Slides from a presentation shared with superintendents

1. A-A-ron
• @coffeechugbooks
• www.coffeeforthebrain.com
http://bit.do/CSIA

2. Computer Science for Iowa
Less Artificial, More Intelligent
Or Humans Need Not Apply

3. We don’t need more
computer scientists

4. We need more people involved
in industries and workforce with
a computer science mindset

5. Fist to Five
Our district
currently does
NOT integrate
CS
Our district
wants to
integrate CS,
but we don’t
know how
Our district is
trying to
integrate CS
Our students
have
completed CS
activities (like
hour of code)
but they aren’t
tied to my
curriculum
CS concepts
are sometimes
referenced in to
our curriculum
CS concepts
are interwoven
into our
curriculum
regularly

6. Struggle Is Real!
Link

7. 2018’s top earning YouTuber was born in 2010,
and brought in $22m -- up $11m from the year

8. Soooo, everyone’s cool with
this? Good. Great. Carry on.
• Ryan’s just your average 1st-grader with millions of
dollars, original content on multiple streaming
networks, and his own Ryan action figure -- just
classic 7-year-old stuff.
• Ryan is part of the “unboxing” worldIn his most
popular video (which has snagged more than 1.5m
views since Sunday) Ryan opens up giant eggs to
find toys from Disney’s Cars and Paw Patrol.
• But 1.5m views barely scratches the surface: Ryan
has more than 17.3m followers and nearly 26B views
since his main channel launched in 2015… when he
was 3.

9. Why CS?
• Workforce Development
• Economic Opportunity
• Creative and Artistic Expression
• Build Grit
• Problem Solving Skills

10. What do we imagine
for the future?

11. The illiterate of the 21st Century are
not those who cannot read and
write but those who cannot learn,
unlearn and relearn.
Alvin Toffler, Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at
the Edge of the 21st Century

12. A personal why
Why are we in education?
Why is the way we’ve always done education not going to connect with these kids?

13. Discover the ideas right
before your eyes

15. You may look at something every single day, but you never
really "see" it.
Let's put that hypothesis to the test, shall we?
Given this all-black Google logo, determine which color
should fill in each letter.

17. Computers and software
are changing everything…

18. …but the majority of schools don’t
teach computer science
Source: Access Report

19. Our students should
learn to code…
Some may think:

20. Our students should
learn to code…
Our schools should teach
computer science

21. Computer science is just
about learning technology
Some may think:

22. Computer science is just
about learning technology
Computer science is
about logic, problem
solving, and creativity

23. Every 21st century student should
have a chance to learn about
algorithms, how to make apps,
and how the internet works.

24. believe offering computer science is more or
equally as important as any required course.
83% of parents and 64% of
principals in rural and small towns

25. 500,000 current
openings:
These jobs are in
every industry and
every state, and
they’re projected to
grow at twice the rate
of all other jobs.
Computing jobs are the #1 source
of new wages in the United States

26. Source: Brookings
The value of a computer science
education

27. Only 26 states have
created K-12 computer
science standards.
Momentum is building,
but we still have a
long way to go.
States with K-12 CS
standards
States without K-12 CS
standards
The state of K-12 computer
science standards

29. 5 Year STEM Plan
•The administration's goal is threefold:
• For every American to master basic STEM concepts, like
computational thinking, in order to respond to
technological change
• To increase access to STEM among historically
underserved students
• To encourage students to pursue STEM careers.
•

31. Iowa Computer Science Standards

32. Senate File 274

34. What is the K-12 CS Framework?

35. Vision
A framework that will empower students to…
● be informed citizens who can critically engage in CS-related discussions
● develop as learners, users, and creators of CS knowledge and artifacts
● better understand the role of computing in the world around them
● learn, perform, and express themselves in other subjects and interests

36. Guiding Principles
1. Broaden participation in computer science.
2. Focus on the essential.
3. Do not reinvent the wheel.
4. Inform with current research and guide future research.
5. Align to nationally recognized frameworks.
6. Inspire implementation.

