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ST E M/ ST E AM & Compute r Sc ie nc e : National T r e nds Je nnife r Zinth 7 th Annua l RI Se na te E duc a tio n Summit, Se pte mb e r 17, 2018

Who we a re T he e sse ntial , indispe nsable me mb e r o f a ny te a m a ddre ssing e duc a tio n po lic y.

Wha t we do We b e lie ve in the po we r o f le ar ning fr om e xpe r ie nc e a nd we kno w info rme d po lic yma ke rs c re a te be tte r e duc ation polic y .

How we do it

Ove r vie w of Pr e se ntation  Na tio na l tre nds re : ST E AM a nd CS  E sp. inc re a sing fe ma le , mino rity pa rtic ipa tio n  CS a s HS g ra d. re q uire me nt  AP CS to fulfill ma th g ra d. re q uire me nt  Wo rk-b a se d le a rning o ppo rtunitie s

Str a te g ie s to inc r e a se fe ma le , minor ity pa r tic ipa tion  L ittle e va lua tio n da ta fro m sta te -le ve l pro g ra ms  So me pro g ra ms: Po sitive o utc o me s fo r fe ma le , mino rity stude nts

Iowa: ST E M Sc ale - Up  Pro vide s g ra nts to suppo rt a ppro ve d K -12 ST E M pro g ra mming  Appro ve d Sc a le -Up pro g ra ms  On a nnua l “me nu” (he re ’ s 2018-19)  Ma y b e o ffe re d during sc ho o l da y o r via e xte nde d da y pro g ra ms

Iowa ST E M Sc ale - Up: Pr ogr ams de monstr ate :  Appe a l to dive rse yo uth  Po sitive impa c t o n a c a de mic pe rfo rma nc e  I nte g ra tio n o f ST E M c o nc e pts  Sc ho o l-b usine ss-c o mmunity pa rtne rships  F ina nc ia l susta ina b ility (Io wa Go ve rno r’ s ST E M Ad viso ry Co unc il ST E M Sc a le - Up Pro g ra m we b pa g e )

Iowa: ST E M Sc ale - Up  Gra nte e s ma y b e :  PK -12 pub lic , priva te sc ho o l te a c he rs  Yo uth o rg a niza tio n le a de rs  Ho me sc ho o l a sso c ia tio ns  I nfo rma l e duc a tio n pro fe ssio na ls  Othe rs who pro vide ST E M pro g ra mming  ≈ $3 million/year annually since FY14

Iowa: ST E M Sc ale - Up So urc e : 2016-2017 I o wa ST E M E va lua tio n Re po rt

Iowa: ST E M T e ac he r E xte r nships  F ull-time , 6-we e k summe r pla c e me nts  Se c o nda ry ma th, sc ie nc e , te c h te a c he rs  ≤ $4,800 stipend + 1 graduate CE credit

Iowa: ST E M T e ac he r E xte r nships So urc e : Re al-Wo rld E xte rnships fo r T e ac he rs o f Math and Sc ie nc e : 2014-2015 Re po rt o f F inding s

Iowa: ST E M T e ac he r E xte r nships So urc e : Re al-Wo rld E xte rnships fo r T e ac he rs o f Math and Sc ie nc e : 2014-2015 Re po rt o f F inding s

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade Stude nts so lve g a me -b a se d missio ns e xpo sing the m to a n a rra y o f ST E M c a re e rs Why missio ns?

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade F ro m ST E M in the Middle : “Girls e spe c ia lly re spo nd mo re to c a re e rs tha t he lp o the rs” “Wo me n a re a ttra c te d to e ng ine e ring thro ug h the a ltruistic wo rk tha t e ng ine e rs do … Ye t hig h sc ho o l g irls o fte n do no t kno w wha t e ng ine e ring is…”

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade Pa rtic ipa ting stude nts indic a te inc re a se d:  ST E M c a re e r a wa re ne ss  Awa re ne ss o f re le va nc e o f le a rning to c a re e rs  I nte re st in ST E M c a re e rs a nd a dva nc e d c o urse ta king (T SIN L e a rning Bla d e Initia tive Ye a r One F ina l Re po rt a nd re la te d Ba tte lle Re po rt, ST E MWo rks e va lua tio n)

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade  T kansas : e nne sse e and Ar Sta te wide L e a rning Bla de lic e nse s  Idaho : Co mpe titive g ra nts fo r lic e nse s  Ge or gia a nd Ohio : Pilo ting sta te initia tive s

Compute r Sc ie nc e  Ho w to e xpo se to a ll stude nts in a sc ho o l?  Ho w a re sta te s inte g ra ting CS into hig h sc ho o l g ra dua tio n re q uire me nts?

