ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 ACM Ed Council Meeting Year in Review 2015 Year Ahead 2016 ACM Merit Award for Public Policy E DUCATION P OLICY Renee Dopplick ACM Director of Public Policy

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 ACM Ed Council Meeting Your feedback on policy issues is warmly welcomed. Potential topics and issues to raise Questions to ask policy leaders Coordination and collaboration across ACM entities, affiliated organizations, and other stakeholders E DUCATION P OLICY

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Y EAR IN R EVIEW 2015 R EALIZING G ROWTH AND M OMENTUM

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Year in Review 2015 Growth Year for ACM Policy and Content Policy and content as distinct, interacting, overlapping Education and inclusiveness as priority in ACM China, Europe, India, and United States ACM conferences and workshops ACM’s continued promotion of CSEdWeek and Hour of Code White House event with President Obama for CSEdWeek and Hour of Code

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Year in Review 2015 ACM Publications – Continued Influence ACM-IEEE ACM Education Policy CSTA Ed Board & Council Committee

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Year in Review 2015 Growth of CS and Computing Education in the United States U.S. Federal and State  Majority of states now count CS as satisfying core math or science  STEM Education Act, ESEA, Higher Education Act  Federal funding of computer science education and research initiatives  CSTA, CRA, Code.org, NCWIT, STEM Education Coalition, and many other national, regional, and local organizations  Industry

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Y EAR A HEAD 2016 L ET ’ S M AKE IT G REAT !

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Year Ahead 2016 ACM in Action ACM Education Policy Committee ACM Education Board and Council ACM Professional Development Committee ACM regional in China, Europe, India, United States ACM-W ACM SIGs (e.g., SIGCSE and SIGITE) ACM Chapters Action through Affiliated Educational Organizations ACM, policy advisory group of Code.org ACM, leadership of STEM Education Coalition CSTA Coalition to Diversify Computing CRA: Computing Research Association IFIP: International Federation for Information Processing NCWIT: National Center for Women & IT ABET and CSAB Accreditation ICCP Certification

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Year Ahead 2016 ACM Education Policy Committee Membership FY2014-FY2016 Robert SchnabelRobert Schnabel (Chair) Indiana University Jeffrey Forbes Duke University Joanna Goode University of Oregon Susanne Hambrusch Purdue University Elizabeth Hawthorne Union County College J Strother Moore University of Texas Mark Nelson Computer Science Teachers Association Jeffrey Forbes Joanna Goode Susanne Hambrusch Elizabeth Hawthorne J Strother Moore Mark Nelson Kelly Powers Kelly Powers Education Development Center Susan Rodger Duke University Deborah Seehorn Computer Science Teachers Association Chris Stephenson Google Mark Stehlik Senior Adviser Carnegie Mellon University Eugene Spafford ex officio ACM U.S. Public Policy Council Chair Purdue University Pat Ryan ex officio ACM Acting Executive Director Susan Rodger Deborah Seehorn Chris Stephenson Mark Stehlik Eugene Spafford Pat Ryan

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Year Ahead 2016 ACM Education Policy Committee New project proposals 1.Global summit on pre-university computer science and computing education policy  Understand, compare, and contrast the education policy approaches taken, or being taken, around the world.  Possible outcomes: summit report, recommendations  Timeline: one year from now 2.Policy research project on connection between education and jobs  Exploring possible research study using industry and government data  Possible outcomes: summit report, recommendations

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Activities Forthcoming in 2015 U.S. engagement in International Cybersecurity Standards - Public comments to NIST, addressing cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development. Due by September 24, 2015 CSEdWeek – December 7-13, 2015 – Call to action for community participation – Call to action for community resources Hour of Code – U.S. [White House event last year] – International

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Policy Themes Forthcoming in 2016 in the United States Major legislation – Funding, education, cybersecurity Expanding access to courses – AP CS and AP Computer Science Principles in formal education – Informal education – Maker Movement (3D, robotics, wearable tech, IoT) – MOOCs (in and beyond the classroom/academic credit) Teacher certification/licensure Capacity building through professional development Cybersecurity education and research Computing ethics – cyber norms, drones, AI, IoT

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 Policy Themes Forthcoming around the World... Major educational reforms –Countries are looking for how to increase and embed quality computer science and computing-related education at all levels. Measurement and Indicators –Indicators of success Capacity Building –What policies do we need to bring long-lasting benefits? –Comparative models and policy approaches? –Scaling and sustainability? Cybersecurity / Cyber / Trustworthy / Global Skills and Norms –Skills versus substance

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 ACM Merit Award for Public Policy will be given in 2016! Recognizes highly qualified individuals who have had a significant positive impact on the formation or execution of public policy affecting computing or the computing community Nominations through the ACM awards process. Open to eligible nominees worldwide. *** NEW AWARD ***

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015 ACM Ed Council Meeting Renee Dopplick ACM Director of Public Policy