Shelly Hollis joined the Research and Curriculum Unit of Mississippi State University (MSU) in November 2014 as a project manager. In 2018, Hollis became the Assistant Director of the Center for Cyber Education. Hollis oversees the development and implementation of the K-12 computer science initiative for the state of Mississippi, leading ongoing CS curriculum development and updates, facilitating training of K-12 teachers in CS content, and securing funding to support CS education. Prior to joining MSU, she worked in a Mississippi public school district managing district technology.
This presentation will present the current computer science initiative in Mississippi, discuss the recent CS legislation, and describe how CS can be implemented at each grade level.