Amy Carrell

WeTeach_CS Director
Expanding Pathways in Computing

Phone: 512-471-7450 | Email: acarrell@tacc.utexas.edu

Amy Carrell joined TACC in 2019 to broaden participation in K12 computer science across Texas and the nation. She leads efforts on the WeTeach_CS program and directs the Code.org Regional Partner for Texas. Prior to joining TACC she worked as the Assistant Director for Outreach and Strategic Planning at the STEM Center in the College of Education at UT Austin since 2008. Amy has extensive experience in programmatic and fiscal grant administration.

Current Projects

• WeTeach_CS (Director)
• Texas Computer Science Pipeline (PI)
• Texas Computer Science Leadership Network (Co-PI)
• Code.org Regional Partner (Lead for Texas)

Areas of Research

• Rural Computer Science Education
• K-12 Computer Science Education

Memberships

• National and Texas chapters of the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
• UT K-12 STEM Collaborative
• Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)
• Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT)
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Special Interest Group Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)