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1 Exploring Computer Science Dan Lewis, Santa Clara University Sangeeta Bhatnagar, Evergreen Valley HS Eric Snow, SRI International 1

2 Employment Projections California will have an average of more than 20,000 job openings in computing each year for the next five years. Source: http://www.ncwit.org/caucus.php?id=CA 13.4% 60% 5.6% 3.1% Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008. Computer Science will generate more job growth between now and 2018 than all other STEM fields combined.

3 Openings vs. Graduates Number of computer specialist job openings expected in U.S. by 2018 1.4 million Percentage of these that could possibly be filled by U.S. computing graduates 29% Source: NCWIT (2009). Women and Information Technology By the Numbers

4 Source: ACT Research, The Condition of Career and College Readiness: 2012

5 National Enrollments  HS students who enroll in an Intro CS class  HS students who enroll in AP CS class (offered in less than 10% of schools)  Failing to attract women, racial minorities and the economically disadvantaged. 32% women 17% women 83% men 68% men 7.6% 2.1% Source: http://csta.acm.org/Research/sub/Projects/ResearchFiles/CSTASurvey07CSDCResults.pdf missing women 10.3% 3.5%

6 California Enrollments Source: Compiled by Lloyd McCabe of CDE based on Data Quest data

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8 2011 California AP Test Takers Source: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_sum/2011.html California has one of the lowest CS AP participation rates among all U.S. high school students

9 AP Test Takers: CS as % of Math Source: http://www.ncwit.org/work.campaigns.cse.html Silicon Valley 10% Dallas, Texas 26%

10 New CS Curricula Exploring CS http://exploringcs.org  Entry level course  Prerequisite: Algebra I  Funded by NSF  1 st taught in LAUSD 2009-10 CS Principles http://csprinciples.org  Second level course  Funded by NSF  1 st Piloted in 2010-11  Designed to be AP course  Supported by College Board CSTA K-12 CS Curriculum Standards http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/K12Standards.html

11 11 San Jose ECS Project PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS ESUHSD  Evergreen  Oak Grove  Santa Teresa  Silver Creek  Independence SJUSD  San Jose  Pioneer  Willow Glen SCUSD  Wilcox  Santa Clara 2011-122012-13 Sections Offered 11 14 Students Enrolled 283 360 (projected)


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