NH Computing Education Landscape Report Final

NHComputingEducationLandscapeAcademicYear2015-2016

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NHComputingEducationLandscapeReportAcademicYear2015-2016

RosabelW.Deloge,Ed.D.Chair,CS4NH

LandscapeStudyIndependentContractorUniversityofNewHampshire

MihaelaSabin,Ph.D.

Chair,DepartmentofAppliedEngineering&SciencesAssociateProfessorofComputerScience

UNHManchester

KarenJin,Ph.D.AssistantProfessorofComputerScience

UniversityofNewHampshire

MariaManusPainchaud,Ed.D.,SHRM-SCPLandscapeStudyBusinessConsultant


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NHComputingEducationLandscapeReport

AcademicYear2015-2016

TableofContentsSummary..............................................................................................................................................................3

StateandStudyDemographics............................................................................................................................5

CurriculaTaughtwithEnrollments.......................................................................................................................7

EnrollmentbySubjectCategory.........................................................................................................................10

TeachersbyEndorsements................................................................................................................................11

SchoolswithComputingCurriculaEnrollments.................................................................................................13

PostSecondaryGraduates.................................................................................................................................17

TechnologySkillsIdentifiedbyBusinessandIndustry.......................................................................................19

Recommendations.............................................................................................................................................22

MostRecentComputerScienceDevelopmentsinNH.......................................................................................23

StateLevelAdvisoryCommittee........................................................................................................................25

AllSchoolsinStudywithComputingCurriculaEnrollments..............................................................................26

Contact...............................................................................................................................................................28


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SummaryTheimmensechallengeofimpactingtheentirestateofNewHampshire’scomputerscienceeducationpathwaysbeganwiththeknowledgethatadeepunderstandingofthecurrentsituationfromavarietyofstakeholderswasneeded.Thestudyactivitywastoplanandimplementaprocessthatwouldaccomplishthreethings.First,toassesstheNewHampshirecomputingeducationcurrenteffortsandneedsaddressingthequestion–wherearewenow?Second,toidentifygapsthatneedtobefilledandconnectionsthatexist–addressingthequestion,wherearewegoing?Third,toproduceareportincorporatinginputfrombusinessandindustry,highereducation(two-andfour-yearcollegesanduniversities)andsecondaryeducationthatwouldserveasaguideforfuturecollaborativeplanning.AstheNHlandscapestudyactivityprogressed,itwasclearthatthetasksweregoingtobeslightlydifferentfromouroriginalthinking.

• First,toassesstheNewHampshirecomputingcurrenteffortsaddressingwherearewenow?• Second,toproduceareportreflectinginputfromsecondaryeducation,highereducation

andbusinessandindustrythatwouldserveasabaselineguideforfutureplanningatalllevels.

• Third,usingthebaselineguidetoaddresswherearewegoingistheactionthatmustbetakenbyclassroomteachers,localschools,schooldistricts,DepartmentofEducation,institutionsofhigherlearning,andcollaborativeeffortsbetweenbusinessandindustryandeducationatalllevels.Wherearewegoingmustcomefromthefieldbasedonwhatallstakeholdersarealreadydoing.

Thefirststepinbroadeningparticipationincomputersciencewastolearnwhatparticipationexistsincomputerscienceandcomputing-relatedcourses.Toassesscurrentefforts,dataweregatheredforthe2015-2016schoolyear.ThebusinessandindustryfocusgroupwasconductedinSeptember2017.TheNHDepartmentofEducation,NewHampshireCollegeandUniversityCouncil,andNewHampshireCommunityCollegeSystemwereverywillingtoassistinsharingthedatarequestedfortheNHComputingEducationLandscapeStudy.Localbusinessandindustryrepresentatives,also,wereveryexcitedtoparticipateinthefocusgroup.


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Forthisstudy,wetookabroadviewofcomputingeducationinNHtoincludecomputing-relatedcourses(curricula)aswellascomputersciencecourses.Oncethedataweregatheredandanalyzed,welearned:

1. Whoaretheparticipants(students)incomputing-relatedcoursesinNH?2. Whatarethecomputing-relatedcourses(curricula)inwhichparticipantsareenrolled?3. Whoaretheteachersteachingthecomputing-relatedcourses(curricula)inwhich

participantsareenrolled?4. Whatlearningenvironments(highschools,career&technicalcenters,onlinecharterschool-

VLACS)havecomputing-relatedenrollments?5. WherearetheselearningenvironmentslocatedinNH?6. WhatpostsecondarygraduatesarethereinComputerandInformationSciencesand

SupportServices?7. Whatisbusinessandindustry’sthinkingabouttechnologyskillsneededinemployees?

