Computer Science Education

The California Department of Education adopted the computer science content standards on September 6, 2018. The California Computer Science Education Standards are detailed and are aligned to the national K-12 Computer Science Framework (k12cs.org). California standards are vertically aligned, coherent across grades and designed in developmentally appropriate grade spans K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

The Kapor Center report “Computer Science in California Schools: An Analysis of Access, Enrollment and Equity" highlights the importance of expanding access to computer science to all students. This report also provides data on computer science access, enrollment and equity across California.

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) Digital Learning Services (DLS) is committed to increasing the capacity of educators, administrators and counselors in computer science.

The Computer Science Equity Task Force involves multiple stakeholders from across the county about expanding computer science access to all students. The task force meets once every other month. 

Computer Science Snacks Series 

Giving Students an Opportunity to Change the World Through Computer Science

SBCSS and the Riverside County Office of Education are pleased to announce the Virtual Computer Science Showcase. This showcase will be asynchronous with work being shown in the late spring. Teachers interested in their students showcasing their work should fill out this registration form. After the form is submitted, a Google Sheet will be shared with the teacher/advisor so that student information and Flipgrid entries can be collected by the teacher and used to share the students’ work virtually. The deadline to complete the list of students and for students to contribute to the Flipgrid for the showcase is May 1. Students may submit more than one project. All Computer Science (CS) projects from all students from any county are welcome to submit their work. Some possible projects might include (but are not limited to):

1. Show and tell demonstration using video and audio
2. Show and tell of physical computing project (students might choose to use tools to obscure their faces if they are uncomfortable being on camera)
3. Screencast showing app/website/screen-based project with student narration
4. Screencast showing the app/website/screen-based project without narration

Computer Science Equity Network

All stakeholders, including K-12 teachers, higher education, teachers on special assignments/coaches, principals and district/county administrators are welcome.

 

Cyber Inland Empire Kids Camp

•  Upcoming dates to be announced

Quick Links

• California CS Education
• CS Equity Guide for Administrators (CSforCA)
• CS Resources for Educators (SBCSS DLS)
• SBCSS Computer Science
• Counselors for Computing (C4C)
• CS Framework