StatusofComputerScienceinArkansas

AnthonyOwenCoordinatorofComputer

ScienceEduca9onAugust2,2016

GovernorAsaHutchinson’sLeadership

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5Sugges9onsforEarlyMovement1.   ComprehensiveLegisla3on/Content-definingstandards/studentlearning

expecta9onsandgeVngschoolstoofferthecontent/courses2.   CentralPointofContact–asthisrollsout,manyen99eswillneedtobe

involved.ThereneedstoexistaPOCforCS,withthatbeingtheironlyfocus,andgiventheauthoritytoworkasneededtosupporttheini9a9ve

3.   Gradua3onCredit–whatisinitforthestudents(otherthanknowledge);establishingasystemthatallowsCStocountforarequiredcredit

4.   TeacherCapacity–aligninglicensure,PD,andteacherpre-serviceinawaythatsupportsexis9ngteacherstogainthecer9fica9onandbeginstheprocessofdevelopingamaintainingpipelineofnewCScer9fiedteachers

5.   Funding–fundingwillneedtobeallocatedtosupportteacherPDtobuildcapacityinaddi9ontosupportotherissuessuchasinfrastructureandtechnologyneeds

LongTermSustainabilityHaveyourDOE/PointPersonDevelopaStrategicPlanthatalignstothevisionofthestateandincorporatesthetaskforcerecommenda9onsasappropriate.FocusinArkansasison:•  Standards/Curriculum•  LicensureandProfessionalDevelopment•  Outreach•  ProgramGrowth

FreeAccesstoLynda.com•  UnlimitedAccess-Learnwhatyouwant,whenyouwant,fromthecourse

library.•  4,268VideoCourses-Findwhatyouneedinthegrowinglibrary.Newcourses

addedweekly.•  ExpertTeachers-Watchandlearnfromtopexpertswhoarepassionateabout

teaching.•  VarietyofInstruc9on-Coursesforalllevelscovertechnicalskills,crea9ve

techniques,businessstrategies,andmore.•  On-the-goLearning-Watchfromyourcomputer,tablet,ormobiledevice.

Switchbackandforthasyouchoose.•  CustomPlaylists-Createandsavelistsofcoursesyouwanttowatch,and

sharethemwithfriendsorcolleagues.

RelevantEduca9onalexperienceThroughStandardsandPolicy

•  Arkansaspassedlegisla9onthatrequireseveryArkansasHighschooltoofferacomputersciencecourseGovernorHutchinsonworkedwithbothsidesofisletopassthislegisla9onunanimously

•  Setaside$5milliontodirectlysupportArkansasstudents,teachers,andschools

•  Co-developedhigh-schoolpathwayswiththeArkansasDepartmentofCareerEduca9on–  Involvedindustry–  Involvededucatorsatalllevels–  Willallowcreditforinternshipswithlocalcompaniesandindustries–  RemovePrerequisites–  AllowStacking

#CS4ALL=Innova9onforAll•  ForALL?–  Equity-whohaskeystotheroom–  Inclusion-whoiswelcomedtocomeintotheroom– Diversity-whoisintheroom

•  -Recognizingtrends#ARKidsCanCode•  -LookingatwaystoleverageyourstatetaxdollarswithFederalfunding(haveyouheardaboutPresidentObama's4BillCS4Allini9a9ve)

AwarenessandEngagement•  Adver9sing?

–  hEps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV4NR2uuBC8•  RecognizingTrends

–  #ARKidsCanCode•  ResearchwaystoleverageyourstatetaxdollarswithFederal

funding–  haveyouheardaboutPresidentObama's4BillCS4Allini9a9ve

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ADEComputerScienceWebpage•  accessotherresources

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computer-science

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ComputerScienceK-8Standards•  Foundat:hEp://goo.gl/WHXkWu– AdoptedduringJanuarySBEMee9ng–  Implementa9onrequiredbeginninginthe2017-2018schoolyear

–  Separatedintothreedocuments•  K-4EmbeddedStandards•  5-8EmbeddedStandards•  CodingBlockforGrades7or8(Requiredinstruc9onforeverystudent;notjustoffered)

ComputerScienceK-8Standards•  Foundat:hEp://goo.gl/WHXkWu–  TeacherClarifica9onStatements

•  CT.1.K.1-Discussthefollowingbasicstepswhenproblemsolving:understandingtheproblem;consideringvariousstrategies

•  NOTEforCT.1.K.1throughCT.1.4.1-Problemswithinthesestandardscanbe,butarenotlimitedto,realworldproblemsorproblemsencounteredinthestudent’sdaily-life.Examplesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,tyingshoesandhowtogetfromaclassroomtothecafeteria.