Inthefollowingpagesthedatachartsareshared.Therearesevenareasfromwhichclassroomteachers,localschools,schooldistricts,theDepartmentofEducation,institutionsofhighereducationandbusinessandindustrycanbegintobuildaplanforimprovingbroaderparticipationincomputerscienceandcomputing-relatedcoursesinNewHampshire.TherearemanygoodthingsalreadyhappeninginNewHampshire!


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StateandStudyDemographics• TotalenrollmentinpublicK-12schoolsinNH2015-2016was181,339students.• 51.6%weremale,48.4%werefemale,86.7%werewhiteand13.3%comprisedallother

races.• Totalpublichighschoolenrollmentwas57,422students.• Femaleparticipationincomputing-relatedcourseswasover50%intheonlinelearning

environmentbutlower(36%and27%)inthehighschoolorcareer&technicalcentervenues.

Table1TotalK-12PublicSchoolEnrollmentbyRaceandGender2015-2016 State

Count Percent

Male 93,637 51.6Female 87,702 48.4AmIndianorAlaskanNative 540 0.3AsianorPacificIslander 5,987 3.3Hispanic 10,011 5.5Black 3,442 1.9White 157,269 86.7Multi-Race 4,090 2.3

Table2TotalPublicHighSchoolEnrollment2015-2016Grade9 15,169Grade10 14,578Grade11 13,923Grade12 13,752

Total 57,422


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Table3PopulationoftheLandscapeStudy:StudentsParticipatinginComputing-relatedCourses School

CountClassCount Student

EnrollmentFemale%

HighSchools 70 794 10,765 36%CTECenters 15 109 1,263 27%

OnlineCharterSchool 1 24 418 56%Totals 86 927 12,446

Table3representsthepopulationoftheLandscapeStudy.

• Totalof12,446studentsenrolledincomputing-relatedcourses,representing21.6%ofthetotalhighschoolpopulationfor2015-2016.

• Therewere927differentcomputing-relatedcoursetitlesfound.• 70highschoolswith36%femaleenrollmentincomputing-relatedcourses• 15Career&TechnicalCenterswith27%femaleenrollmentincomputing-relatedcourses• 1onlinecharterschoolwith56%femaleenrollmentincomputing-relatedcourses.


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CurriculaTaught,Enrollments,FemaleRepresentationTheNHComputingEducationLandscapestudybeganwithmorethan8,000linesofsecondarydatafromtheNHDepartmentofEducation,and927differentcoursetitlesforcomputerscienceandcomputing-relatedcourseswerefound.

InNewHampshire,highschoolsmustofferaspartoftherequiredprogramareas½creditinInformationandCommunicationsTechnologies(ICT).SubjectCategories(DigitalMediaApplications,ComputerApplications,WebDevelopment)withthelargestpercentageoffemaleenrollmentmaybethecourseswherefemalestudentsselecttoearnthe½creditICT.

Table4CurriculaTaught,Enrollments,%FemaleExamplesof927computerscienceandcomputingrelatedcoursesofferedtoNHhighschoolstudents.

SubjectCategoriesformedtoorganizeoriginal927courses.

K-12CSFrameworkAlignmenttoCoreConcepts-Thesearemajorcontentareasincomputerscience

TotalStudent

Enrollment

TotalFemale

Enrollment

PercentFemale

Enrollment

ExploringComputerScience

ExploringComputerScience

Algorithms&Programming

13 3 23%

iOSAppDesign&Development

MobileAppDevelopment


65 14 21.5%

CreativeMobileApplications

ComputerNetworking,I

ComputerNetworking

ComputingSystems 83 4 4.8%

ComputerNetworkingII

APComputerScience APComputerScience


127 21 16.5%

DigitalElectronics DigitalTechnology Networks&theInternet 129 25 19.3%ElectricityTechnology AppliedScience&Technology

Electronics MechanicalTechnology

GameDesignGraphicDesign&GamingFlashGameDevelopmentIntroGameDesignVideoGameDesign

GameDesign Algorithms&Programming

199 33 16.5%

ComputerMaintenance&Repair

ComputerTechnology

Networks&theInternet 303 35 11.5%

ComputerTechnology ComputerIntegratedManufacturing

ComputerSystems


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Examplesof927computerscienceandcomputingrelatedcoursesofferedtoNHhighschoolstudents.

SubjectCategoriesformedtoorganizeoriginal927courses.

