tech) •Participated in White House Symposium on State Implementation of Computer Science for All

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Pictures

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CS High School Students

1,500 students in CS courses of 138,000 total HS students 21 high schools 50% less female than general population 50% less Hispanic than general population

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Nevada Today

• CTE pathway with rigorous standards in place, inclusive of AP courses

• Middle school activities with Code.org • Nevada Ready 21 devices with CS programs

• Regional Professional Development Centers in collaboration with Code.org re:

regional partnership to assist with PD for our teachers

• Licensing endorsement for high school courses (CTE and AP) is in place

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Nevada’s CS Task Force Committee Recommendations

• Develop state standards using K12 CS framework • Update regulations for “Use of Computer Technology” [NRS 389.018,

NAC 389.664 and 389.450 (7)] – Include introduction to CS, computational thinking, logic, etc. – Ensure computer literacy skills are taught

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Nevada’s CS Taskforce Recommendations continued

• Examine ways to count advanced CS courses for third year science credit for graduation and recognition as such by NSHE and Millennium Scholarship

• Identify system for teacher development including approved training providers, validation of learning, etc. for K-9

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Questions

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