Counselors as AlliesTapestry 2015

Jane Krauss

June 25, 2015

www.ncwit.org/c4c

C 4 C Introduce Computing

TapestryState of ComputingC 4 C

Who’s Right for CS?C 4 C Tapestry

RecruitingC 4 C Tapestry

School, Classroom Practices Tapestry

TapestryInclusive Pedagogy

Encouragement and RecognitionC 4 C Tapestry

Counselors for Computing ~ Tapestry WorkshopsGoals & Activities

C 4 C TapestryDevelop Path to Next

Opportunities

C 4 C Make the Case for CS Edu Tapestry

Counselors for Computing Is:

1. Staff Development for professional school counselors

Programs from full-day workshops to 1-hour webinars to conference sessions

Presented with partners from industry, universities, school districts, CS and counselor communities

2. Resources

3. Branching out• Partnering in support of CS 10K school teams• Exploring intersections with Tapestry

C4C Cast of Characters

University faculty •Big ideas in computing•Research•Personal path•Student experience

Computing professionals•CS in action•Work life•Personal path•Perspectives and advice

Counselor leaders•Local perspective•CS in the curriculum•Counseling scenarios

Young women•Personal path•Interests and aspirations•Role models

CS teachers•CS in the curriculum•Growing a program•Recruiting

NCWIT•CS landscape•Social science •Messages, promising practices, •resources

Reform in CS Education, Implications for Practice

AP CS Principles

What, Why, Who

A few numbers

Workshops in 12 states

30,000 individual resources distributed in 43 states

1,400+ C4C kits to counselors, other educators in 2014 alone

After C4C counselors on average take 4.4 actions

STEM degrees and jobs in the US

When counselors see this flyer...

LGBTQ

mental health

truancy & dropout

bullying & violence

pregnancy

drugs

Social-Emotional, Behavioral Counseling

Education Management

College & Career Counseling

careers exploration

testing

college search

college application

course scheduling

compliance

financial aid & scholarships

special education

parents

ASCA Conference sessions

A Counselor’s Job

What we know about counselors (those who find their way to C4C anyway)

Humanitarian. Caring people who came to counseling through a liberal arts/humanities pathway.

Juggler. Lots of competing demands.

Seasonal. Some times are better than others

Energizer bunnies. If you find the switch.

Discussion prompt: What would teamwork look like?

http://padlet.com/jane_krauss/counselors

Prompt: For your program to be most successful, what would counselors know or be able to do?

Jackie Coricelli,Conard HS, West New Haven CT

Counselors for Computing Can

Partner for staff development to support high school CS programs

• new courses• existing• K-8 pipeline

Connect you with • Counselor communities• NCWIT network

Provide materials to support CS program development

• C4C-in-a-Box• C4C Kits• And...?

Advise about • Counselor experience• College preparation

Contact: c4c@ncwit.org