[email protected]Dr. Carol Fletcher is Director of EPIC (Expanding Pathways in Computing) at UT Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) where she oversees research and professional development projects in STEM and computer science (CS) education such as the nationally recognized WeTeach_CS program, which she founded in 2015. She currently serves as PI for NSF's
Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance, a national network of leaders from 30 states focused on building systemic capacity for universal CS and AI education
. She is the lead author of the
CAPE Framework, which supports researchers and practitioners to understand and develop ecosystems of support for high quality K12 computing education.
Carol is a former middle school teacher and an elected Pflugerville ISD School Board Trustee from 2001 to 2019. Her experiences as a teacher, policymaker, and researcher bridge the gap between education, workforce, and policy. Additional leadership roles include Chair of the Texas Computer Science Task Force, Co-founder of CS4TX , the TEA’s STEM Educator Standards & IT Industry Advisory Committees, and numerous NSF funded STEM education grant advisory boards.
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