Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya, Faculty, University of Hawaii Maui College - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya, Faculty, University of Hawaii Maui College

debasisb@hawaii.edu www.maui.hawaii.edu/csp4hi July 26, 2017

§ New AP Computer Science Principles Course § Details at

§ https://advancesinap.collegeboard.org/stem/computer-science-principles

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§ Several Providers have been endorsed by the College Board

§ Details at https://advancesinap.collegeboard.org/stem/computer-science-principles/curricula-

pedagogical-support

§ Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) – bjc.berkeley.edu (NSF funded) § CodeHS – www.codehs.com § Code.org – www.code.org/educate (NSF Partner) § Computer Science (CS) Matters – www.csmatters.org/ § CS50 – www.cs50.harvard.edu/ap § Mobile Computer Science Principles (Mobile CSP) – www.mobile-csp.org (NSF funded) § Project Lead The Way (PLTW) – www.pltw.org (NSF Partner) § Uteach CS Principles – www.uteachcs.org (NSF funded)

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§ Initiative by University of Hawaii to broaden the reach of Computer Science in HI

§ Details at – www.maui.hawaii.edu/csp4hi

§ Community Outreach

§ Support CSTA Hawaii Chapter and other initiatives

§ Professional Development (PD)

§ High School Teachers interested in teaching AP CSP § All K-12 Teachers interested in Computer Science

§ Securing Funding for PD, Workshops and Community Events

§ Google CS4HS § NSF CS4All § Other sources

§ Finalize UH ICS college-level course that is equivalent to AP CSP

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UHMC Received Google CS4HS Award in June 2017 - https://www.cs4hs.com/ Project Goals –

• Train 25 Hawaii Teachers in AP CSP
• Support CSTA Hawaii Chapter
• Encourage dialog and discussion via

CSP Summer Workshop in May 2018 Project Milestones –

• June – December 2017 - Support

growth of CSTA Hawaii Chapter

• January – April 2018 – Online PD in

CSP for HI DoE HS Teachers

• May or June 2018 – Two Day CSP

Workshop, with teacher stipends!

§ Computer Science Teachers of America (CSTA)

§ Join CSTA - https://www.csteachers.org § CSTA Annual Conference – July 8-11, 2017 at Baltimore, MD

§ UC Berkeley – BJC PD Palooza

§ Free workshop on CSP with stipend for teachers for all expenses § CSPd Week - July 17-21, 2017 § Details - https://form.jotform.com/70264081115951

§ Uteach – The University of Texas at Dallas

§ Free workshop on CSP with stipend for teachers for all expenses § CSPd Week - July 17-21, 2017 § Details - https://cs.uteach.utexas.edu/apply-2017%E2%80%932018

§ UH CSP4HI

§ Details – www.maui.hawaii.edu/csp4hi

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