ArkansasComputerSciencePrac9cesStudentswillexhibitproficiencyincomputersciencethrough:•  Perseverance-Studentsexpectandpersistinovercoming

thechallengesthatoccurwhencomple9ngtasks.Theyrecognizethatmakingandcorrec9ngmistakeswilltakeplaceduringthelearningprocessandproblemsolving.

•  Collabora3on-Studentseffec9velyworkandcommunicatewithothersensuringmul9plevoicesareheardandconsidered.Theyunderstandthatdiversethoughtsmayleadtocrea9vesolu9onsandthatsomeproblemsmaybebestsolvedcollabora9vely.

ArkansasComputerSciencePrac9cesStudentswillexhibitproficiencyincomputersciencethrough:•  PaMerns-Studentsunderstandandu9lizethelogicalstructureof

informa9onthroughiden9fyingpaEernsandcrea9ngconceptualmodels.TheydecomposecomplexproblemsintosimplermodulesandpaEerns.

•  Tools-Studentsevaluateandselecttoolstobeusedwhencomple9ngtasksandsolvingproblems.Theyunderstandthatappropriatetoolsmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,theirmind,pencilandpaper,manipula9ves,soqwareapplica9onprograms,programminglanguages,orappropriatecompu9ngdevices.

ArkansasComputerSciencePrac9cesStudentswillexhibitproficiencyincomputersciencethrough:•  Communica3on-Studentseffec9velycommunicate,

usingaccurateandappropriateterminology,whenexplainingthetaskcomple9onorproblemsolvingstrategiesthatwereused.Theyrecognizethatgooddocumenta9onisanongoingpartoftheprocess,andwhenappropriateprovideaccuratedocumenta9onoftheirworkinamannerthatisunderstandabletoothers.

ArkansasComputerSciencePrac9cesStudentswillexhibitproficiencyincomputersciencethrough:•  EthicsandImpact-Studentscomprehendtheramifica9onsof

ac9onspriortotakingthem.Theyareawareoftheirowndigitalandcyberpresenceanditsimpactonotherindividualsandsociety.

•  ProblemSolving-StudentsexhibitproficiencyinComputerSciencethroughiden9fyingandsystema9callysolvingproblems(e.g.,engineeringdesignprocess).Theyrecognizeproblemsolvingasanongoingprocess.

K-8EmbeddedStandardsTheArkansasComputerScienceStandardsforGradesK-8provideanintroduc9ontocompu9ngconceptsthataretobeembeddedacrossothercontentareasandareintendedtosupportwhatisalreadybeingdoneintheclassroom.Thestandardssupportcri9calthinkingthroughtheessen9alskillsofcomputa9onalthinkingandalgorithmicproblemsolving.Thecoursestrands,contentclusters,andcontentstandardsaretobetaughtinanintegratedmanner,notinisola9on.Integra9onof

basiccomputerscienceskillsandknowledgethroughprac9calclassroomexperiencespromoteconnec9onstoallsubjectareasandtotherealworld.Formalassessmentofthesestandardsisnotrequired;teachersmaymonitorandmeasurestudentlearningthroughnormalclassroom

ac9vi9esandinterac9ons.

CodingBlockforGrades7or8Thecomputerscience7-8codingblockisdesignedtobe

taughtduringastandaloneblockof9meoveraminimumoffourtofiveweeks.Aspartofthisblock,studentswill

examinehowtoformulatealgorithmsaswellascreate,analyze,testanddebugcomputerprogramsinorderto

solvereal-worldproblems.Studentswillberequiredtouseatext-basedprogramminglanguagetoaccomplishthese

tasks.Thesestandardsarenotintendedtobeembeddedinac9vi9esspreadoutovermul9plecourses.

CodingBlockforGrades7or8

CodingBlockforGrades7or8Schoolsaretoensurethateverystudentreceivesinstruc9onnecessarytomeetthesestandardsineithertheir7thor8thgradeyear.Schoolsmaychoosetheimplementa9onmechanismthatworksbestfortheirschoolandstudents.Op9onsforimplementa9onincludebutarenotlimitedto:•  Thestandardswithinthisblocktaughtasa4-5weekmodulewithinKeyboarding,

businesselec9ve,orCareerDevelopmentduringthestudent’s7thor8thgradeyear

•  Thestandardswithinthisblocktaughtasa4-5weekmodulewithinanothercourseorspecifiedperiodof9meduringthestudent’s7thor8thgradeyear

•  Thestandardswithinthisblocktaughtaspartofahighschoollevelprogrammingcourseforwhichtheschoolhasreceivedapprovaltoofferto7thor8thgraders

CodingBlockforGrades7or8TheteacherofrecordfortheCodingBlockforGrades7or8mustholdanArkansasEducator’sLicenseinany

contentarea,whichallowsthemtoinstructstudentsofthegradelevelwhoaretakingtheblock.Thoughthe

licensureisopentoanycontentarea,itistheresponsibilityoftheschoolandteacherofrecordto

ensurethattheindividualprovidingtheinstruc9onhastherequisiteknowledgeneededtoteachtheblock.

