WeTeach_CS: What's Next?

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June 2018 - WTCS Summit
WeTeach_CS:
What’s Next?
Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Center for STEM Education
The University of Texas at Austin
carol.fletcher@utexas.edu
@drfletcher88
@weteachcs

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Thank You to the CTEM Staff!

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Thank you WeTeach_CS Collaborative Project Directors

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Thank you WeTeach_CS Summit Sponsors!!

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Thank you Student Playground Participants!!
Del Valle Elementary

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What is your Commitment?
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Transportation and lodging reimbursed for all Texas teachers
for any WeTeach_CS event through August 31, 2018.
Upcoming WeTeach_CS Events

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WeTeach_CS F2F Certification Prep
• Edinburg (June 11-12)
• San Antonio (July 26-27)
• Richardson (August 6-7)

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Course was developed with funding from:
Preview Available Enrollment: $199
Learn key computer science topics to improve
instruction prepare for the Praxis & TExES Computer
Science certification tests.
January 9 –
July 31,
2018
7.0 Weeks
Self-Paced
6 Hours
per Week
40.00
CPE Hours
Available
WeTeach_CS: Foundations of
Computer Science for Teachers
Online Course

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Certification Incentive Program (CIP)
Funded by
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.

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Teachers will gain the insight, skills, and strategies to
create equitable computer science programs, inside and
out of the traditional classroom, as a stepping stone to
achieving social justice.
Enrollment: $299
Fall 2018 6.0 Weeks
Instructor-
Paced
4 Hours
per Week
24.00
CPE Hours
Available
WeTeach_CS: Strategies for
Effective & Inclusive CS Teaching
Online Course

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• Perfect for newly certified CS
educators assigned to teach
CS I
• Supports implementation of
the WeTeach_CS for HS
curriculum
• San Antonio (July 11-12)
WeTeach_CS: How WeTeach_CS for High School

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• Using video-game design
to teach algebra &
algebraic thinking.
• Appropriate for both math
or CS classes.
• Beaumont (July 11-13)
Bootstrap

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• Integrating computational
thinking into K-5 academics
• Richardson (July 11-13)
Launch CS – UT Dallas

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• Week long immersion in
Java for high school
teachers
• Instructor – John Owen
• Austin (July 23-27)
WeTeach_Java

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• Strategies for
recruiting and
supporting diverse
students in CS.
• Targeted to secondary
teachers
• Appropriate for In-
school and out-of-
school providers
• Austin (August 6-8)
Tapestry Institute

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WeTeach_CS for HS
 E-book Curriculum
 Developed by John Owen
 Virtual Monthly Support
 Annual Subscription per Teacher
 Online PD Coming Soon
 Special Introductory Rate through July 15
For further details:
https://utakeit.stemcenter.utexas.edu/
weteach-cs-for-hs/

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The WeTeach_CS for HS curriculum will guide new
computer science teachers through the challenges of
a first-year computer science course at the high
school level.

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3 programming platforms progressively develop
students through increasingly challenging content.
Jeroo

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The curriculum provides more than enough lessons, labs,
projects, and assessments (both formative and summative)
for a typical school year of approximately 160 instructional
days and includes extra materials to challenge accelerated
students.

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• Videos
• Discussion boards
• Online professional support
• Virtual office hours
TEACHER SUPPORT

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How to Teach High School CS is a two-day workshop
that starts with an overview tour of an entire first-year
computer science course and then dives deeper into
the WeTeach_CS for HS curriculum.

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WETEACH_CS FOR HS - CURRICULUM OUTLINE
First area of focus
Scratch – block-based platform, introduces computational
thinking

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Second area of focus
Jeroo – scripted programming, graphic display, very popular
with students
WETEACH_CS FOR HS - CURRICULUM OUTLINE

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Third area of focus
CS Concepts and Digital Citizenship – an offline module on
ethics, cybersecurity, etc.
• Copyright, creative commons
• Digital etiquette
• Internet safety
• Computer components
• Operating systems review
• Network connectivity concepts
WETEACH_CS FOR HS - CURRICULUM OUTLINE

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Fourth area of focus
Java – general purpose and industry standard language,
focus on pre-AP topics
WETEACH_CS FOR HS - CURRICULUM OUTLINE

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PRICING
SINGLE USER PLAN
$1999 $1499
Purchase one license and gain
immediate access to the curriculum
(upon receipt of payment).
MULTIPLE USER PLAN
2-4 users: $1599 $1099/user
5+ users: $1399 $899/user
Purchase multiple licenses for
teachers in your campus, cohort, or
district. Redeem license codes to gain
access to the curriculum.
Find a plan that’s right for your needs, whether it’s one classroom or a whole district.
Save $500 PER USER if you subscribe by July 15th!

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Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Credit
•As of April 2018, TX allows CS I, II, III, AP CSP, AP CS
A, & IB CS to count as a LOTE credit
(19 TAC, Subchapter 74.12, b, 5, ii.).
•AP Computer Science A or IB Computer Science
Higher Level can satisfy BOTH one advanced
mathematics requirement AND a LOTE requirement
for graduation (19 TAC, Subchapter 74.11, k).

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HB 3593 - Cybersecurity
SBOE must create a Cybersecurity course Pathway
• UT’s Center for STEM Education is convening Texas CS Task
Force to make recommendations to the TEA on the courses
that should be included in the new Cybersecurity pathway.
• Courses in the pathway should receive weighted funding –
may be CTE.
• Cybersecurity course pathway recommendations include
at least 1 CS course.
• Probably won’t be in effect until 2019-2020 school year.

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