Exploring Computer Science

Dan Lewis, Santa Clara UniversitySangeeta Bhatnagar, Evergreen Valley HS

Eric Snow, SRI International

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Comp Sci All Engr Life Sci Phys Sci

Employment Projections

California will have an average of more than 20,000 job openings in computing each year for the next five years.Source: http://www.ncwit.org/caucus.php?id=CA13.4%

60%

5.6% 3.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008.

Computer Science will generate more job growth between now and 2018 than all other STEM fields combined.

Jobs Graduates

Openings vs. Graduates

Number of computer specialist job openings expected in U.S. by 2018

1.4 million

Percentage of these that could possibly be filled by U.S. computing graduates

29%

Source: NCWIT (2009). Women and Information Technology By the Numbers

Source: ACT Research, The Condition of Career and College Readiness: 2012

Intro CS AP CS

National Enrollments HS students who enroll

in an Intro CS class

HS students who enroll in AP CS class (offered in less than 10% of schools)

Failing to attract women, racial minorities and the economically disadvantaged.

32% women

17% women

83% men

68% men

7.6%

2.1%

Source: http://csta.acm.org/Research/sub/Projects/ResearchFiles/CSTASurvey07CSDCResults.pdf

missing women

missing women

10.3%

3.5%

California Enrollments

Source: Compiled by Lloyd McCabe of CDE based on Data Quest data

1998-99 2003-04 2008-09

2,483,772

2,855,2622,980,037

321,999 (13%) 324,121 (11%) 212,059 (7%)

Overall CS Enrollments

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2011 California AP Test Takers

Source: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_sum/2011.html

California has one of the lowest CS AP participation rates among all U.S. high school students

AP Test Takers: CS as % of Math

Source: http://www.ncwit.org/work.campaigns.cse.html

CA GA VA TX

6.2%

9.3%

13.9%

18.5%

Silicon Valley10%

Dallas,Texas26%

New CS Curricula

Exploring CShttp://exploringcs.org Entry level course Prerequisite: Algebra I Funded by NSF 1st taught in LAUSD 2009-10

CS Principleshttp://csprinciples.org Second level course Funded by NSF 1st Piloted in 2010-11 Designed to be AP course Supported by College Board

CSTA K-12 CS Curriculum Standardshttp://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/K12Standards.html

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San Jose ECS ProjectPARTICIPATING DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS

ESUHSD Evergreen Oak Grove Santa Teresa Silver Creek Independence

SJUSD San Jose Pioneer Willow Glen

SCUSD Wilcox Santa Clara

2011-12 2012-13

Sections Offered 11 14Students Enrolled 283 360 (projected)