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

debasisb@hawaii.eduwww.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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