K-12CSFrameworkAlignmenttoCoreConcepts-Thesearemajorcontentareasincomputerscience

TotalStudent

Enrollment

TotalFemale

Enrollment

PercentFemale

Enrollment

Robotics Robotics ImpactsofComputing 404 48 11.8%MarineRobotics RoboticsEngineering WebsiteDesign WebDevelopment ImpactsofComputing 850 333 39.17%WebPageDevelopment

Design&Technology WebDesign WebDevelopment/Design

ComputerProgramming

IntrotoCS/Programming


1214 182 14.99%

ComputerSoftware IntrotoProgramming C++Programming StructuredProgramming

ProgrammingFundamentals

DesignEngineeringEngineeringDesignComputerAidedDraftingComputerAidedDesignArchitecturalDesign

Engineering,ComputerAidedDesign

ImpactsofComputing 1297 258 19.89%

IntrotoComputingComputerApplicationsComputerLiteracyDigitalLiteracySoftwareApplications

ComputerApplicationsLiteracy


ComputerAnimationVideoProductionDigitalMediaArtsGraphicDesignMultimedia

DigitalMediaApplications


Nosubjectcategoryequivalent

Data&Analysis


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Table4:• Column1identifiesexamplesofthecoursesfound.• Column2aretheSubjectCategoriestheresearchersformedafterreviewing,eliminatingandsorting

theoriginal927coursesfoundasofferingstoNHhighschoolstudents.• Column3identifiesthealignmentoftheSubjectCategorieswiththeK-12CSFrameworkCoreCS

Concepts.• Columns4,5,6representthetotalstudentenrollmentineachofthesubjectcategories,thefemale

enrollmentandthe%ofthetotalenrollmentthatisfemale.• Femaleenrollmentinthemore“traditional”computing-relatedcoursessuchasComputerNetworking,

APComputerScience,DigitalTechnology,GameDesign,ComputerTechnology,Robotics,IntrotoComputerScience/ProgrammingandEngineeringarelow.

• Highestfemaleenrollment(21.5-46.14%)wasfoundinDigitalMediaApplications,ComputerApplicationsLiteracy,WebDevelopment,ExploringComputerScienceandMobileAppDevelopment.


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EnrollmentbySubjectCategory

Figure1Enrollmentincomputing-relatedclassesbySubjectCategory

Figure1showsthetotalstudentenrollmentineachSubjectCategory.

• 2%orlessoftotalenrollmentwasfoundineachofthesesubjectcategories:ExploringComputerScience,MobileAppDevelopment,ComputerNetworking,APComputerScience,DigitalTechnology,GameDesignandComputerTechnology.

• LargerenrollmentsinDigitalMediaApplications,ComputerApplicationsLiteracy,Engineering(CAD)andIntrotoComputerScienceandProgrammingofferedcoursecontentareaswhereintegrationofNHK-12ComputerScienceStandardscouldbeaddedforexpandedstudentexposure.


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TeachersbyEndorsementsEndorsementsofTeachersTeachingtheComputing-RelatedCourses

InNH,endorsementsarethedesignationsofcontentareasorjobpositionsthateacheducatorinthestateislicensedwithinwhichtoteachortobeemployed.Aseducatorsprogressthroughtheiryearsofpracticeandacquireincreasedlevelsofeducation,additionalendorsementsmaybeawarded.

Table5NumberofEndorsementsperteacher

Numberofendorsementsperteacher Numberofteachers

%of222teachers

Singleendorsement 135 61%Twoorthreeendorsements 72 32%Morethanfourendorsements 15 7%

Totalnumberofteacherswithendorsementdata 222

Table5shows

• 927computing-relatedclassesinthestudyweretaughtby242teachers.Wecollectedendorsementdatafor222teachers.

• 61%oftheteachershadonly1endorsement• 32%oftheteachershad2-3endorsements• 7%oftheteachershad4ormoreendorsements


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Table6Top15TeacherEndorsementsTop15TeacherEndorsements

(11ormorewithsameendorsement)NumberofTeachers

VisualArtEducation 91EducationTechnologyIntegrator 77ComprehensiveBusinessEducation 54ComprehensiveTechnologyEducation 44Mathematics(7-12) 31EnglishEducation(5-12) 24LibraryMediaSpecialist 21Principal 20ComprehensiveFamily&ConsumerScience 20PhysicalEducation 17LifeScienceEducation(7-12) 17SocialStudies(5-12) 13MusicEducation 13GeneralSpecialEducation 13ElementaryEducation(K-8) 11SpecificComputingEndorsements NumberofTeachersComputerProgramming 3ComputerInstallation&Repair 1ComputerSoftware&MediaApplications 1ComputerSystemsNetworking&Telecommunications

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InformationTechnologyHardware/Software 1

Table6shows

• 15teacherendorsementsthathave11+teacherswiththesameendorsement.• 7ofthe222(Seetable5)teachershavespecificcomputingendorsementswhichare

certificationsforCareer&TechnicalEducationprograms.• 215teachers(222-7withspecificcomputingendorsements)areteachingmostofthe

computing-relatedcurriculafoundinthestudywithendorsementsotherthanthosespecifictotraditionalcomputersciencecourses.


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SchoolswithComputingCurriculaEnrollmentsStudentcomputing-relatedcurriculaenrollmentof12,446wasfoundin86schoolsinNewHampshire(highschools,career&technicalcentersandVLACS-onlinelearningcharterschool).

