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How to get Computing taught in 25,000 schools. Simon Humphreys Coordinator Computing At School. CoMputing At School 2008-2013. Something is wrong – but I feel powerless. Something is wrong – but I feel powerless. How CAS Started. How CAS started. If we get together, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How to get Computing taught in 25,000 schools
Simon HumphreysCoordinator Computing At
School
COMPUTING AT SCHOOL 2008-2013
How CAS Started
Something is wrong – but I feel powerless
Something is wrong – but I feel powerless
How CAS started
If we get together,perhaps we can get
something done
Computing at School Simply a group of individuals, concerned
about the state of computing education in our schools
Including: Teachers Industry (eg. Google, Microsoft) University academics (incl. CPHC,
UKCRC) Members of exam board (eg. AQA) Members of professional societies (eg.
BCS) Parents Local educational advisers Teacher trainers
Varied backgrounds, with common concerns
CAS Membership
Joining Rate
CAS Regional Hubs
The Discussion Forum
CAS Events
CAS newsletter
THE CURRICULUM
What is CAS doing?
Computing: a curriculum for schools
Influencing national policy
Directly support teachers “on the ground”
The context
The context
ICT Computer Science
Maths
2002 N/A 28,000 -
2003 16,000 8,000 56,000
… … … …
2012 11,000 4,000 85,000
Thesis Computer Science should be recognised in school
as a rigorous subject discipline, like physics or history, quite distinct from the (useful) skills of digital literacy.
Just as every student needs to learn a bit of chemistry, even though few will become chemists, so every student should learn a bit of computer science (including some elementary programming) because they live in a digital world.
From primary school onwards (like science). Re-introduce the thrill and excitement
of computational thinking and creation.
Presentation to insert name here
19
•Computer Science at heart of new curriculum•Schoolchildren from age 5 to be taught programing •Still includes digital literacy as major component•Feb 2013 draft published for consultation•July 2013 national curriculum published
New Computing Curriculum
New Computing Curriculum
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 cont’d
Key Stage 4
CS in the EBacc
Challenge #1
Introduce a new subject discipline, computer
science, to the UK education system, starting from a
near-zero base
Challenge #2
Equip, support, affirm, encourage our ICT teachers to teach computer science
THE NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE
Reflection on our challenges…
“Curriculum isn’t our biggest challenge. The biggest challenge will be developing effective teacher preparation and support…. Few schools today have teachers with any formal CS training. The computing community must launch an unprecedented effort to prepare teachers, working with in-service as well as pre-service teachers, and in both traditional and alternative certification programs.”
Jan Cuny, 2011
From …. To ……… ICT Teacher (2011)
Teaches on application-based coursesMay/may not have any CS trainingMay/may not have taught CS post-16
CS Teacher (2014)
Teach examined courses in Computer Science Teach programmingContinue to teach digital literacy and IT
Teachers need to be supported and empowered
Challenges … teachers Many ICT teachers have migrated from
other subject areas during the years when digital literacy teaching was all that was needed
ICT teacher training is one of the hardest subject areas to recruit to
Teachers urgently need CPD at a time when schools are reluctant to release teachers
Teachers lack confidence since the recent “bad press” given to ICT teaching
Challenges … curriculum Pace of change is remarkably fast Several new school qualifications in
Computer Science available now for teaching Michael Gove: “Disapplying the ICT programme
of study is about freedom. It will mean that, for the first time, teachers will be allowed to cover truly innovative, specialist and challenging … they will have the freedom and flexibility to decide what is best for their pupils.”
Teachers need support to make use of this freedom
Accreditation Action Research
Modeling good
practice
Community of Practice
TrainingCascade
Workshops/Training courses
CAS Master Teacher/Digital Schoolhouse model
Hubs & Online forums
Network of ExcellenceModel (from university to school to school)
Model of teacher professional development in the UK
Experienced teachers with CS
knowledge
Experienced teachers
without CS knowledge
Trainee teachers
University Education
department
Network of support
University CS
Department
University
(<40) Schools
Master Teacher
First three months, 250 teachers on CPD courses
CPD
Phase 1 £200k seed finding Sept 2012 Over 600 schools 70 universities 120+ Lead Schools 28 CAS Master Teachers 250+ teachers CPD courses 700+ hours of CPD delivered
Network of Excellence Schools
Network of Excellence Universities
Phase 2 £2 million (2 years – but 5 year project) 600 Master Teachers Primary and secondary Each MT supporting 40 schools Universities support with courses Stability of GCSE numbers Development of classroom ready
resources Towards a self-sustaining model
Opportunity – and danger Opportunity: to make a decisive lasting
change that establishes computer science a proper school subject, on a par with maths or chemistry.
Danger: raised expectations not met, enthusiasm leaks away, teachers discouraged, system reverts to the mean
It’s not enough to hope that someone else will do it.
We have to.There is no “them”.
There is only us.
What your institution can do Be a visible champion for computer
science [not just programming] as a school subject, and help to explain what that means
Help to create a sense of optimism, possibility, and unstoppable momentum.
Play a pro-active role in the Network of Excellence. Actively think “What can we do?” rather than wait for CAS to say “Can you do X?”.
Any Questions