During the Education Panel Discussion, leading education implementers identified the top 7 recommendations to address the CS challenge.

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Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS
Education
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2. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Conference on Education
Moderator: Jan Cuny, Program Officer, National
Science Foundation
Participants:
 Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation
 Bill Regehr, National 4-H Council
 Lucy Sanders, Founder and CEO, NCWIT
 Talmesha Richards, National Girls Collaborative Project
 Dave Saba, NMSI
 Stephanie Cuskley, NPower
 Anne Jones, Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
 Melissa Moritz, Teach for America.
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3. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Computer science must be a core
requirement in high school
education.
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show
that computer science is the
 We must use tostudentsthe world. Computer science lever
they can
change
underlies every industry and government operation, every
innovation, and every charitable endeavor. STEM and
computer science skills are now relevant and useful in
every career choice, including marketing, sales, medicine
and farming.
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Jan Cuny
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4. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Teachers must be trained in
STEM and computer science.
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to come
 We need all educators and schoolscomputer to
terms with the reality that rigorous
science coursework is necessary. We need to
create ‘K to career’ solutions, and that means
we need to train teachers who can support this
coursework.
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Anne Jones
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5. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Formal support for informal
STEM and computer science
learning is essential.
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 This empowering skill set gives students the to
opportunity to innovate and create solutions
our nation’s most pressing challenges. All kids
deserve the opportunity to explore CS and it is
our collective responsibility to ensure that equity
is at the heart of CS education.
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Melissa Moritz
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6. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Out-of-school and after-school
opportunities to learn and grow
should be encouraged.
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technology
 Unless we develop innovative approaches towill see everskill development among young people, we
increasing failure across the board. Unlike failing on highstakes tests, however, failing to prepare our youth for the
careers of tomorrow has real and permanent
consequences.
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Andrew Coy
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7. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Schools should be proactive in
recruiting and encouraging
students to pursue STEM.
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with
 For more than a century, 4-H has been reaching young peopleWe
after-school STEM programs and it has been proven to work.
have found that 4-H youth are two times more likely to plan to
pursue future courses or a career in science. High-quality afterschool programs are a vital complement to the formal education
that young people receive in the classroom and have proven to
spark an early interest and passion for science.
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Bill Regehr

8. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Recognition is important.
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9. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Collaboration among educators
is key.
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 Everyone, most importantly the tech community
itself, must work together to encourage and
enable young people to gain the tech skills
needed to succeed in the future. This is not just
for themselves. This is a national imperative for
us all.
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Stephanie Cuskley

10. Thank You