Presented at the CS4TX Statewide Meeting, October 19, 2016, in Houston, TX. Presented by: Carol Fletcher, Ph.D. Deputy Director Center for STEM Education The University of Texas at Austin

1. Building the CS Pipeline
Carol Fletcher, Ph.D.
October 2016

2. 40%
All other
math and
sciences
STEM Jobs
2%
Computer
science
98%
All other
math &
sciences
Students
60%
Computer
science

3. Percentage of
graduates who earned
credit in high school
computer science
classes between
1990 and 2009.
It was the only STEM subject
to experience a drop.
6%

4. By 2020
there will be
1,000,000 more
computing jobs
than graduates
to fill them.

5. 2%of Texas high
school graduates
have taken a
Computer Science
class.
Texas Education Agency, 2014
Texas HS
Graduates

6. 0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fewer computer science graduates than
10 years ago (and half as many women):
Source:: Code.org - National Science Foundation, National Center for Education Statistics
FEMALE
MALE

7. In 2014,
Texas had
only 2,103
computer
science
graduates.
Code.org

8. In 2014,
only 16% of
the computer
science
graduates in
Texas were
female
Code.org

9. In 2015, only 5,172 HS students in Texas
took the AP Computer Science Exam.
https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/archived/ap-2015
5,172
12,316
17,735
22,982
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
AP Computer
Science
Chemistry Biology Calculus AB
AP Exams Taken by HS Students

10. In 2015, only 24% of the HS students in Texas
who took the AP Computer Science Exam
were female.
https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/archived/ap-2015
24%
46% 49%
59%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
AP Computer
Science
Calculus AB Chemistry Biology
AP Exams Taken by Females

11. In 2015, of the 5,172
HS students in Texas
who took the AP CS
Exam
https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/archived/ap-2015
Texas Education Agency Pocket Edition 2014-2015
19%
3%
78%
HS Students Who Took
AP CS Exam
Even though the total
student population was:
Other
Hispanic
Black
52%
13%
35%
Total HS Student
Population
Hispanic
Black
Other

12. Source: Brookings Image credit: Code.org
The value of a computer science education

13. In 2014-2015
only 17%
of the Texas
schools with AP programs
offered computer science.
https://code.org/advocacy/state-facts/TX.pdf

14. In 2014-2015, 400 of the 1,459
high schools in Texas offered
Computer Science.
Texas Education Agency, 2016
This represents
27% of the
campuses.
TX HS Offering CS
Campuses

15. Tech’s diversity problem is also in CS
High School
Computer Science
University
Computer Science
Software
workforce
Women who try AP Computer Science in high school are
ten times more likely to major in it in college, and Black
and Hispanic students are seven times more likely.
Sources: College Board, National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics Image credit: code.org

16. Only 7% of
students
reported seeing
Hispanics or
Blacks engaging
in computer
science in movies
or TV shows.
Gallup, 2015
58% of students
reported seeing
whites
performing
computer
science
activities.

17. High school females
who saw
“students like me” engaged in
computer science classes are more
likely to be interested in pursuing
computer science training.
Google, 2014

18. surveyed by Gallup agree that
“People who do
computer science need to
be very smart.”
Gallup, 2015
49% of
students
57% of
parents
&

19. think boys are more
interested than girls in
computer science
Gallup, 2015
72% of
female
students

20. think boys are more likely
than girls to be successful in
learning computer science
Gallup, 2015
45% of
female
students

21. Gallup, 2015
A slim majority of students (53%)
say they have learned some type of
computer science, such as using
programming to create software,
apps, games, websites or electronics.
About 75% of these students
say they learned through a
class at school.

22. Gallup, 2015
Students who are Hispanic,
female or from lower-income
households
are less likely than their
counterparts to have learned
any computer science.

23. Just 7% of principals and
6% of superintendents said
the “demand is high” among
parents for computer science
education.
Education Week, 2015

24. Yet, 67% of parents said they
thought students should be
required to learn computer
science in school.
Education Week, 2015

25. Why a deficiency in CS in Texas?
• Lack of CS Certified teachers
• Low student/parent demand (perceived or
real?)
• No incentive for schools to invest in CS
Pathway
• No system connecting HS courses to careers in
industry

27. $36,352
Average starting
salary in 2013 for
Texas teachers.
$64,000
Average starting
salary for
college
graduates with
computer
science degrees
(2013).
Adames, 2013 Texas Association of School Boards, 2013

28. August, Kihn, & Miller, 2010
$67,000
Average maximum U.S. teacher
salary
Remember, the average
starting salary for Computer
Science graduates is $64,000

29. Gallup, 2015
Black students
are less likely
than White and Hispanic
students to have access to
clubs or groups that teach
computer science.