Table7SchoolswithComputingCurriculaEnrollmentsSchoolswith200+

computingenrollments=48.6%

oftotal

TotalHighSchoolEnroll.

TotalComputingEnroll.

%ofTotalHSEnroll.

Schoolswith100-200computingenrollments

=24.4%oftotal

TotalHighSchoolEnroll.

TotalComputingEnroll.

%ofTotalHSEnroll.

SpauldingHighSchool 1409 616 43.7% MonadnockRegionalHS 528 191 36.2%

NashuaHighSchoolNorth 1700 577 33.9% MilfordHighSchool 825 179 21.7%LondonderrySeniorHS 1584 546 34.5% PelhamHighSchool 627 176 28.1%NashuaHighSchoolSouth 1845 537 29.1% MerrimackValleyHS 846 176 20.8%MerrimackHighSchool 1210 365 30.2% PembrokeAcademy 832 175 21%ConValRegionalHS 787 360 45.7% WindhamHighSchool 848 171 20.2%

CampbellHighSchool 498 313 62.9% WinnacunnetHighSchool 1083 167 15.4%

PlymouthRegionalHS 682 293 43.0% KeeneHighSchool 1363 161 11.8%SanbornRegionalHS 659 293 44.5% ManchesterWestHS 929 160 17.2%BedfordHighSchool 1477 282 19.1% LaconiaHighSchool 586 154 26.3%PortsmouthHighSchool 1110 261 23.5% KearsargeRegionalHS 566 151 26.70SalemHighSchool 1206 245 20.3% BowHighSchool 587 150 25.6%

KennettHighSchool 816 244 29.9% FallMountainRegionalHS 523 150 28.7%

GilfordHighSchool 511 233 45.6% FarmingtonHighSchool 302 138 45.7%ManchesterSchoolofTech. 304 231 76.0%

DoverSeniorHighSchool 1332 138 10.4%

Coe-BrownNorthwoodAca 701 228 32.5% JohnStarkRegionalHS 688 135 19.6%KingswoodRegionalHS 799 214 26.8% Hollis-BrooklineHS 812 129 15.9%SouheganCoopHighSchool 831 206 24.8% LittletonHighSchool 216 124 57.4%

HanoverHS(Dresden) 749 125 16.68% StevensHighSchool 528 109 20.6% HopkintonHighSchool 270 104 38.5%


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Table7shows• 38highschoolswithTotalHighSchoolEnrollment,TotalComputing-relatedenrollment

and%thattheTotalComputing-relatedenrollmentrepresentsoftheTotalHighSchoolEnrollment.

• 18highschoolshavecomputing-relatedenrollmentsof200+students,48.6%ofthetotalcomputing-relatedenrollmentinthisstudy.

• 21highschoolshavecomputing-relatedenrollmentsof100-200students,24.4%ofthetotalcomputer-relatedenrollmentinthisstudy.

Note:1. Schoolswith200+ComputingEnrollments,twoschoolswerenotincludedinthechart

presented.a. VLACS(onlinecharterschool)wasnotincludedbecausethetotalenrollment

figurewasnotclear.b. Region14AppliedTechnologyCenter(aCareer&TechnicalCenter)wasnot

includedbecauseNHdoesnotbreakoutseparatetotalenrollmentfiguresforcareer&technicalcenters.

2. IntheSchoolswith100-200computingenrollments,fiveschoolswerenotincludedinthechartpresented.

a. NuteHighSchoolwasnotincludedbecausethetotalenrollmentfigurewasnotclear.

b. NashuaTechnologyCenter,SeacoastSchoolofTechnologyandCheshireCareerCenter(allCareer&TechnicalCenters)werenotincludedbecauseNHdoesnotbreakoutseparatetotalenrollmentfiguresforcareer&technicalcenters.

3. Acompletelistofallschoolsinthe200+,100-200,and100orlessComputingCurriculaEnrollmentscanbefoundonpages26and27.


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407,76175,774

88,888

127,428148,582

303,251

60,779

47,289

32,039

43,004

Figure2NewHampshire’s10CountieswithPopulations

Table8UrbantoRuralLocationsofNHHighSchoolswithComputingEnrollments

County #ofHighSchoolswith200+Computingenrollments

#ofHighSchoolswith100-

200Computingenrollments

#ofHighSchoolswithlessthan100Computingenrollments

Hillsborough 9 5 7Rockingham 6 3 6Merrimack 5 2Strafford 1 4 3Grafton 1 2 6Cheshire 3 2Belknap 1 1 4Carroll 2 3Sullivan 2 2Coos 6


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Figure2NewHampshire’s10CountieswithPopulations

• Hillsborough,Rockingham,MerrimackandStraffordcountiesareconsideredthemosturbanwiththehighestpopulations.

• Grafton,Cheshire,Belknap,Carroll,SullivanandCoosareconsideredmoreruralwiththesmallestpopulations.

