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Reimagining Computer Science Pathways in High School and Beyond

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Session description

It's time to reimagine computer science (CS) education. We will share community consensus on what CS content all students should learn in a world powered by computing. School and district instructional leaders will be guided in planning new or revised CS pathways to align with students' interests and community context.

Outline

1. Launch: Presenters introduce themselves, goals, and agenda. Frame the need to reimagine computer science pathways and equity considerations. (5 mins)

2. Foundational CS Content: Participants view a persona that describes one of today's high school students ten years from now. They use this to identify what CS content is most essential for their life and career. Participants will briefly discuss in breakouts, then share their responses via an interactive polling tool. Presenters will synthesize trends and compare to community consensus. (15 mins)

3. Reimagining CS Project: Presenters provide a brief overview of a research project that identified essential content and pathways for learning in high school and beyond. (5 mins)

4. Selecting Pathways: Presenters share example pathways for learning computer science, including integration, AI, data science, and cybersecurity. Participants are first guided in identifying their students' interests and school/community context. Then, participants will discuss which example pathways are most relevant for their school or community and plan adjustments to their pathway options about 5-10 years in the future. This will involve independent reflection with a graphic organizer, breakouts to discuss and compare, and a brief whole-group share. (20 mins)

5. Close-out: Presenters will share additional resources and activities available at ReimaginingCS.org. They will prompt participants to share a key takeaway and lingering questions via an interactive polling tool.

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Supporting research

CSTA, IACE, ACM, Code.org, College Board, CSforALL, & ECEP Alliance. (2024). Reimagining CS Pathways: Every student prepared for a world powered by computing. Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3678016

This report is the culmination of a National Science Foundation-funded research project that included extensive studies. The report lists 100+ references that were used in the development of the project.

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Presenters

Quiana Bannerman

Director

Maryland Center for Computing Education

Jacob Koressel

K-12 Standards Project Manager

Computer Science Teachers Association

Dr. Monica McGill

President/CEO

Institute for Advancing Computing Educat

Bryan Twarek

Head of Research and Innovation

CSTA (CS Teachers Association)

Session specifications

Topic:

Computer Science and Computational Thinking

TLP:

Grade level:

9-12

Audience:

Curriculum Designer/Director, District Level Leadership, School Level Leadership

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

None

Subject area:

Computer Science

ISTE Standards:

For Education Leaders:
Equity and Citizenship Advocate

Ensure access to technology, connectivity, inclusive digital content and learning environments that meet the needs of all students.

Visionary Planner

Build on the shared vision by collaboratively creating a strategic plan that articulates how technology will be used to enhance learning.

Connected Learner

Set goals to remain current on emerging technologies for learning, innovations in pedagogy and advancements in the learning sciences.