ECEP Deep Dives: Diving Deeper into CS Policies, Practices, & Pathways

ECEP Deep Dives are FREE 90-minute bi-monthly virtual events, where all states - regardless of ECEP Alliance membership status - have an opportunity to dive deeper into CS education topics, build community, and plug into ECEP’s network of state and national leaders working to broaden participation in computing. 

ECEP Deep Dives are for anyone working on K-12 CS education policy, pathways, or practice. Sessions are led by national leaders in broadening participation in computing. You will gain access to resources that will help you develop strategies to advance computing education in your state or community.

Next Deep Dive: August 20, 2025
Minding the Teacher Gap: State Methods for Determining Capacity for a CS Graduation Requirement

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To ensure interactive sessions, registration is required and limited to a select number of participants.

At ECEP Deep Dives, you'll:

Learn, collaborate, and share best practices and resources for broadening participation in computing.

Access and leverage available resources.

Establish actionable strategies for broadening participation in computing.

FAQS

How do I register?

You can register directly via the registration link. Registration is quick and simple, and should not take more than a few minutes to complete. To ensure interactive sessions, attendance is limited.

Is there a limit to attendance?

In an effort to foster quality connections and create an environment of exchange, this event is capped at a limited number of attendees. Early registration is recommended.

How do I sign up to be a speaker?

If you are especially passionate and have a topic you’d like to bring to future events, please reach out to Jaci McCune to discuss.

Do you have to be in an ECEP member state to participate?

No! That’s the beauty of ECEP Deep Dives – these resources are available to ALL states. If you’re passionate about and/or interested in BPC and systemic improvements to computer science education within your state and beyond, please register to join.

What is the event cost?

Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation, this event is free and available to all!

What topics will the event cover?

The event topics are organized around the ECEP 5-Stage Model for State Change which guides systemic change efforts. Sessions will highlight ways to establish CS state teams, developing landscape reports, scaling inclusion in CS teaching, advocating for CS policy change, and building a state CS data dashboard.

How is this event unique from other events?

What makes the ECEP Deep Dive virtual sessions are different from other events is its focus on BPC and freely-available ECEP resources and models.

About the ECEP Alliance

The ECEP Alliance launched in 2012 to support state efforts to broaden participation in K-16 computing through collective impact. Our work is focused on systems change, targeting policy, practices, and pathways to computer science education. In over a decade, we’ve grown to support 29 states and the territory of Puerto Rico, helping them build the infrastructure needed to make notable gains in capacity, access, participation, and experiences of equitable computer science education.

Some of our core activities include:

  • Catalyzing and coaching diverse state-level leadership teams
  • Developing common state-level metrics for identifying and measuring broadening participation in computing efforts
  • Promoting research-based best practices for creating inclusive computing classrooms
  • Supporting state and national summits focused on broadening participation in computing
  • Providing seed funding for state level strategies