Table8

• Column1showsthedistributionofhighschoolswith200+computing-relatedenrollments.

• Column2showsthedistributionofhighschoolswith100-200computing-relatedenrollments.

• Column3showsthedistributionofhighschoolswithlessthan100computing-relatedenrollments.ThesewerenotincludedinTable7.

Note:

1.Acompletelistofallschoolsin200+,100-200,and100orlessComputingCurriculaEnrollmentscanbefoundonpages26and27.

2.EverycountyinNewHampshirehas4ormoreschoolswithcomputing-relatedenrollments.


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Post-SecondaryGraduatesCIPCODE11PostSecondaryGraduatesComputerandInformationSciencesandSupportServices

• NewHampshire2and4-yearcollegesanduniversitiesuseCIPCODE11,describedasComputerandInformationServicesandSupportServices,tocategorizegroupsofprogramsthatareconsideredascomputing/computersciencerelated.

• 25institutionsofhighereducationweresurveyed;18showgraduatesinCIPCODE11programsforthe2016schoolyearofgraduation.

• TheseenrollmentandgraduationfiguresdonotaccountforNewHampshirestudentsseparatefromout-of-statestudents.

• Forthe2016yearofgraduation,260bachelor’sdegreesweregranted.• 51or19.6%werewomen.

Table9CIPCODE11PostSecondaryGraduatesInstitutionName

TotalAssoc.degree

MENAssoc.degree

WOMENAssoc.degree

TotalBachelor’sdegree

MENBachelor'sdegree

WOMENBachelor's

degree-%ofTotal

TotalMaster'sdegree

MENMaster'sdegree

WOMENMaster'sdegree)

DartmouthCollege

67 47 20/29.8% 35 23 12FranklinPierceUniversity

1 0 1

GraniteStateCollege

15 10 5/33.3%

GreatBayCommunityCollege

21 18 3

KeeneStateCollege

19 17 2/10.5% LakesRegionCommunityCollege

2 1 1

ManchesterCommunityCollege

15 12 3

NashuaCommunityCollege

24 21 3

NewEnglandCollege

5 4 1/2.0%

NHTI-Concord'sCommunityCollege

42 36 6

PlymouthStateUniversity

18 15 3/16.6%

RiverValleyCommunityCollege

4 4 0


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InstitutionName

TotalAssoc.degree

MENAssoc.degree

WOMENAssoc.degree

TotalBachelor’sdegree

MENBachelor'sdegree

WOMENBachelor's

degree-%ofTotal

TotalMaster'sdegree

MENMaster'sdegree

WOMENMaster'sdegree)

RivierUniversity

273 224 49SaintAnselmCollege

14 12 2/14.2%

SNHUOn-Campus

53 44 9/16.9% UNHatManchester

17 13 4/23.5%

UNH-MainCampus

52 47 5/9.6% 21 14 7

WhiteMountainsCommunityCollege

3 2 1

TOTALS 111 94 17/15.3% 260 209 51/19.6% 330 261 69/20.9%Table9Note:SouthernNewHampshireUniversityisa4-yearinstitutionwithverystrongon-lineenrollments.ForthisstudytheSNHUOfficeofResearchandPlanningprovideddataforCIPCODE11foron-campusbachelor’senrollmentonly.


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TechnologySkillsIdentifiedbyBusinessandIndustryAfocusgroupof16participantshadrepresentationfromthefollowingsectors:

• RegionalHealthInsurance,ITServiceVendors,ResidentialSpecialNeedsEducation,RegionalHealthcare,SmallEngineeringFirm,NonprofitStudentLoanServicer,Fortune500Insurancecompany,GlobalTransportationServicesCompany,GrantFundingStateOrganization,SmallRegionalLawFirm,andHigherEducation.

Thefocusgroupparticipantsfocusedonthefollowingquestion:• Whatdobusinessandindustryrepresentativesindicatearethetechnologyskills

importantandessentialforanyindividualenteringtheworkforce?

Table10FocusGroupResponsestoEmployees’UseofTechnologyWhatchallengesdoyouexperiencewithcurrent

employees’useoftechnology?Whatsurprisedyouaboutcurrent

employees’useoftechnologychallenges?Security Cybersecurity-smartuseoftechnology Cybersecurity-smartuseoftechnologySecurity SecurityBreaches,spamissues Security,confidentiality Learning-LifelongLearners Beingwillingtolearn NeverstoplearningtechnologyRetaininginformation LevelofawarenessWritingandspellingskillslacking Lackattentiontodetail Writeliketheytext Talkingandunderstanding BadHabits Toooftenonphonestexting MaturitytousedevicesConstantneedtobeoncellphone Relianceontechsupport-noattempttosolveissueonown Intersectionofpersonal&professionaluseoftechnology Usuallyquicktogiveupandself-discover Givingup-troubleshootingtosolveproblems HowtoUseTechnology Howtoleveragetechnologytowinnewworkforthefirm SmartuserUsingtechtosolveproblems(excel) Connection/commitmentProblem-solving/problemdetermination Interfacenavigation-3waystoaccomplishtask Notusingittofullpotential Finding/approving3rdpartyproductsvetting Inclinationstotrytosolvecomplexissue


