WeTeach_CS: Strategies for Scale - presented at 100Kin10 Partner Summit, April 2017

1. WeTeach_CS: Strategies for Scale
100Kin10 Partner
Summit
April 2017
Carol Fletcher
Deputy Director, Center for STEM Ed
The University of Texas at Austin
Cynthia Sherman
CS Collaborative Project Director
The University of Texas at Tyler

2. Presentation Goals
• Share strategies for scaling training in
computer science to K-12 in-service teachers.
• Share resources for CS teacher professional
development.

3. Grand Challenge #2
Where are the CS Teachers?
• In 2014-15, only 14 individuals
completed a CS teacher certification
program in Texas.
• Only 2% of Texas graduates took a CS
course in HS.

4. WeTeachCS.org
• WeTeach_CS helps connect
educators with CS professional
development opportunities to
deepen skills, encourage innovation
and build relationships with other
educators.

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1. Define the Landscape
Shocking Facts about Texas CS!
Building the Texas
Computer Science Pipeline
Strategic Recommendations
for Success
Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

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2. Define outcomes

7. 3. Leverage existing STEM PD networks

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Face-to-Face
Certification Prep Course
• 2 days
• Focused on the teacher competencies measured on CS
Teacher Certification Exam (TExES)
• TExES is the same as Praxis
• Offered 16 times across the state through summer 2017
4. Design hybrid models of PD

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• Enrollment Opens: 3/27/2017
• Course Starts: 5/8/2017
• Pacing: Self Paced
• Cost: Free - $99 for Verified Certificate
WeTeach_CS:
Foundations of CS for Teachers
To register please visit: www.WeTeachCS.org

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Strategies for Effective and Inclusive CS Teaching
• New online course launching in Fall 2017 sponsored by
• Focused on Broadening Participation in CS
• Practical strategies for growing an equitable CS program in
your school
– Recruitment and retention for diversity
– Culturally relevant CS instruction
– Unconscious bias

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in computer science, computational thinking,
coding, and programming.
In 2015-16, provided 24,010 contact
hours of training to 1,352 Texas
educators
representing 697
schools
339 public, private, and
charter school districts
&
5. Plan for Scale

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6. Ask administrators/teachers what they need

13. 13Apply TODAY!
Funded by
Certification Incentive
Program (CIP)
Through the support of 100Kin10
and TEA, the CIP provides
the opportunity for Texas
educators to apply for a
$1,000 STIPEND awarded by the
TRC for successfully attaining
their certification goal.
7. Reward Teachers

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218 Texas educators have been
CS certified since fall 2015
8. Early and measurable success

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9. Use partnerships to create multiple entry points for teachers

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Connecting Texas educators with state
and national leaders / resources to
teach CS and computational thinking.
Professional
development for
K-12 educators,
focused on building
the CS Education
Community
10. Build Community

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11. Spread
the work by
spreading
the wealth