30. Gallup, 2015
only 39% agree
that their school
board believes
CS education is
important to
offer in schools.
56% of
teachers think
most students
should be
required to
take a CS
course
But…

34. Google, 2014
High School Student’s Impression of
What Computer Science Majors Learn

35. In 2014-15,
only 14
Texas teachers completed
a traditional or alternative
pre-service CS certification
program.
State Board of Educator Certification, 2015

38. Cs4tx.org

39. in computer science, computational
thinking, coding, and programming.
Provided 24,010 contact
hours of training to
1,352 Texas educators
representing 697
schools
339 public, private,
and charter school
districts
&
Accomplishment

40. Accomplishment
to complete CS
certification in
Texas
Supported 104
in-service
teachers
as compared to 14 pre-service
teachers who obtained a CS
certification during the same time
frame in 2014-15.

41. Upcoming Event
November 3-4, 2016
Austin, TX
Transportation
and housing
reimbursed
WeTeach_CS
Certification
Preparation
Face-to-Face
Details and registration: weteachcs.org

42. Accomplishment
Developed and
deployed a free, six-
week, online course
to support Texas
educators seeking
Grades 8-12
Computer Science
certification.
Course was developed with funding from:
Piloted course in
summer of 2016 with
the goal of enrolling
200 teachers.
Full enrollment was
744, with 255
educators completing
all course
assignments with at
least 80% mastery.

43. Accomplishment
Secured
funding from
Supporting stipend
for Texas educators who
become certified to teach
CS.
Launched Certification
Incentive Program (CIP)

44. Accomplishment
with representatives from
Organized first
CS Principles
Mini-Conference
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February 24-25, 2016
http://www.thetrc.org/cs-principles-mini-conferencewhich provided
training to
45 Texas
educators.
Sponsored by

45. Upcoming Event
Sponsored by
CS Principles
Mini-Conference
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February 20-21, 2017

46. Accomplishment
and connecting Texas
educators with state and
national leaders /
resources to teach CS and
computational thinking.
http://www.thetrc.org/weteach_cs-summit-2016
Organized inaugural
WeTeach_CS Summit
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June 7-9, 2016
providing professional
development to over 200
educators, K-12, focused
on building the CS
Education Community,

47. Upcoming Event
connecting Texas
educators with state and
national leaders /
resources to teach CS and
computational thinking.
WeTeach_CS Summit
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 5-7, 2017
professional
development for K-12
educators, focused on
building the CS Education
Community,

48. Accomplishment
NSF’s Expanding
Computing Education
Pathways (ECEP)
Alliance
Organized
statewide meet-up
for CS Education
advocates
http://www.thetrc.org/statewide-cs-effort
in conjunction with
Texas Alliance for
Computer Science
Education (TACSE),
which is now CS4TX
Partnered with

49. Trained 78
Texas
educators in
through free
online project
called
in
partnership
with
Accomplishment

50. Free training for
educators in
Spring 2017
Application opens in
November
in
partnership
with
Upcoming Event

51. Trained 42 Texas
educators in
Video Game Programming
with Algebra
Accomplishment

52. in partnership with
Awarded first two
CS Change Maker awards to
Texas high school CS teachers
Awarded first two
CS Mini-grants to elementary
and middle schools teachers
Accomplishment

53. Launched
in partnership with
http://cs4tx.org
Accomplishment

54. Coordinated the
first CS professional
development strand for
the CAMT conference
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Summer 2016
reaching approximately
200 Texas math educators
Accomplishment

55. Texas is considered a national leader
in K-12 Computer Science Education.
• Texas counts AP Computer Science as a math credit for
graduation.
• Texas requires high school CS teachers to be certified in
computer science.
• Texas requires teachers to pass a CS content exam to
be CS certified.
• Texas requires every high school to offer Computer
Science.
• Texas has state standards for computer science
courses.
• Texas is a leader in the number of Black, Hispanic, and
female AP CS enrollees.

56. NCWIT.org

57. NCWIT.org

58. NCWIT.org

59. NCWIT.org

60. NCWIT.org
Percentage of Computing Occupations
Held by Women

61. NCWIT.org
Female percentage of select STEM undergraduate
degree recipients

62. NCWIT.org
Percentage of computing occupations held by women
has been declining since 1991

63. NCWIT.org

71. Change the Equation, 2015

72. Change the Equation, 2015

73. Change the Equation, 2013

74. Change the Equation, 2013

75. Change the Equation, 2013

76. Change the Equation, 2013

77. csedweek.org
Computer Science
Education Week
December 5-11, 2016