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TechnologySkills Cloudversusin-houseservers LackofskillsBreaches/spamissues,howtohelpavoidfallingintothetrap LackofappliedworkingknowledgeEmployeeswhocan'ttelliftheresultsoftechnologyareaccurate "play"-overcomefeartotrytosolveissuesontheirown Testingabilitytogofurtherw/advancingabilities Lackofbrowserknowledge(multipletasks) Notbeingabletoself-serviceperipheralinstalls Inabilitytounderstandbasiccomputeroperations Levelofknowledgeoftechnology Technologygaps Lackofbasicskills Lackofbasicofficesuiteskillsyetrequiredproficiency Understandingbasicconceptsofsystemdevelopment Skillleveldiscrepancies Knowledgeoffunctionalityofprograms Training Datavisibilityandunderstanding Understandingconceptsvspaths Filesharing/collaborativeenvironments KeepingCurrent-ChangeinBusinessEnvironment Olderemployeeswhodonotunderstandhowtousetechnology Change-willingtoacceptvsresistancetoSupervisors'knowledgeoftechsometimeslessthannewemployees

Humanissues-willingnesstolearn,change,getalongwithothers

Change-completeaversiontoitSomeorganizationshirefordisciplineskillsandteachtech

Notopentonewchallenges-oldschool-comeupwithworkaroundinsteadoffiguringouttheproblem(program) IT'sbusinessistosupportbusinessAttitudetowardtechnology-willingnesstolearn/acceptchange K-12ComputerScienceFrameworkidentifiesthefollowingskillsasImportantandEssentialforALLStudents(BASIC):

• Troubleshootingstrategies• Searchingandsorting• Digitaldatarepresentation• Basiconlinesecurity


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K-12ComputerScienceFrameworkidentifiesthefollowingskillsasImportant,butNOTessentialforALLStudents(ADVANCED):

• Operatingsystems• Algorithmicefficiency• Relationaldatabases• Cryptographymethods

Businessandindustryfocusgroupparticipantsidentifiedathirdgroupingofskills(CriticalThinking&AppliedKnowledge)asEssentialforALLStudents:

• Abilitytotransferskills• Abilitytothinkcritically• Considercreativeproblemsolving• Applyappropriateknowledgegainedandareessential

Table11SkillsandProficienciesExpectedofNewHires

Skills/ProficienciesExpectedofNewHires-RecentGradsofHighSchoolandCollege

Basic Advanced CriticalThinking&Applied

KnowledgeBasicBusiness-communications(emailetiquette),understandthebasicsofproperemailcommunication B MSOfficeSuite-understandthebasics-specificallyWord,ExcelandPowerPoint,introductiontoAccessishelpful B Willingnesstolearn-tinker ALLInterest/wantingtounderstandwhytechnologyisrelevant B A CloudServices(understandthedifferencebetweenserver/cloudbased) B A Abilitytouseapple/android/pc B Analytics/usedata-abilitytoanalyzeandknowwhenitiswrong B A HighSchool-SoftSkills–transferskills ALLHighSchool-BasicTechnologyconcepts(keywords&concepts) B HighSchool-Computer&Datasecurityconcepts(why,notjusthow),safecomputing B HighSchool-Systemarchitectureconcepts A HighSchool-Typing B HighSchool-Understandapplications B HighSchool-Onlineresearch(googlesearches) B HighSchool-Nofear-trainable B College-Buildonprior4yearsofhighschool A College-Learninghowtolearn ALLCollege-Foundation-ignitesparkoflearning(exposure,framework) ALLCollege-MentalFramework ALLCollege-Howtounderstandnewtechnology ALLCollege-Approachtechnologyasathinker ALL


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RecommendationsAnalysisofLandscapeStudyhasproducedthefollowingrecommendationsinnopriorityorder.

1. Developamoreefficientwaytoaccessandcollectdataaboutcomputingeducationin

NH(NHDOE)

2. Reclassifycoursestodistinguishbetweencomputerscienceandcomputing-related

courses.(NHDOE)

3. DevelopK-12CSpathwaysfollowingtheK-12ComputerScienceFrameworkandNH

BusinessandIndustry’sskillsthatareimportantandessentialforALLNewHampshire

students.

4. PublishNHschooldistricts’progresstowardK-12CSStandardsimplementation.

(NHDOE,CS4NH?)