CodingBlockforGrades7or8TheteacherofrecordfortheCodingBlockforGrades7or8mustholdanArkansasEducator’sLicenseinany

contentarea,whichallowsthemtoinstructstudentsofthegradelevelwhoaretakingtheblock.Thoughthe

licensureisopentoanycontentarea,itistheresponsibilityoftheschoolandteacherofrecordto

ensurethattheindividualprovidingtheinstruc9onhastherequisiteknowledgeneededtoteachtheblock.

HighSchoolStandardsandCoursesForthe2016-2017schoolyear,theapprovedAct187coursesincludethenewCollegeBoardAdvanced

Placement(AP)ComputerSciencePrinciplesinaddi9ontoADEComputerScienceandMathema9cs,ADE

Essen9alsofComputerProgramming,CollegeBoardAdvancedPlacement(AP)ComputerScienceA,andInterna9onalBaccalaureate(IB)ComputerScience(SL

orHL).

HighSchoolStandardsandCoursesFor2017-2018andbeyond:•  Wasco-wriEen/co-brandedwithArkansasDept.ofCareerEd.

•  CoursestoSBEduringAugustmee9ng•  GridofCourses•  Stackingwillbeallowed•  No-prerequisites*AllissubjecttofinalADEandSBEapproval

ComputerScienceListserv

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ComputerSciencePDGrant•  Commissioner'sMemo-COM-16-048–  (hEp://goo.gl/FRZU1r)–  forArkansasSTEMCenters,ArkansasEduca9onalServiceCoopera9ves,Arkansaspublicuniversi9es,Arkansaspubliccommunitycolleges,andotherpublicins9tu9onsapprovedbyADE

–  upto$750,000.00intotalgrantfunding–  threefocusareas

ComputerScienceLicensureAssessmentCutScoreChange

•  Commissioner'sMemo-LIC-16-022–  (hEp://goo.gl/2fVkJ5)

EffecQveimmediately,theStateBoardofEducaQonadopted159asthepassingscoreforthePraxis®ComputerScience(5651)test.TheProfessionalLicensureStandardsBoardapprovedarecommendaQonfromtheArkansasDepartmentofEducaQononOctober30,2015.The5651testisrequiredforanArkansasEducatorLicenseinComputerScience.

ComputerScienceLicensureAssessmentReimbursement

•  Commissioner'sMemo-LIC-15-035–  (hEp://goo.gl/8WZgL4)

•  Tobeeligible:–  Scoreatleast159onPraxis™ComputerScience(5651)– AddComputerScienceEndorsementtoyourARLicense–  SubmittheReimbursementRequest(andotherrequired)forms

– Allwithin12months

ComputerScienceFAQNowonGoogleDocs

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ComputerScienceFAQ•  Act187Requirement–  APComputerSciencePrinciplesaddedforthe2016-17SchoolYear

•  LicensureUpdate–  PraxisExam(SeeCommissioner’sMemoLIC-15-028)–  Recommenda9onGoingtoSBEToday

•  ProfessionalDevelopment–  ESCWorks–  STEMCenterList–  Lynda.comthroughIDEAS

ComputerScienceFAQ•  CurriculumStandardsDocuments–  hEp://edboard.arkansas.gov/ItemAEachments.aspx?itemid=4588&mee9ngid=272

•  Resources–Youcanusewhateveryourdistrictsaysalignstothecurriculumframeworks!

•  ComputerScienceFlexCredit–  subs9tutesfortherequirementofa4thmathor3rdscience–  greatop9onforstudentsbutschoolsshouldhelpthemchoosewisely

ComputerScienceFAQ

ComputerScienceFAQ•  TheFAQisnotasta9cdocument•  Itwillbeupdatedasnewinforma9onisavailable

ComputerScienceTaskForceUpdate•  TaskForceReporthasbeenpublicallyreleased.

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WhatDoesThisMeanForYou?

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ComputerScienceAdver9sement

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ResourcesforYou

•  www.arkansased.gov•  hEp://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-and-instruc9on/resource-materials-for-lesson-plans/computer-science/computer-science-praxis-5651-study-resources

Q&A/ContactInforma9onAnthonyOwenCoordinatorofComputerScienceEduca9onCSTABoardofDirectors;StateDepartmentRepresenta9veanthony.owen@arkansas.govCell:501-218-4506FollowmeonTwiEer:@AnthonyOwenADE

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