Theme: How to Get Administrators Buy-In and Support to Grow CS Course Offerings
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“I think there are structural issues that happen in schools such as scheduling, like, if a kid, you know, has to take an extra class because they're an English learner. That means that they can't take a computer science class... or this kid chooses band, then you can't also do computer science. So there's different ways of scheduling...and this[computer science] is so important to being a citizen nowadays.”
Strategy 1: Program CS along with all classes to provide more access to students. Do not house it in a separate set of classes or electives. If there’s a difficulty to reach all students due to programming challenges or a large student population then offer a variety of classes such as Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Informational Technology, Introduction to Computer Science, and Game and Web Design. This variety can capture more students to be interested in computer science.
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“The idea is it's a set of rubrics that help districts be able to implement computer science in K-through-12 nationally and internationally and it's put on by CSforAll…[They] produce resources for teachers and for districts and for admin. One of their major resources is this thing called SCRIPT. And SCRIPT is a bunch of in terms of leadership, this is where your district is. This is where they could be in order to implement computer science in terms of teacher leadership... but also who would be able to bring it back home to their schools to be able to communicate within those schools what computer science is and also what it is not...that's a big part of the SCRIPTs rubric is to do everything they can to help districts see where computer science is already or could easily be sitting in for all students K-through-12...Yeah, it was amazing to see my assistant superintendent talking like having some certain realizations about what does it mean to have equitable access to computer science.”
Strategy 2: Get SCRIPT Training (CSforALL.org). It is a set of rubrics that help districts implement computer science and recognize what it means to have equitable access to computer science, as well as train leaders and educators how to bring computer science to all students. When a collective team of stakeholders come together, they can make changes in their education system and build a more rigorous and sustainable program.
Resources:
SCRIPT Program
“I think there are structural issues that happen in schools such as scheduling, like, if a kid, you know, has to take an extra class because they're an English learner. That means that they can't take a computer science class... or this kid chooses band, then you can't also do computer science. So there's different ways of scheduling...and this[computer science] is so important to being a citizen nowadays.”
Strategy 1: Program CS along with all classes to provide more access to students. Do not house it in a separate set of classes or electives. If there’s a difficulty to reach all students due to programming challenges or a large student population then offer a variety of classes such as Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Informational Technology, Introduction to Computer Science, and Game and Web Design. This variety can capture more students to be interested in computer science.
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Quote:
“The idea is it's a set of rubrics that help districts be able to implement computer science in K-through-12 nationally and internationally and it's put on by CSforAll…[They] produce resources for teachers and for districts and for admin. One of their major resources is this thing called SCRIPT. And SCRIPT is a bunch of in terms of leadership, this is where your district is. This is where they could be in order to implement computer science in terms of teacher leadership... but also who would be able to bring it back home to their schools to be able to communicate within those schools what computer science is and also what it is not...that's a big part of the SCRIPTs rubric is to do everything they can to help districts see where computer science is already or could easily be sitting in for all students K-through-12...Yeah, it was amazing to see my assistant superintendent talking like having some certain realizations about what does it mean to have equitable access to computer science.”
Strategy 2: Get SCRIPT Training (CSforALL.org). It is a set of rubrics that help districts implement computer science and recognize what it means to have equitable access to computer science, as well as train leaders and educators how to bring computer science to all students. When a collective team of stakeholders come together, they can make changes in their education system and build a more rigorous and sustainable program.
Resources:
SCRIPT Program