5. ProvidetrainingandmaterialsforallteacherstointegrateNHK-12CSStandardsintoall

existingcourses,withinitialfocusonthoseteachersteachinginsubjectareas:Digital

MediaApplications,ComputerApplicationsandWebDevelopment.(NHDOE)

6. Marketcomputersciencecareerinformationtostudentsenrolledinsubjectareas:

DigitalMediaApplications,ComputerApplicationsandWebDevelopment.(NHDOE,

CS4NH?)

7. Schooldistrictsintegrateskillbuildingincriticalthinking,collaboration,communication

andcreativityintoallcourses.(Local)

8. FocusonenrollingmoreyoungwomeninCS(NHDOE,CS4NH)

9. Localbusiness,industryandeducationrepresentativesmeetregularlytoensurethat

businessneedsarebeingmetandthatNHstudentsgraduatecareer/collegereadywith

thetechnologyskillsimportantandessentialforALLNHstudents.(Local)

10. NHteacherpreparationprogramsintegrateNHK-12CSStandardsatallgradelevels.

(HigherEducation)


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MostRecentComputerScienceDevelopmentsinNHJanuary2017,NewHampshire’sStateLeadershipTeam,CS4NH,wasestablishedwithrepresentationacrossthestate.In2018,CS4NHandNHHighTechnologyCouncil(abouttobere-brandedasNHTechAlliance)formedanalliancethatbringseducation,businessandindustryworkingtogethertoadvocateforcomputerscienceeducationinNewHampshire.

• Establishadvisorycommittee(CS4NHorsub-committee)ofeducation,businessandindustryrepresentationtoassistwith:

o revisingrulesthatsupporttheAdequateEducationlegislation,

o exploringadditionalavenuesforcertifyingNHteachersincomputerscienceorcomputing-relatedcontentareas,

o developingavarietyofK-12CSpathwaysofstudyforallNewHampshirestudents,and

o supportinglocalteachers,schoolsandschooldistrictsastheytransitiontoincludemorecomputerscienceforallNHstudents.

Fall2017,UniversityofNewHampshireandSTEMTeachers’CollaborativereceivedCode.orgRegionalPartnershipgrantfundingforteachingteachershowtoteachCSDiscoveries(grades6-10)andCSPrinciples(highschool/APCourse).Firstgroupof52teachersattendedweek-longworkshopsummerof2018inPhoenix.Theseteachers,mosthavenocomputersciencedegreeandlittletonopreviousCSteachingexperience,willbeteachingtheirfirstclassesofCSDiscoveriesandCSPrinciplesfall2018.AnadditionalgroupofteacherswillparticipateinasimilarworkshopSummer2019heldinNH.

• Provideon-goingsupportforthisworkasanimportantcomponentofbuildingK-12CSpathwaysthatprovideimportantandessentialCSskillsforALLNewHampshirestudents.

November2017,NHBureauofCredentialingadoptedaComputerScienceEducatorcredential.

• Implementprocesstoencourageandsupportteacherstoobtaincomputersciencecertificationinavarietyofways.(NHDOE,CS4NH)

2017-2018schoolyear,TechIntegratorfromChristaMcAuliffElementarySchool,Concord,NHparticipatedinasabbaticalyearsponsoredbyNHCharitableFoundationteaching5thgradersandtheirteachershowtointegrateThunkableappdevelopmentexperiencesintoon-goingclasswork.Theseworkshopswereheldthroughoutthestate.


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• ThisschoolhasjustreceivedsmallgrantfromNHDOEtointegrateCSstandardsintoelementarysocialstudies.

June2018,NHLegislaturepassedabillthatmodifiestheeducationalcontentofanadequateeducationbydeletingTechnologyeducation,andInformationandcommunicationtechnologiesandreplacingitwithEngineeringandtechnologiesANDComputerScienceandDigitalLiteracy.

• ProvideinformationtoschooldistrictsonthenewlyamendedAdequateEducationList.

• Provideprocessforandexamplesofhowlocalschooldistricts(highschools)cantransitionthe½creditgraduationrequirementinInformationandCommunicationsTechnologiestoComputerScienceandDigitalLiteracy.(NHDOE)

August2018,NHStateBoardofEducationapprovedNHK-12ComputerScienceStandards.

• ProvideprocessforandexamplesofhowlocalschooldistrictscanbuildsolidK-12computersciencepathwaysforstudents.

Fall2018,grantwritinginprocesswithTufts,WhiteMountainScience,Inc.,NorthCountryEducationServicesandreDesign(assessmentcompany)tosecurefundingfordevelopingmodulesforelementaryteachers(grades3-5)toteachEnglishLanguageArtsandMathwithcomputerscienceintegrated.


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StateLevelAdvisoryCommittee:CS4NHCS4NHisnowalliedwithNewHampshireTechAlliance.

