@Microsoft Conversation on Education

Preparing the Next Generation for 21st Century Jobs

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Cathy WissinkDirector of Technology Community Engagement, Microsoft New England

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Henrietta DavisMayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Allyson KnoxDirector of Education Policy & Programs, Microsoft

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Broadening Access to Computer

Science Education Ideas for Securing U.S. Competitiveness & Economic Growth

What Is Computer Science?

Computer science education encompasses “the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, hardware and software designs, applications, and impact on society.”

This fundamental knowledge is needed to prepare students for the 21st century, regardless of their ultimate field of study or occupation.

Computer Science develops students’ computational and critical thinking skills and shows them how to create, not simply use, new technologies.

Computer Science – It’s Not Just About Working for IT Companies

• designing simulations to improve productsManufacturing

• exploring vast quantities of data produced by new DNA sequencing techniques, developing new remote monitoring systems for patients, or designing security & privacy for medical records

Healthcare

• designing and overseeing automated trading servicesFinancial Services

• analyzing data to predict trends and improve inventory managementRetail

• designing security software and hardware systems or developing mobile communication devices, networks and applications

Information Technology

Graduation Rates Not Keeping Up with Job Creation

Bachelor's Degrees Awarded in Computer Science in 2013

Total Annual Forecast for U.S. Job Openings in Computing Requiring at Least a Bachelor's

Degree

51,474

122,300

Source: Graduation numbers based on trends from IPEDS 2010-2011 Computer Science Degrees. Forecast job openings based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecast of 1.22 million for 2010-2013.

Other

Manufacturing

Financial Services

Information Services

Professional & Business Services

Computing Occupations by Industry Sector

E.g., Business Intelligence Analysts, Search Marketing Strategists, Infor-mation Security Analysts, Computer Support Specialists, Web Develop-ers, Web Administrators

E.g., Biostatisticians, Clinical Data Managers, Video Game Designers, Software Developers, Geospatial Information Scientists & Technol-ogists

E.g., Computer & Information Research Scientists, Industrial Designers, Test En-gineers

E.g., Economic Forecasters, Actuaries, Database Architects

E.g., Computer Network Architects, Computer Pro-grammers, Telecommunications Engineers, Software De-velopers

31%

12%

12%9%

34%

According to the College Board, studying AP Computer Science can open the pathway to 130 career areas and 48 college majors.

Computer Science – A Numbers Crisis

All Othe

r STEM

Jobs48%

Comput-ing Oc-

cupa-tions 52%

STEM Jobs: 2018

All Other AP Math & Sci-ence Tests

98%

AP Computer Science Tests

2%

AP Tests: 2012

Source: Anthony P. Carnevale, Nicole Smith, Michelle Melton. “STEM,” Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (October 20, 2011).

Source: “AP Program Participation and Performance Data 2012, National Summary,” The College Board (2013).

Even though Computing Occupations will comprise over half of all STEM jobs in the U.S. by 2018, only 2% of all math and science AP tests taken

last year were AP Computer Science.

AP Computer Science Classes

Out of a total of 42,000 schools across the U.S., only 2,254 offer AP Computer Science classes.

2,254

30,000 12,000

Public Schools Private Schools

Schools That Offer AP Computer Science

Where CS CountsDC Math --

Georgia -- Science

Indiana Math --

Missouri Math --

New York Math Science

North Carolina Math --

Oklahoma Math --

Oregon Math Science

Rhode Island Math Science

Texas Math --

Utah Math --

Vermont Math --

Virginia Math Science

Washington Math Science

14 States, Plus DC, Count CS Toward Core High School Math or Science Credit

Linda NoonanExecutive Director, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education

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DenmarkKorea

HyngaryIran

United StatesNew Zealand

ItalyIsrael

FinlandMexico

SwitzerlandGreece

United KingdomSingapore

MassachusettsLithuania

FloridaDelawareColombiaMaryland

SloveniaPoland

LiechensteinGermany

Hong KongBrazil

PortugalChile

Latvia

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0

1.61.61.61.61.6

1.71.8

2.02.0

2.22.32.3

2.82.8

3.13.23.23.2

3.33.3

3.63.73.7

3.83.9

4.04.0

4.44.7

Annual test-score gains (percent of standard deviation)

Source: Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School, Eric A Hanushek, Paul E Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann (2013)

Countries now performing below

Massachusetts have a faster rate of improvement and will overtake

us based on current trends.

