Educating, Empowering, & Inspiring CS Teachers The WeTeach_CS Summit offers a variety of sessions and resources for K-12 teachers. The format will include a student expo, vendor exhibits, special guest speakers, as well as general and breakout sessions.

1. Educating, Empowering, & Inspiring CS Teachers

2. WeTeachCS.org
WeTeach_CS helps connect
educators with CS professional
development opportunities to
deepen skills, encourage innovation
and build relationships with other
educators.

3. Code Wizards HQ

4. By 2020
there will be
1,000,000 more
computing jobs
than graduates
to fill them.
Source: Code.org, 2014

5. 40%
All other STEM
jobs
60%
Computing
jobs
90%
All other
STEM
graduates
10%
Computing
graduates
The STEM problem is in CS
20%
female
8%
hispanic
or black
Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation

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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fewer computer science graduates than
10 years ago (and half as many women):
Source:: Code.org - National Science Foundation, National Center for Education Statistics
FEMALE
MALE

7. NCWIT.org
Percentage of computing occupations held by women
has been declining since 1991

8. NCWIT.org
Percentage of Computing Occupations
Held by Women

9. Percentage of
graduates who
earned credit in
high school
computer science
classes between
1990 and 2009.
It was the only STEM subject
to experience a drop.
6%
Nord et al., 2011

10. In 2015, of the 5,172 HS
students in Texas who took the
AP CS Exam
https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/archived/ap-2015
Texas Education Agency Pocket Edition 2014-2015
19%
3%78%
HS Students Who
Took AP CS Exam
Even though the total
student population was:
Other
Hispanic
Black
52%
13%
35%
Total HS Student
Population
Hispanic
Black
Other

11. In 2014-2015, 400 of the 1,459 high schools
in Texas offered Computer Science.
Texas Education Agency, 2016
This represents
27% of the
campuses.
TX HS Offering CS
Campuses

12. Where Are the
CS Teachers?
Only 14 individuals
completed a pre-service
teacher education
program to become
certified in Grades 8-12
Computer Science.

13. No CS Teachers = No CS Students
Only 3% of Texas
high school
graduates in 2015
had completed a
CS course.

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15. WeTeach_CS Program Overview

16. WeTeach_CS Year at-a-glance
Carol Fletcher
Deputy Director, Center for STEM Ed
The University of Texas at Austin
WeTeach_CS Summit
June 5, 2017
Austin, TX

17. 870 educators
34%
21%
45%
Rural
Suburban
Urban
Since September 1, 2016, WeTeach_CS has served
School Profile

18. Since September 2016,
WeTeach_CS has served
• 516 Campuses
• 245 Districts
78% of Campuses
are Title I eligible

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20. 2%
9%
29%
60%
PK/K
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Teachers Served by Grade Level

21. CS Teaching Background
of teachers reported NO
CS teaching background48%

22. (An individual may be certified in multiple areas)
99
232
140
46
167
166
202
305
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
CS Certified
Math
Science
CIS
Tech Apps
CTE
Elementary
Middle School
# of Teachers
Certification Areas

23. 498 individuals completed
the online course
Foundations of Computer
Science for Teachers since
Summer 2016
Building Teacher Capacity

24. 24Apply TODAY!
Funded by
Certification Incentive
Program (CIP)
Through the support of 100Kin10
and TEA, the CIP provides
the opportunity for Texas
educators to apply for a
$1,000 STIPEND awarded by the
TRC for successfully attaining
their certification goal.
Reward Teachers

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260 Texas educators
have become CS certified since
Fall 2015

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Thanking our Sponsors…
for their continuous support of the WeTeach_CS program

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Thanking our Sponsors…
for sponsoring the WeTeach_CS Mini-Grant and
Change Maker Awards

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Thanking our Sponsors…
for sponsoring the WeTeach_CS Mini-Grant and
Change Maker Awards

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Thanking our Sponsors…
for sponsoring the WeTeach_CS Summit break refreshments

31. Social Media Info

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Telling Your WeTeach_CS Summit Story
Photos and Video
We have a professional photographer and video
crew here all three days. So remember to smile!
Social Media
Connect and share with WeTeach_CS on Twitter,
Facebook, and Instagram using #wtcs2017
Interviews
Stephen Gray, the WeTeach_CS Communications
Guy, will be talking to teachers and collecting
your comments and quotes. So if you have
something to share—let him know!
Stephen Gray
stephengray@utexas.edu

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Connect and Share!
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@weteachcs
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34. Educating, Empowering, & Inspiring CS Teachers

35. Change Maker Awards
Sponsored by &

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2017 Change Maker Award Recipient

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2017 Change Maker Award Recipient

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2017 Change Maker Award Recipient

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2017 Change Maker Award Recipient

40. Mini-Grant Awards
Sponsored by &

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2017 Mini-Grant Award Recipient

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2017 Mini-Grant Award Recipient

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2017 Mini-Grant Award Recipient

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2017 Mini-Grant Award Recipient

45. Educating, Empowering, & Inspiring CS Teachers

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Monday, June 5
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
K-12 students all over Texas
are doing amazing things in
computer science every day.
The WeTeach_CS Playground
will be an up close and
personal space that highlights
some of these teachers and
students.
STUDENT PLAYGROUND
Participating
Schools
• Cele Middle School, Pflugerville ISD
– Playground led by Margaret Dominguez
• McBee Elementary School, Austin ISD
– Playground led by Rafael Alba-Cascales
• John B. Connally High School, Pflugerville
ISD – Playground led by Ryan Merritt