MembershipRosabelDeloge: CS4NHChair,EducationalConsultant,NSFGrantsManagerTerryWolf: CS4NH,ViceChair,StateRepresentative(2014-2018)JudyBurrows: CS4NHNotetaker,DirectorofStudentAid,NHCharitableFoundationBethDoiron: CS4NHRepresentativetoNHTechAlliance-WorkforceDevelopment

Committee,DirectorofCollegeAccessandDOEProgramsandInitiatives,CommunityCollegeSystemofNH

DaveBenedetto: Researcher,DoctoralStudentinSTEMEducationprogramatTuftsUniversity

BillChurch: ExecutiveDirector,WhiteMountainScience,Inc.MattCookson: ExecutiveDirector,NewHampshireTechAllianceLisaDanley: Career&TechnicalDirector,DoverCareerTechnicalCenter HeatherDrolet: TechnologyIntegrator,ChristaMcAuliffElementarySchool,Concord,NH

SchoolDistrictLoriLanglois: Director,NorthCountryEducationServicesLauraNickerson: Director,STEMTeachers’Collaborative,UniversityofNewHampshireMihaelaSabin: AssociateProfessorandDepartmentChair,UniversityofNewHampshireRepresentatives:NateGreene: ScienceEducationConsultant(includesComputerScience),NH

DepartmentofEducation


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AllSchoolswithComputingCurriculaEnrollmentsinLandscapeStudy200+EnrollmentsSpauldingHighSchoolNashuaHighSchoolNorthLondonderrySeniorHighSchoolNashuaHighSchoolSouthVLACSMerrimackHighSchoolConValRegionalHighSchoolCampbellHighSchoolPlymouthRegionalHighSchoolSanbornRegionalHighSchoolRegion14AppliedTechnologyCenterBedfordHighSchoolPortsmouthHighSchoolSalemHighSchoolKennettHighSchoolGilfordHighSchoolManchesterSchoolofTechnologyCoe-BrownNorthwoodAcademyKingswoodRegionalHighSchoolSouheganCooperativeHighSchool

100-200EnrollmentsMonadnockRegionalHighSchoolMilfordHighSchoolNuteHighSchoolPelhamHighSchoolMerrimackValleyHighSchoolPembrokeAcademyWindhamHighSchoolNashuaTechnologyCenterWinnacunnetHighSchoolKeeneHighSchoolManchesterWestHighSchoolLaconiaHighSchoolKearsargeRegionalHighSchoolBowHighSchoolFallMountainRegionalHighSchoolFarmingtonHighSchoolDoverSeniorHighSchoolJohnStarkRegionalHighSchoolHollis-BrooklineHighSchoolHanoverHighSchoolLittletonHighSchoolSeacoastSchoolofTechnologyCheshireCareerCenter


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StevensHighSchoolHopkintonHighSchool

Lessthan100EnrollmentsBelmontHighSchoolBerlinRegionalCareer&TechnicalCenterBerlinSeniorHighSchoolConantHighSchoolCreteauRegionalTechnologyCenterDoverRegionalTechnicalCenterEppingHighSchoolGoffstownHighSchoolGorhamHighSchoolGrovetonHighSchoolHillsboro-DeeringHighSchoolHinsdaleHighSchoolInter-LakesHighSchoolJ.OlivaHuotTechnicalCenterLakesRegionTechnologyCenterLebanonHighSchoolLisbonRegionalHighSchoolManchesterCentralHighSchoolManchesterMemorialHighSchoolManchesterSchoolofTechnology(HighSchool)MoultonboroughAcademyMt.WashingtonValleyCareerTechCenterNewfoundRegionalHighSchoolNewmarketJr/SrHighSchoolNewportMiddle/HighSchoolOysterriverHighSchoolPinkertonAcademyPinkertonAcademyCenterforCareer&TechnicalEducationPittsfieldHighSchoolPlymouthAppliedTechnologyCenterProfileSeniorHighSchoolProspectMountainHighSchoolRaymondHighSchoolSomersworthCareerTechnicalCenterSunapeeSr.HighSchoolTimberlaneRegionalHighSchoolWhiteMountainsRegionalArthurParadiceCenterWhiteMountainRegionalHighSchoolWilton-LyndeboroSeniorHighSchoolWinnisquamRegionalHighSchoolWoodsvilleHighSchool


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Contact

ForfurtherinformationabouttheNewHampshireComputingEducationLandscapeStudyandReportpleasecontact:

Dr.RosabelDeloge(Rosie)Chair,CS4NH

[email protected]

ThismaterialisbaseduponworksupportedbytheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)underGrantNo.sNSF-CNS-1228355andNSF-CNS-1228352.Anyopinions,findings,andconclusionsorrecommendationsexpressedinthismaterialarethoseoftheauthor(s)anddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsoftheNationalScienceFoundation.ExpandingComputingEducationPathways(ECEP)ispartoftheNationalScienceFoundation'sBroadeningParticipationinComputingAlliance(NSFBPC-A).

Documents

NH Computing Education Landscape Report Final