Bryan Twarek (Bt) Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

• Set the strategy for CSTA professional learning and research, from identifying needs to developing programming and evaluating program effectiveness.
• Direct programs and aligned research, particularly on equity-focused teacher PD.
• Oversee a portfolio of federal grants totalling over $20MM.
• Develop, maintain, and revise CSTA’s K-12 Standards, CS Teacher Standards, and supporting materials.
• Manage senior-level relationships with strategic partners to the organization.

• Designed a suite of programs focused on teacher professional learning, including the CSTA Annual Conference, virtual summits, webinars, online PD courses, and teacher inquiry groups. Increased annual participation in.
• Created the CSTA Equity Fellowship program to support the leadership development of teachers and create meaningful peer-to-peer professional learning that addresses inequities in CS.
• Oversaw a network of 90+ chapters that build local communities, lead professional development, and establish strong operations as regional associations.

• Directed the vision and strategic priorities of the international organization representing 20,000+ CS educators from 145 countries, as school district representative.

• Wrote and revised standards that are used widely throughout the nation to define the student learning outcomes of K-12 CS education.
• Aligned curriculum to the CSTA K-12 Standards.

• Revised the ISTE Standards for Computer Science Educators, in collaboration with the CSTA.
• Advised the development of ISTE Computational Thinking Competencies for educators.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed equity-minded policy and plan for expanding CS to 100% of students.
• Managed implementation and expansion, with 35-fold increase in participation in four years, while mirroring the diverse demographics of the district's enrollment.
• Led the development of 10 levels of curriculum used throughout SFUSD and widely beyond.
• Planned and facilitated over 700 hours of high-quality CS professional development for K-12 teachers.
• Developed a CS teacher pipeline in partnership with the local teachers union, SF State University, and the National Science Foundation.
• Directed research and evaluation of district CS initiatives, including acting as Principal Investigator of $1M NSF grant focused on teacher development.

• Advised state policy recommendations to support rigorous, equitable, and sustainable K-12 CS education throughout California's schools.

Sacramento, California Area

• Led development process of the state's first-ever K-12 computer science content standards.

• Managed a team in developing a national framework that identifies the core concepts and practices of K-12 CS education.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Led robotics and programming-focused summer program for middle school students.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed team of six teachers, coordinating student discipline, family communication, scheduling, literacy instruction, and testing.
• Analyzed achievement, attendance, and culture data to design PD and intervention plans.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed novel-based literacy curriculum.
• Rapidly improved students' reading abilities: students averaged 2.9x the normative growth in one year, with those starting in the bottom quartile averaging 4.0x the normative growth.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, Human Neuroscience

• Honors in Psychology • Thesis: “Improving the Maternal Behavior of Cocaine-Addicted Women via Intranasal Administration of Oxytocin for.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Urban Education And Leadership

• Honors in Education • Thesis: “Addressing the Inequitable Access to Computer Science Education for Female, African American, and Latino.

Clear Administrative Services Credential, Educational Leadership And Administration, General