ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

ACM Ed Council Meeting

• Year in Review 2015

• Year Ahead 2016

• ACM Merit Award for Public Policy

EDUCATION POLICYRenee Dopplick

ACM Director of Public Policydopplick@acm.org

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

ACM Ed Council Meeting

Your feedback on policy issues is warmly welcomed.

• Potential topics and issues to raise

• Questions to ask policy leaders

• Coordination and collaboration across ACM entities, affiliated organizations, and other stakeholders

EDUCATION POLICYdopplick@acm.org

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

YEAR IN REVIEW 2015REALIZING GROWTH AND MOMENTUM

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Year in Review 2015Growth Year for ACM Policy and Content

• Policy and content as distinct, interacting, overlapping

• Education and inclusiveness as priority in ACM China, Europe, India, and United States

• ACM conferences and workshops

• ACM’s continued promotion of CSEdWeek and Hour of Code

• White House event with President Obama for CSEdWeek and Hour of Code

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Year in Review 2015ACM Publications – Continued Influence

ACM-IEEE ACM Education Policy CSTA Ed Board & Council Committee

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Year in Review 2015Growth of CS and Computing Education

in the United States• U.S. Federal and State

Majority of states now count CS as satisfying core math or science

STEM Education Act, ESEA, Higher Education Act

Federal funding of computer science education and research initiatives

CSTA, CRA, Code.org, NCWIT, STEM Education Coalition, and many other national, regional, and local organizations

Industry

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

YEAR AHEAD 2016LET’S MAKE IT GREAT!

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Year Ahead 2016 ACM in Action

• ACM Education Policy Committee

• ACM Education Board and Council

• ACM Professional Development Committee

• ACM regional in China, Europe, India, United States

• ACM-W

• ACM SIGs (e.g., SIGCSE and SIGITE)

• ACM Chapters

Action through Affiliated Educational Organizations

• ACM, policy advisory group of Code.org

• ACM, leadership of STEM Education Coalition

• CSTA

• Coalition to Diversify Computing

• CRA: Computing Research Association

• IFIP: International Federation for Information Processing

• NCWIT: National Center for Women & IT

• ABET and CSAB Accreditation

• ICCP Certification

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Year Ahead 2016 ACM Education Policy Committee

• Membership FY2014-FY2016Robert Schnabel (Chair) Indiana University

Jeffrey Forbes Duke University

Joanna Goode University of Oregon

Susanne Hambrusch Purdue University

Elizabeth Hawthorne Union County College

J Strother Moore University of Texas

Mark Nelson Computer Science Teachers Association

Kelly Powers Education Development Center

Susan Rodger Duke University

Deborah Seehorn Computer Science Teachers Association

Chris Stephenson Google

Mark Stehlik Senior Adviser Carnegie Mellon University

Eugene Spafford ex officio ACM U.S. Public Policy Council Chair Purdue University

Pat Ryan ex officio ACM Acting Executive Director

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Year Ahead 2016 ACM Education Policy Committee

New project proposals

1. Global summit on pre-university computer science and computing education policy Understand, compare, and contrast the education policy approaches taken, or being taken, around the world.

Possible outcomes: summit report, recommendations Timeline: one year from now

2. Policy research project on connection between education and jobs Exploring possible research study using industry and

government data Possible outcomes: summit report, recommendations

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Activities Forthcoming in 2015

• U.S. engagement in International Cybersecurity Standards - Public comments to NIST, addressing cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development. Due by September 24, 2015

• CSEdWeek – December 7-13, 2015– Call to action for community participation– Call to action for community resources

• Hour of Code – U.S. [White House event last year]– International

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Policy Themes Forthcoming in 2016 in the United States

• Major legislation

– Funding, education, cybersecurity

• Expanding access to courses

– AP CS and AP Computer Science Principles in formal education

– Informal education

– Maker Movement (3D, robotics, wearable tech, IoT)

– MOOCs (in and beyond the classroom/academic credit)

• Teacher certification/licensure

• Capacity building through professional development

• Cybersecurity education and research

• Computing ethics – cyber norms, drones, AI, IoT

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

Policy Themes Forthcomingaround the World. . .

• Major educational reforms

– Countries are looking for how to increase and embed quality computer science and computing-related education at all levels.

• Measurement and Indicators

– Indicators of success

• Capacity Building

– What policies do we need to bring long-lasting benefits?

– Comparative models and policy approaches?

– Scaling and sustainability?

• Cybersecurity / Cyber / Trustworthy / Global Skills and Norms

– Skills versus substance

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

ACM Merit Award for Public Policy

will be given in 2016!

Recognizes highly qualified individuals who have had a significant positive impact on the

formation or execution of public policy affecting computing or the computing

community

Nominations through the ACM awards process.

Open to eligible nominees worldwide.

*** NEW AWARD ***

ACM Ed Council, August 24, 2015

ACM Ed Council Meeting

Renee DopplickACM Director of Public Policy

dopplick@acm.org