ACM Education Council

Meeting

Mark R. Nelson, Ph.D. MBA, CAECSTA Executive Director

August 2015

The Mission Matters

The core mission of the organization, is to empower, support and advocate for K-12

computer science teachers worldwide.

Ongoing Initiatives

• Standards• Assessment Landscape• Conference 2015/2016

Standards• Review begins late fall of 2015

with an expected completion date of summer 2016

• Deborah Seehorn task force chair• There will be opportunity for the

community to weigh in Upcoming Revision

Assessment Landscape• 9-12 CS teachers impression

and thoughts on assessment• Report available for

download on the website• Assessment task force

discussing next steps

Conference 2015/2016

This is the fifth year in a row that the conference attendance has increased by 19% or more 

2015:Attendees: 390; Sponsors: 6; Exhibitors: 15Workshop seats: 485; Sessions: 24; Workshops: 14Keynotes: 2; Receptions: 2; Industry panel: 1New events for 2015: 6

CSTA 2016, July 10-12, San Diego

Thank You to My PredecessorsFor CSTA’s Early Years

Chris Stephenson, Ph.D.

Lissa Clayborn

CSTA Is Now Entering It’s Teen Years

Relationsh

ipsPartnering Money

Pare

ntal

Expectatio

ns

Maturing Practices

Future Identity

The Mission Matters More Than Ever

So What IS the Future Vision for CSTA???

Strategic Capabilities Gap

Is Large

Development Capabilities Gap

Is Large

IF both gaps are large, THEN organizations must focus on reducing the development capabilities gap first, ELSE the organization is unlikely to fully address strategic goals and needs successfully.

Strategic Goals, Drivers & Needs

Degree Strategic Goals, Drivers & Needs Are Met

Characteristics of Strategic Goals &

Needs

Operational Capabilities

M. Nelson and E. Rich, 2012

Mind the Gap(s)

Evolving our Capabilities• Chapter Management• Communities of Practice• Fiscal Management• PR & Awareness• Professional Development• Governance• AMS Migration• Member Engagement• International Benefits

CSTEACHERS.ORG

(Coming later this year)

“Nonprofit is a tax status,

not a business model.”

“If there is one phrase that sets remarkable

associations apart from their counterparts, it’s

“Data, data, data.” They gather information, analyze

it, and then use it to become even better.”

7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don’tASAE and the Center for Association Leadership

Data DrivenSelf-sufficient

Becoming More Independent

ACM: Please Have Patience…

Because the Mission

DOES Matter

Future Initiatives*

* Not yet approved, but based on what is

approaching 300 conversations and other observations.

CSTAR(Computer Science Teachers

& Applied Research)

DELP(Diversity Educational Leadership Program)

Standards, Certification & Digital Badging

If you write the code for someone, they have an app. If you teach someone how to code, they will have apps for a lifetime.

CSTA is for TEACHERS

Who Am I?

Thinker Builder Achiever Leader

Mark R. Nelson, Ph.D., MBA, CAEm.nelson@csta-hq.org

CSTA:A Mission

That Matters