Welcome, Companies & Professionals!
Build our future computing workforce.
Computer science exposes students to innovation, computational thinking and problem solving skills that drive economic growth and the success of our nation’s businesses.
For your company to meet its human capital and talent targets into the next twenty years, more young people need to explore computer science and gain an understanding of how it shapes our society and leads to solutions to the world’s most challenging problems. In fact the current pipeline of computer science graduates will only fill 52 percent of the projected 1.4 million new computing jobs by 2018. You can help expose others to computer science and give them the skills necessary to be the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs who will drive our nation’s competitiveness and build your bottom line.
Get the Facts on CS Education
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CSEdWeek Ideas for Companies & Professionals
Corporations and technical professionals can help introduce young people and the adults in their lives to the power of computing in the global innovation economy. Here are some suggested activities you can undertake during CSEdWeek to reach out and raise awareness of the importance of building a strong pipeline of computer science graduates into the workforce:
Spread the Word About Computer Science!
| Offer employees two hours of work time during CSEd Week to visit a school, class, or youth group to chat about their career at the company and also discuss opportunities for work or internships. | |
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Outreach-in-a-Box: Discovering IT This resource provides tools for professionals in computer science and IT careers to conduct activities with students or youth programs. |
Raise your Voice: About Computer Science Education!
| Visit your local school board and advocate for rigorous, engaging computer science classes are to prepare students for jobs in your industry. | |
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Moving Beyond Computer Literacy: Why schools should teach computer science |
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Why Should Young People Consider Careers in Information Technology
Created as talking points for Counselors for Computing (C4C), a project of the NCWIT K-12 Alliance made possible by the Merck Company Foundation, this card gives adults talking points and additional resources for a conversation with their students, children, and/or other young people. The main message is that IT offers meaningful work, security and high salaries with a bachelor’s degree, and flexibility and variety. Information is provided to address these specific questions: What should you tell a young person about a career in IT? How can a young person prepare now for a career in IT?
Running on Empty
Computer science and the technologies it enables now lie at the heart of our economy, our daily lives, and scientific enterprise. As the digital age has transformed the world and workforce, U.S. K–12 education has fallen woefully behind in preparing students with the fundamental computer science knowledge and skills they need for future success.
SAS CEO Jim Goodnight addresses HP/Intel Digital Learning event attendees
SAS CEO Jim Goodnight discusses the current state of education, high dropout rate and the lack of qualified workers. The problem appears to be schools relying on 20th century tools to teach 21st century students. Goodnight believes the solution is to bring classrooms into the 21st century, with a new delivery system including a trained teacher, online curriculum and a laptop for every teacher and student. Goodnight also discusses the development of SAS Curriculum Pathways, an interactive, standards-based resource for English, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies and Spanish for grades 9-12. In December 2008, SAS Curriculum Pathways is now offered free of charge to every educator in America. More than 40,000 teachers in 7,600 schools and in all 50 states use SAS Curriculum Pathways. This video was presented at the Digital Learning Environments event on May 11, 2010 in Cary, NC.Company & Professional Events
CWIC-SoCal
04/14/12 9:00 am – 04/15/12 3:00 pm
I am co-chair for the regional celebration of women in computing for Southern California – CWIC-SoCal – April 14-15, 2012 in Santa Ana, CA. Although not being held during the week of December 4-10, 2011, this event is very much in the spirit of CSEdWeek's goals. CHeck out the Call for… Read more
