Key experts from industry and Washington, D.C.-based organizations explore steps that can be taken at the federal level to advance CS education and skills in the US.

1. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS
Education
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December 12, 2013
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2. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Conference on Federal Policy
Moderator: Balaji Ganapathy, Head of Workforce
Effectiveness, TCS.
Panelists:
 Kumar Garg, Assistant Director, Learning and
Innovation, White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP)
 Cheryl Oldham, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Foundation, Education and Workforce
 Dr. Thomas Emrick, Executive Director, Smithsonian
Education Center
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3. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Cross sector collaboration
(public, private, nonprofit) is
essential.
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and
skills is
 The shortage of STEMbeginscomputer sciencesolutionsaat the
national problem that
with grassroots
local level. But it is just as important that initiatives at the
federal level, driven by the White House and Congress,
motivate public and private organizations to embrace and
promote STEM education and ensure that underprivileged
communities receive their share of STEM funding
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Balaji Ganapathy
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Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Industry cannot afford for the
U.S. to neglect half of its
children.
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the largest
 Computer science has As we workdiversity gap of
almost any profession.
to expand computer
science literacy across the country, we must be sure to
reach out to underprivileged communities and young
women.
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Tom Emrick
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Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
The business community can
impact secondary education by
not relying solely on four-year
college graduate programs.
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can bridge the workforce
 The U.S.ofChamber Foundationprioritize workforce issues gap in a
number ways. We can help
in
Washington and engage in policy and advocacy. Our role is to
encourage collaboration in every community and a skills-investment
approach across America. The lines of communication between
business and education are important. We will do everything we can
to foster collaboration, so that industry and academia can join
forces to develop the computer science skills of the future
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Cheryl Oldham
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Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
Students need to be ready for
STEM & and CS higher
education.
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
We can’t just teach specific knowledge in IT. The field of IT is
continually evolving and changing. The half-life of new IT
skills keeps dropping. That is why it is important that we
create life-long learners who have learned how to learn.
Working in science and technology is about continually
learning and growing, so you can determine how to make the
latest IT innovations advance strategic goals and generate
strong results.
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Kumar Garg

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Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
State funding should be allocated
to create STEM & and CS
pathways – ‘K to J (jobs)’.
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8. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
States should be graded on their
STEM education performance
and consistent standards for
comparison should be
established.
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9. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
We must create convenient
website platforms to ‘match’
computer science advocates.
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10. Future of Computer Science
Effective Strategies for Supporting CS Education
We must address the digital
divide and support underresourced communities.
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11. Thank You