Intro to AP CSP
Summary
Materials
Instructional Activities and Classroom Assessments
- Introductions (20 minutes)
- Educator
- Students
- Overview of Course Scope and Sequence (10 minutes)
- Grading and AP CSP Exam (5 minutes)
- Questions (10 minutes)
- Optional Icebreaker (time remaining)
- Homework
Learning Objectives
- Overview of the course
Essential Knowledge
- Overview of the course
Details
1. Introductions (20 minutes)
- Educator -
- Spend time introducing yourself, your previous teaching experience, and your interest/experience with technology and computer science.
- Discuss how you see your role in the classroom and your objectives for the students (what you hope they get out of the class).
- Establish any ground rules and behavioral expectations for your classroom (respect for all, no dumb questions, cues for attention, etc.).
- Students -
- Have the students take turns and introduce themselves:
- Name
- Why did they sign up for this course?
- What do they hope to get out of the class?
- Have the students take turns and introduce themselves:
2. Overview of Course Scope and Sequence (10 minutes)
- Discuss the types of assignments in the course.
- Explain what students can expect over this course.
- Discuss main goals of AP CSP.
- After this course, students will be able to:
- Code and read/analyze code.
- Discuss the impact of computing innovations on society.
- Collaborate in the development of solutions.
- Understand computer science principles.
- Develop programs that address real world problems.
- Discuss the Computational Thinking Practices taught in the course.
- Discuss the Big Ideas for the course.
3. Grading and AP CSP Exam (5 minutes)
- Discuss the Parts of the Exam.
- Discuss the Breakdown of Exam questions based on Big Idea.
4. Questions (10 minutes)
- Answer any questions students have.
5. Optional Ice Breaker (time remaining)
6. Homework
- If you have time, ask students to join AP Classroom during class.
- If not, ask students to join AP Classroom for homework.