Ar kansas: K- 8 E mbe dde d CS Standar ds CS sta nda rds fo r K -4 a nd 5-8 to :  Be e mb e dde d a c ro ss o the r c o nte nt a re a s.  Be ta ug ht in a n inte g ra te d ma nne r, no t in iso la tio n.  Suppo rt wha t is a lre a dy b e ing do ne in the c la ssro o m. So urc e : ADE Co mpute r Sc ie nc e F a c t She e t, Co ding Blo c k fo r Gra de s 7 o r 8 Sta nda rds

Ar kansas No re q uire me nt fo r te a c he r o f K -8 sta nda rds to ha ve sta te wide CS e ndo rse me nt. Nume ro us PD o ppo rtunitie s sta te wide . So urc e : ADE Co mpute r Sc ie nc e F a c t She e t

Ar kansas: Coding Bloc k for Gr ade s 7 or 8  All stude nts re c e ive instruc tio n to me e t Co ding Blo c k fo r Gra de s 7 o r 8 Sta nda rds  T e a c he rs must ho ld AR sta te lic e nsure in a ny c o nte nt a re a  Sc ho o l/ te a c he r re spo nsib le fo r e nsuring instruc to r ha s re q uisite kno wle dg e . So urc e : ADE Co mpute r Sc ie nc e F a c t She e t, Co ding Blo c k fo r Gra de s 7 o r 8 Sta nda rds

Sc hoolwide CS E xposur e : AR Coding Bloc k  Sta nda rds in this b lo c k ma y b e ta ug ht a s:  4-5 we e k mo dule in ke yb o a rding , b usine ss e le c tive o r c a re e r de ve lo pme nt  4-5 we e k mo dule in a no the r c o urse o r time pe rio d  Pa rt o f HS-le ve l pro g ra mming c o urse tha t sc ho o l ha s b e e n a ppro ve d to te a c h to 7 th & 8 th g ra de rs

State s r e quir ing all stude nts to take CS ME WA K e y: VT NH MA MT ND Purple : Sta te wide NY MN OR RI Ye llo w: ID WI MI SD CT MD NJ WY PA T e c hno lo g y ma y DE IA OH NE IN inc lude CS c o urse IL WV Washington D.C. NV VA UT Gra y: Po lic y sile nt CA CO KY KS MO NC T N SC OK AR AZ NM GA AL MS T X L A AK F L HI PR

State s allowing CS to fulfill c ore grad. c re dit re qt. ME WA K e y: VT NH MA MT ND Purple : Sta te wide NY MN OR RI Ye llo w: Distric t ID WI MI SD CT MD NJ WY PA de c isio n DE IA OH NE IN Gra y: Po lic y sile nt IL WV Washington D.C. NV VA UT CA CO KY KS MO NC T N SC OK AR AZ NM GA AL MS T X L A AK F L So urc e : HI PR Co de .o rg , E CS

State s allowing CS to fulfill math c r e dit r e qt. K e y: ME Purple : Sta te wide WA VT NH MA Ye llo w: Distric t MT ND NY MN OR de c isio n RI ID WI MI SD CT MD NJ Gra y: Po lic y sile nt WY PA DE IA OH White : CS ma y NE IN IL WV Washington D.C. NV VA c o unt a s c o re UT CA CO KY KS MO NC c re dit, b ut no t T N SC ma th c re dit OK AR AZ NM GA AL MS T X L A AK F L So urc e : HI PR Co de .o rg , E CS

State s allowing AP CS to fulfill math c r e dit r e qt. K e y: ME Purple : Sta te wide • WA VT Ye llo w: Distric t • NH MA MT ND de c isio n NY MN OR RI Gra y: Po lic y sile nt ID WI • MI SD CT MD NJ WY PA White : CS ma y • DE IA OH c o unt a s c o re NE IN IL WV Washington D.C. NV VA c re dit, b ut no t UT CA CO KY KS MO ma th c re dit NC Gre e n: Unc le a r T N • SC OK AR AZ NM GA AL MS T X L A AK F L So urc e : HI PR Co de .o rg , E CS

L imits on allowing AP CS to fulfill math r e qt. E xa mple s:  De la wa re : E xc e pt Alg e b ra I , Ge o me try, Alg e b ra I I o r e q uiva le nt (14 De l.C. § 4139)  I da ho : I f stude nt ha s c o mple te d Alg e b ra I I sta nda rds e ntuc ky: Ma y c o unt a s 4 th ma th c o urse  K

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