Our first goal to anchor this work was to clarify what we mean when we say "Computer Science." We wanted a single sentence to clearly communicate to a wide variety of stakeholders. And, we knew we needed to dig into the good work already published around CS Concepts, Practices, and Standards. Based on our research, we pared our short definition down to the following: Computer Science is more than writing code. It is the study of computers that includes hardware and software designs, networks and the internet, cybersecurity, data analysis, and the impacts of computing on society.Computer Science is further defined by the K-12 CS Framework and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Standards. Our steering committees have focused on these to center the development of our K-12 CS program. Conceptual Framework The K–12 Computer Science Framework is a high-level set of guidelines that informs the development of standards, curriculum, course pathways, and professional development. Standards The CSTA K–12 Standards, released in 2017, are built off the K-12 CS Framework and delineate a core set of learning objectives designed to provide the foundation for a complete computer science curriculum and its implementation at the K–12 level. All of this helps to shape the four other major goals of the work ahead.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorsArchives
May 2022
Categories |
Proudly powered by Weebly