Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE), Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design (OCID) envisions providing equitable and expanded access to Computer Science (CS) learning opportunities for every K-12 student by 2022. The HIDOE is seeking professional development, multi-partner design concepts based on the CSTA standards and the following curricular and conceptual areas supporting computer science: design thinking, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), computing systems (devices, hardware and software, troubleshooting), networks and the Internet (network communication and organization, cybersecurity), data and analysis (storage, collection, visualization, and transformation, inference and models), algorithms and programming (algorithms, variables, control, modularity, program development), and impacts of computing (culture, social interactions, and safety, law, and ethics). To ensure equitable and expanded access to computer science learning opportunities for K-12 students by 2022, the HIDOE is seeking to support the following eight deliverables: 1. Adoption of CS Standards aligned to national efforts, 2. Development of single courses and pathway courses for maximum student access, 3. Identification of standards-based curricular resources, 4. Quality K-12 professional development in computer science, including fellowships and externships for teachers, 5. A schedule of academic competitions in partnership with business, industry and government, 6. Expansion of regional and school-based student demonstrations, 7. Increased partnerships for access to meaningful internship and apprentice models, and 8. Improved career counseling and information sharing around current and emerging computer science-related work and study opportunities in Hawaii.
