SFUSD, #YesWeCode, and Computer Science/Blended Learning Opportunities

Matt Haney

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San Francisco City is booming, and key challenges must be addressed for all residents to thrive

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• Median household income of $78,000

• Expected five year personal income growth:

24.1%

Sources: Data Quick; California DOT; Boston Consulting Group; , Forbes

…leading to rising

incomes…

…and more housing wealth

More jobs, many in high

paying sectors..

• 4.0% job growth in 2012

• Expected five-year job growth: 11.9%

• More than 50,000 engineers in SF

• Fastest growing jobs sector: Information

• $937,000 median home prices

• 14.6% increase in median home price

Positive economic trends Challenges

Rising income inequality

Rising poverty rate

Unaffordable housing

Too few college- and career-ready HS graduates

Lack of diversity in the workforce

1,000,000 Unfilled Jobs by 2020

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200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Sources: BLS, NSF, Bay Area Council Economic Institute

400,000 computer science graduates

1,000,000 unfilled programming jobs

$500 billion opportunity

The Job/Student Gap

STUDENTS

2%

98%

Computer Science Students

All other math and science students

JOBS40%

60%

Computing Jobs

All other math and

science jobs

Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation

source: Level Playing Field Institute

Why Expand CS Education?

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creative

problem

solving

innovative

thinking

cooperative

learning

CS teaches important, transferable skills.

Expand computer science

education to all students at all

schools, beginning in pre-

kindergarten and extending

through 12th grade.

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SFUSD’s Plan:

PK-5

● Zero schools offer ongoing CS instruction.

● Impact: 0%of all PK-5 students

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9-12

● Ten schools

offer dedicated

CS electives.

● Impact: 5%of all 9-12 students

Current State of CS in SFUSD

6-8

● Two schools

offer dedicated

CS electives.

● Impact: 0.5% of all 6-8 students

fragmented and voluntary →

lack of equity and uneven quality

PK-5● Provide instruction to all

students.

● Generate excitement about computing.

● Develop problem solving and critical thinking skills.

● Foster creativity and collaboration.

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• 9-12● Offer introductory and

AP courses to all students

at all schools.

● Double AP participation.

● Broaden participation,

to represent student

population as a whole.

Goals by Level

6-8● Provide instruction to

all students.

● Make instruction

engaging, relevant,

creative, and

collaborative.

● Develop strong

foundational knowledge

and skills.

● Explore issues raised by

societal impacts of

computing.

OPPORTUNITY PIPELINE STRATEGY

Vision

To train 100,000 low-opportunity youth

to become high-level computer

programmers

The Opportunity

Demand for trained tech

workers

Tech workforce diversity

challenge

#YesWeCodeOpportunity

Pipeline taps into hidden genius of

black/brown communities

• America needs trained tech

workers: The Bureau of Labor

Statistics projects that there will be

more than 1.4 million jobs created by

2020 that require computer science

and programming skills, but only

400,000 computer science

graduates to fill those jobs.

Furthermore, tech workers have

been estimated to earn 74 percent

more than non-tech workers.

• While growth of undergraduate

programs is critical, it is inadequate

to meet the growing demand for

more programmers and other tech

jobs. Also, undergraduate programs

are of little help to those already in

the workforce.

There is a lack of diversity

in the tech sector: Earlier

this year, Google reported that

70% of its employees are

male and 61% are white. This

is especially true for the

“technical talent” areas of the

sector compared to the “non-

tech” roles in companies, like

Facebook, Google and Twitter.

Tech companies recognize

that they are not where they

want to be in terms of

workforce diversity and

inclusion.

Training Tomorrow’s Tech Workers Today

Opportunity Pipeline Strategy

• Focus on digitally-disenfranchised youth,

ages 18-25, who are job ready and

trainable for careers in tech

• Focus on bootcamps to accelerate

technical skills-building

• Focus on apprenticeships to support

bootcamp graduates to thrive in a tech

workforce

#YES Opportunity Pipeline Strategy

First

Mile

First Exposure to Computer Science

• Next-gen youth hackathons

• Broad-based media campaigns M

idd

le M

ile

Tech Job Development & Training

• #YES Diversity Fellowship to access accelerated learning programs (bootcamps)

• #YES Apprenticeships to connect training graduates to potential employers

Last M

ile

Securing a Job in Tech

• #YES Employers' Council investing in fellowships and apprenticeships

• #YES Corporate Advisory Board of C-suite leaders committed to #YesWeCode's vision to empower the next-generation of tech leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs

Making It Happen

Blended Learning in Secure Care Facilities

Why Blended Learningin Juvenile Facilities?

❏ Increase Student Engagement

❏ Improve Instruction

❏ Individualize, differentiate, offer real-time

assessment

❏ Expand Content/Course Offerings--HS and Post

Secondary

❏ Connect to job pathways/coding bootcamps

❏ Develop Digital Citizens

❏ Re-invigorate Teachers

❏ Improve Overall Institution and School Climate

Implementation Options: Classroom Device Models

Thinking Ahead How do you want to facilitate blended/online learning in residential units?

Google Apps for Education Chromebooks

Desktops 1:2+ Laptop Carts

iPads/Tablets

Potential Next Steps

Assess Infrastructure

➔ Internet access➔ bandwidth➔ devices

Engage Teachers

➔ survey

➔ toolkit

➔ interest

EmpowerLeadership

➔ develop a vision

➔ budget

➔ timeline

➔ training

Contact Information:

Matt Haney, matthaneysf@gmail.com

⥉ Nonprofit devoted to transforming teaching and learning in juvenile justice facilities

⥉ Support blended learning integration

⥉ Work with juvenile justice agencies across the country

⥉ Started by David Domenici, founding principal of the Maya Angelou Academy in Washington, DC