37. Core Concepts
and Practices
Multiple concepts and practices
fit together to create meaningful
experience in computer science.

38. Implementation
Guidance
There are multiple pathways
states, districts, and schools can
take to K–12 Computer Science
for all students.

39. CS in Early Childhood
Education
Four powerful ideas are
embedded within core content
areas and the fifth, social and
emotional learning, frames it all.
These five ideas are based in play.

40. CSTA Standards
The CSTA K–12 Computer Science Standards delineate a core set of
learning objectives designed to provide the foundation for a complete
computer science curriculum and its implementation at the K–12 level

41. ISTE CT Competencies
These standards will help educators develop the skills and
knowledge they need to put the CSTA and state computer
science standards into action in their classrooms

43. Equity in CS
• In 1984, 37% of bachelor’s
degrees in Computer
Science were earned by
women.
• By 2014 that percentage
dropped by half, with
women earning only 18% of
CS bachelor’s degrees.

44. How many of you refused to put a credit card into
a machine 15 years ago?

45. Lol!😂💩🦄

47. Our students will be asked to
solve problems that our schools
have never thought of or been
included in the classroom before!

48. Science Fiction Has Become A Reality

49. Science Fiction Is ALL
Our Students Know!

51. Humans Text Humans

52. Robots With Personality

53. Humans Speak Machine

54. Writer?
Web Development Tools

55. Medical Field?
Code for cochlear implants

56. Medical Field?
3D Print Body Parts

57. Medical Field?
CRISPR Babies

58. Clean House
Robot

59. House Appliances
Alexa Enabled Microwave

60. Clean House
Amazon Dash Buttons

61. Trash Collection

63. Climate Assessment Report
What you need to know: The recently released Fourth
National Climate Assessment contains these warnings for
the Midwest and Iowa:
• Crop yields could be reduced due to ongoing changes
in seasonal rainfall and the severity of heat waves
• A potential 25% drop in corn yields by the middle of the
century
• Urban areas could see more damaging floods,
especially in the spring
• Cleaning up Iowa's waterways will become even more
challenging as a shifting climate makes solutions more
difficult
• Changes in technology will likely not allow adequate
adaptation

64. Sustainable Development Goals Project Search

65. Innovation Lab
SDG Goals
Why is this not happening here in Iowa?

66. What does this all
mean for us in Iowa?

69. Computer Science
The study of computer
architecture, networks,
software engineering, data
storage and manipulation,
program design, and
programming.
• Just learning to code
• STEM education
• Digital Literacy

70. Growing Demand for CS education solutions
• Increasing number of CS education funding &
grants
• Increasing amount of programs, tools available
• Beginnings of common standard and curriculum
Challenges:
• Equity and inclusion
• Progression path to real-world skills
• Too many different tools to learn

71. CS Edu Market: nascent, growing quickly, fragmented
• Increasing amount of programs and tools available
• Increasing number of CS education funding & grants
• Beginnings of common standard and curriculum

72. Seymour Papert
Are students
programming the
computer or is the
computer programming
the student?

73. CS Opportunities
• CS Incentive Fund
• NewBoCo Training
• AEA Workshops
• CS for Iowa Dept. of Education - Wren Hoffman

74. AEA Is Already Hard
At Work!

77. 746 Equations!

84. Why do I share all of
this with you today?

85. Children are people
• More than future employers
• More than an ID # on a
spreadsheet
• More than making a school
look good
Children
matter
NOW!

86. Think Global. Act Local

87. Don’t Need
• Rubrics and instructions
• Worksheets
• Bells
• Quizzes and Tests
• Desks In rows

88. Do Need
• Empowered Educators
• Supportive culture
• Appropriate materials
• A good prompt
• Sufficient time

89. What will your story be?

90. Curious
Perspective
Persistent
Playful
Sharing
Risk-takers

91. Ideas need to
become things!

92. We cannot let the maintenance of
compliance suffocate the creative
joys of learning and play.