CSTA Puget Sound (WA)

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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What does the Chapter Advocacy Lead Do?

I see my role as the following:

• Advocate for computer science teachers 
• Help teachers advocate for computer science education

Every CSTA chapter should have a chapter advocacy lead.  As a member of the national CSTA Policy committee, I became the chapter lead for the Puget Sound chapter and hope to serve you well in this role

If you have any questions about being a CS Teacher in Washington, please feel free to e-mail me at csta.pugetsound@gmail.com or visit our booster office hours (generally every Thur 8 - 9 pm) via the Zoom and scheduling information at https://community.csteachers.org/discussion/every-thursday-8-9-pm-pscsta-virtual-booster-hour

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2023 16:55
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Chapter Advocacy Lead PSCSTA Community Thread

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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If you need some motivation to help you advocate for computer science education in your school, district, Washington state, or nationwide, check out my CSEd Motivation playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sIFo4r9yKsBLZr1HHtZsF?si=c00fe7a4f70b4da9 

My Spotify handle is "CSEd Advocacy"  I was suprised that it wasn't already taken. 

While the playlist reflects my somewhat limited musical background and taste, I encourage everyone to create their versions and share their best finds. 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2023 16:55
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Chapter Advocacy Lead PSCSTA Community Thread

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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For some of the latest data on high school CSEd in Washington, see the following links:

• Washington State CS Education Dashboards 2021-22
• Washington CSEd with CTE Dashboards 2020-21 
• 2022 State-Specific Computer Science Education Scorecards Re-VISIONED

For the state-specific scorecards, select Washington to see how Washington compares to other states based on data collected by Code.org.

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2023 16:55
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Chapter Advocacy Lead PSCSTA Community Thread

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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The 2023 State of Computer Science Education (Code.org Advocacy Coalition, CSTA. ECEP Alliance) was published on Nov 1 and is available at 2023_state_of_cs.pdf (code.org)

Attached is the Washington State handout.  Some key highlights:

The percentage of HS schools offering foundational CS in Washingtonin 2022-23 increased from 47% to 48%.  However, this is a decrease from 49% in 2019-2020 despite SB 5088 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5088&Initiative=false&Year=2019 .   Meanwhile, nationwide this percentage increased from 47% in 2019-2020 to 57.5% in 2022-23. 

The chart shows Washington's weakness in getting CS taught at its smallest schools.  Only 35% of our small HS have CS, whereas 75% of our medium-sized and 95% of our large schools have CS.

In theory, Washington has fulfilled 9 of the 10 policy recommendations tracked by the report. Note that I question whether these have truly been fulfilled.   The 10th policy recommendation "Require that all students take computer science," may come up in our legislature soon.   Code.org Presses Washington To Make Computer Science a High School Graduation Requirement - Slashdot

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2023 16:55
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Chapter Advocacy Lead PSCSTA Community Thread

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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Although the time for comments ended on Oct 3, members may want to read Dr. Richard Ladner's article in the CSTA Voice New Proposed U.S. Department of Justice Rule on Accessibility - Computer Science Teachers Association (csteachers.org)    regarding how a new ruling may weaken protections for students requiring accessible web content to learn. 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2023 16:55
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Chapter Advocacy Lead PSCSTA Community Thread

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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For thought.   Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. (Considerably worse than even Washington 48%) A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers. https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2023/10/computer-science-classes/

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2023 16:55
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Chapter Advocacy Lead PSCSTA Community Thread

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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Courtesy of @Lauren Bricker on the WACSTA Community

Last May , a new Washington state law (Senate Bill 5048) came into effect that eliminates College in the High School fees.  Subsequently: UW in the HS has seen an increase in registration (article).

The article mentions that UW in the High School currently supports 15 high schools in Washington state.   

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2023 16:55
From: Lawrence Tanimoto
Subject: Chapter Advocacy Lead PSCSTA Community Thread

This post is for the Chapter Advocacy Lead and the PSCSTA Community to share to share updates, information, activities, comments and ideas.

 

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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher (retired)
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