Mobile CSP
AP Computer Science Principles
Endorsed by the College Board
View the Teacher PD Course.
In an effort to help teachers who may be unfamiliar with Computer Science Principles or who may never have taught Computer Science previously, Mobile CSP provides professional development to educators wishing to use the Mobile CSP curriculum. Below is an overview of the Mobile CSP Professional Development.
Part 1: The PD Course | Part 2: Academic Year Follow-Up |
Mobile CSP offers two types of PD courses. An Immersion PD is a short course (~ 50 hours) recommended for teachers with signficant experience or knowledge of computer science. In this course teachers will be introduced to the CSP framework and to the main goals and content and pedagogy of the Mobile CSP course. They will experience a small sample of the course's lessons but will be expected to master the content and pedagogy on their own. The Extended PD (~ 90-100 hours) is 4-week course recommended for teachers who lack significant prior knowledge of computer science. In this course teachers spend approximately 25 hours per week working through a large selection of the Mobile CSP lessons in an accelerated fashion, and then, for each lesson, discuss and reflect upon how they would teach that lesson. After each lesson teachers evaluate their ability and confidence to teach that specific lesson. During the Extended course teachers will:
| Below is a description of the PD support provided during the academic year.
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