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Status of Computer Science in Arkansas Anthony Owen Coordinator of Computer Science Educa9on August 2, 2016
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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
• Story
ADEComputerScienceWebpage• accessotherresources
hEp://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-and-instruc9on/
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.
• AvailableontheADECSCommunica9onPage
WhatDoesThisMeanForYou?
• StrategicPlan• DraqTimeline
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;[email protected]:501-218-4506FollowmeonTwiEer:@AnthonyOwenADE
TobeaddedtotheArkansasComputerScienceListServ,usetheformfoundat:hEp://goo.gl/forms/FqGJ2CtXe1