Countries that currently outperform Massachusetts are still improving at a rate close to ours, meaning it will take many

years for us to close the gap based on current trends.

At the current rate of change in student achievement, Massachusetts will not catch up with today’s top performers and will soon be overtaken by the fastest improving countries…

Achievement & Skills Gaps•By 2020, 50% of STEM field jobs in the U.S. will be in computing

– 3 of top 5 fastest growing fields in Massachusetts•23 of the state’s 378 public high schools taught a programming

class in which 10 or more students took an AP exam in the subject •In 2012, only 713 Massachusetts students took the AP

Computer Science exam, of which 43.6% scored below “qualified” •Just 139 of the test takers were female, 196 were low income,

48 were Hispanic, and 36 were African American. •Not only are we failing to prepare most students: we’re also

facing significant gender, income, and ethnicity gaps in computer science education.

Also Challenge for Computer Science

Computer Science Opportunity

Access and Exposure for all Students

Pat YongpraditDirector of Education, Code.org

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National CS Outlook

Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics

AP Exams RaceGenderFemale

African American, Latino, Am.

Indian

White, AsianAll other Math and Science

Male

AP Computer Science

What’s wrong with this picture?

Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics

AP Exams RaceGenderFemale

African American, Latino, Am.

Indian

White, AsianAll other Math and Science

Male

AP Computer Science

Code.org K-12 CS Program

Elementary School: K-2, 3-5Online/Unplugged

Middle School: CS in Science, CS in MathAligned to NGSS and Math Common Core

Code.org K-12 CS Program

High School: Exploring Computer ScienceAP Computer Science Principles*AP Computer Science A and options

Blended PD: 4 phases, 15 months, 120+ hrs.

Announcing the Hour of Code

•Goal: 10 million students

•Video lectures by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, others

•Tutorials featuring Angry Birds & Plants vs. Zombies

Unprecedented partners/donorsAllen & CoAmazonAppleDropboxElectronic ArtsExpediaFacebookGoogleJP Morgan ChaseJuniper NetworksLinkedInMicrosoftPopcapRovioSalesforceZulilyYahoo!ZulilyZynga

NYC Foundation for CSOmidyar NetworkOwen Van NattaReid HoffmanRich BartonRon ConwaySameer GandhiSean ParkerSteve BallmerSusan Wojcicki

Alfred LinAli & Hadi PartoviBill GatesCase FoundationDara KhosrowshahiDrew HoustonJack DorseyJeff WeinerJeff WilkeJerry YangJohn and Anne DoerrKeith RaboisMark ZuckerbergMax LevchinMichael BirchNick Hanauer

ACMBoys & Girls ClubsCity YearCollege BoardCSTACRADonorsChoose.orgIEEE Computer SocietyKhan AcademyMinecraftEDUNCWITNCTMNMSINSTAScratchTeach For America

Steve VinterEngineering Director, GoogleCo-Founder, MassCAN

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Jim StantonExecutive Director, MassCANSr. Project Director, Education Development Center, Inc.

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TEACHERS

CS Countsfor Math

GraduationCredit

CS Counts for Mass HE

Math Admissions

Policy Support for Teachers

CS Voluntary Standards CS Curriculum

Frameworks

CS for Math Recertification

CS In-Service Licensure

Endorsement

CSPre-service

Courses

CS Tools and Curriculum

Public Awareness

Program Support for TeachersExploringComputer

Science

CS Principles

CS Modulesfor Middle

School

BusinessPartnerships

Equity

Events and

Celebrations

CODE.ORGRegional PD

Training Hubs

Greg BialeckiSecretary of Housing & Economic Development, Massachusetts

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Allyson KnoxDirector of Education Policy & Programs, Microsoft

Linda NoonanExecutive Director, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education

Steve VinterEngineering Director, GoogleCo-Founder, MassCAN

Pat YongpraditDirector of Education, Code.org

Jim StantonExecutive Director, MassCANSr. Project Director, Education Development Center, Inc.

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Questions

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Annmarie LevinsAssociate General Counsel, Microsoft

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Heather Johnson CareySr. Vice President & Executive Director, MassTLC Education Foundation

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Thank you!

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