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UIL Capital ConferenceGetting Your Certification With
WeTeach_CS weteachcs.org @weteachcs July 20, 2020
John OwenComputer Science Project Manager
andProfessional Development Specialist
[email protected]@johnowenteachcs
CSforAll is our mission!
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What is your mission? Please share your mission or CS goal by typing it
in the text box.
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Which of these describes your school’s CS situation this upcoming
year? Drag a dot (or two) to the statement(s) that best describes your situation.
A. My school will not have any CS classes because not enough students are interested.
B. My school will not have any CS classes because there is little support from administration to produce a CS class.
C. My school will not have any CS classes because we have no CS certified teacher.
D. My school has a handful of interested students who will be given time to learn on their own, but will not receive any kind of credit for the class since there is no teacher.
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Which of these best describes your school’s CS UIL situation this upcoming
year?
A. We have no students interested in CS UIL participation.B. We have one or two students interested in participating in CS UIL, but
not enough to make a team.C. We have a handful (or more) of students eager to learn about CS UIL,
but no capable sponsor to help them.D. We have a handful (or more) of students eager to learn about CS UIL,
and a sponsor with limited knowledge able to help them.E. We have (or are close to having) a fairly strong CS UIL program and
feel we will do well next year.
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In the text box, write a brief statement that best describes your greatest need
regarding CS at your school.
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Health Care Space
Home
Transportation
Entertainment
Computing is Revolutionizing EVERY Field
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Why WeTeach_CS?
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Where Are the CS Teachers?
Only 23 individuals
completed a pre-service teacher education program to become certified in Grades 8-12 Computer Science.
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No CS Teachers = No CS Students
Only 3% of Texas high school
students in 2017 completed a CS
course.
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WeTeach_CS Model: 5 Key Components
● Certification – increasing the # of CS certified educators
● Equity – broadening participation in computing
● Content – growing computing content knowledge
● Pedagogy – improving instructional strategies● Community – building a community committed
to CSforAll
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Goal #1
Increase the number of
Computer Science teachers in Texas.
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School Year21
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500+ Texas educators
have become CS certifiedsince Fall 2015
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Goal #2
Increase the percentage of high schools offering CS
courses.
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Goal #3
Increase the number of high school students completing CS
courses.
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149% increase in
overall student
enrollment since
2011-12
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Goal #4
Broaden participation
in CS courses.
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149%
187%
189%
124%
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Largest gap in representation is for females = 23%
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Recommended CS Course Sequence
● Fundamentals of Computer Science● AP Computer Science Principles● Computer Science I● AP Computer Science A
Weighted Funding Available NOW! High school Tech Apps courses are now part of CTE and can
generate weighted funding for schools that enroll students in CS. Exact $$ amounts differ by school but on average this is
approximately $300/student enrolled in a CS course. This funding can be used to pay for equipment, technology,
curriculum, teacher professional development, student competitions, and any other expenditure that other CTE courses use their funding to cover.
Computer Programming I and II (which were CTE courses) have been eliminated.
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WeTeach_CS Professional DevelopmentAnd Resources
Course was developed with funding from:
Learn key computer science topics to improve instruction and prepare for the TExES Computer Science certification test.
Open Enrollment
7.0 WeeksSelf-Paced
6 Hours per Week
40 CPE Hours
Foundations of CS for Teachers
WeTeachCS.org
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WeTeach_CS Certification Prep will provide an overview of the educator competencies required of all teachers to become certified in Grades 8-12 Computer Science. This certification is necessary to teach courses such as Computer Science I, II or III, or AP Computer Science A. It can also be used toteach Fundamentals of CS andAP CS Principles.
21 hours of CPE credits available
WeTeach_CS Certification Prep July 27-29, 2020
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WeTeach_CS Certification Prep will provide an overview of the educator competencies required of all teachers to become certified in Grades 8-12 Computer Science. This certification is necessary to teach courses such as Computer Science I, II or III, or AP Computer Science A. It can also be used to teach Fundamentals of CS and AP CS Principles. Content from the Foundations of CS for Teachers online course will be covered in four synchronous sessions.
Final session is on July 30th.7 hours of CPE credits available per session
WeTeach_CS Certification Prep Virtual Support Sessions
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Certification Incentive Program (CIP)
Through the support of SFE & and Microsoft, the CIP provides the opportunity for Texas educators to apply for a $1,000 STIPEND awarded by UT Austin for successfully attaining their certification goal.
Supported by:
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Discounted access to Repl.it with subscription
Jeroo
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Discounted access to Repl.it with subscription
June 30-July 2, 2021 Sheraton Conference Center
Georgetown, TX
Summit 2021
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Coming in 2021● WeTeach_Java (January 25-27)● Introduction to Programming (February 15-16)● Bootstrap Algebra (February 15-17)● Bootstrap Data Science (March 1-3)● WeTeach_CS Certification Prep (June 7-9)● WeTeach_Python (June 14-17)● WeTeach_CS Summit (June 30-July 2)● WeTeach_CS Certification Prep (July 12-14)● Code.org Professional Learning (CS Discoveries and CS
Principles) ○ July 19-23○ July 26-30
● Cybersecurity Fundamentals (July 20-21)● WeTeach_Cybersecurity (July 22-23)● WeTeach_Java Espresso (July 26-29)
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weteachcs.org @weteachcs July 20, 2020
John OwenComputer Science Project Manager
andProfessional Development Specialist
Thank You!