Ali Partovi, Co-Founder of Code.org, presentation at Piedmont Education Speaker Series on Preparing Students for the Age of Technology - September 30, 2014
7. 1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
History English Science Math Foreign
Languages
Economics Art + Music Computer
Science
Sources: College Board
Only 15% of
this are girls.
8% are
African
Americans +
Hispanics.
High School AP Enrollment
14. The tech industry is
desperately trying to hire
computer programmers.
15. Every
The tech industry is
desperately trying to hire
computer programmers.
16. 67% of software jobs are outside the
tech industry. More broadly, Computer
Science is relevant to all careers.
“… as important as knowledge of
anatomy when it comes to medical
research or clinical care.”
Larry Corey,
Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center
27. Computer
Science: 2%
of STEM
students
STUDENTS
Computer
Science:
60% of
STEM jobs
JOBS
Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation
33. Code.org efforts
1. Changing the rules.
- 15 state victories. 1 defeat.
2. Helping the schools.
- Free K-8 curriculum, in 40,000 classrooms this fall
- Partnerships with 30 districts (incl NYC, LA, Chi)
- Free teacher-training workshops nationwide
3. Making it cool.
Women, african americans, hispanic americans are woefully excluded from this foundational field (and the opportunity to access the best paying jobs in the country)