AB 2110, as amended, Ting. Pupil instruction: computer science.
Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to recommend, and the State Board of Education to adopt, curriculum frameworks, as provided. Existing law defines “curriculum framework” as an outline of the components of a given course of study designed to provide state direction to school districts in the provision of instructional programs. Existing law prohibits the state board from adopting instructional materials until the 2015-16 school year, except as provided.
This bill would require thebegin delete state boardend deletebegin insert commissionend insert tobegin delete incorporateend deletebegin insert
consider incorporatingend insert computer science curriculum content into the mathematics, science, history-social science, and language arts curriculum frameworks, as it deems appropriate, when those frameworks are next revised. The bill would require computer science curriculum tobegin delete be consistent with recognized computer science standards andend delete focus on foundational concepts in computer science by integrating basic skills in technology with simple ideas about computational thinking, communication, and collaboration, and being responsible citizens in a changing digital world, as specified. The bill would require thebegin delete state boardend deletebegin insert commissionend insert to consult with classroom teachers to ensure the age-appropriateness ofbegin delete instructional materialend deletebegin insert
the computer science curriculumend insert.begin delete The bill would, upon the incorporation ofend deletebegin insert Ifend insert computer science curriculum contentbegin insert is incorporatedend insert into the curriculum frameworksbegin insert at their next revisionend insert,begin insert the bill wouldend insert require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to identify and post on the State Department of Education’s Internet Web site professional development resources for teaching computer science curriculum content. The bill would require its provisions to be implemented in a
manner that does not result in new duties or programs being imposed on local educational agencies, as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 51211 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) Thebegin delete state board shall incorporateend deletebegin insert Instructional
4Quality Commission shall considerend insertbegin insert incorporatingend insert computer science
5curriculum content into the mathematics, science, history-social
6science, and language arts curriculum frameworks, as it deems
7appropriate, when those frameworks are next revised. This
8curriculum shallbegin delete be consistent with recognized computer science focus on
foundational concepts in computer
9standards and shallend delete
10science by integrating basic skills in technology with simple ideas
11about computational thinking, communication, and collaboration,
12and being responsible citizens in a changing digital world.
13(b) begin deleteComputer science instruction end deletebegin insertFor purposes of this section,
14computer science curriculumend insert shall be designed tobegin delete help pupils learnend delete
15begin insert promote an understanding ofend insert all of the following:
16(1) Computational thinking, including, but not
limited to, using
17technology resources to solve age-appropriate problems,
18understanding and using basic steps of algorithmic problem solving
19with computer-free exercises, demonstrating that a string of bits
20can be used to represent alphanumeric information, recognizing
21that software is created to control computer operations, and
22understanding the connections between computer science and other
23fields.
P3 1(2) Collaboration, including, but not limited to, gathering
2information and communicating electronically, and using
3age-appropriate technology resources and tools to participate in
4collaborative problem-solving activities for the purpose of
5developing solutions or products.
6(3) Computer practice, including, but not limited to, using
7age-appropriate technology resources to
gather, organize, and
8manipulate data, using technology tools for individual and
9collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities,
10constructing a set of step-by-step instructions to be acted out, and
11identifying a wide range of jobs that require knowledge or use of
12computing.
13(4) Computers and communication devices, including, but not
14limited to, demonstrating an appropriate level of proficiency with
15input and output devices, understanding the pervasiveness of
16computers in daily life, and identifying factors that distinguish
17humans from machines.
18(5) Community, global, and ethical impacts, including, but not
19limited to, practicing responsible digital citizenship in the use of
20technology, identifying the social and ethical impacts of technology
21on personal life
and society, and evaluating the accuracy, relevance,
22and biases of electronic information sources.
23(c) In implementing this section, thebegin delete state boardend deletebegin insert Instructional
24Quality Commissionend insert shall consult with classroom teachers to ensure
25the age-appropriateness ofbegin delete instructional materialend deletebegin insert the computer
26science curriculumend insert.
27(d) begin deleteUpon incorporating end deletebegin insertIf
end insertcomputer science curriculum content
28begin insertis incorporated end insertinto the mathematics, science, history-social
29science, and language arts curriculum frameworks at their next
30revision, the Superintendent shall identify and post on the
31department’s Internet Web site professional development resources
32for teaching computer science curriculum content.
33(e) This section shall be implemented in a manner that does not
34result in new duties or programs being imposed on local
35educational agencies. In that regard, the Legislature finds and
36declares that this section does not mandate costs to local
37educational agencies, and that materials used to comply with this
38subdivision shall be part of the normal instructional materials
P4 1purchased by local
educational agencies in their normal course of
2business and purchasing cycles.
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