CSP Providers & Teachers Forum
SIGCSE 2019 — Minneappolis, Minnesota
Overview
The 2019 CS Principles Providers and Teachers Forum is the second gathering of CS Principles educators, providers and teachers in a structured session at SIGCSE. This forum was created to fill the need for a community for CS Principles providers and teachers to discuss best practices, feedback, or share teaching experiences.
The CS Principles Providers and Teachers Forum aims to increase collaboration and discussion among College Board endorsed providers and teachers by offering a diverse agenda. Topics that may be discussed this year include but are not limited to:
- Successes and failures of CSP professional development
- Common teaching issues providers and teachers encounter
- Teacher recruitment strategies and keeping in touch with teachers
- Student recruitment strategies
- Preparing for the AP CSP exam
- How to read the results of the AP CSP exam
Logistics
The Forum is a half-day afternoon session, on .
Location: Hyatt: Greenway G (2nd floor)
Link in Whova: https://whova.com/embedded/session/sigcs_201902/497248/
Contact Email
If you have any questions, please email sigcse-csp-forum@bjc.berkeley.edu
Agenda
The day will be organized as a series of short presentations, with ample time for discussion.
View Slides at https://bjc.link/csp-forum-2019
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 1:30 - 1:35 PM | Quick Intro and Overview of Format |
| CSP Professional Development | |
| 1:35 - 1:55 PM | Designing CS PD for In-Service Teachers: Developing Teachers as Leaders and Learners Alex Milliken, Marnie Hill, Tiffany Barnes, NC State, Beauty and Joy of Computing |
| 1:55 - 2:15 PM | Online vs. In-Person PD: Benefits and Tradeoffs Evelyn Hunter, Curriculum Provider, CodeHS |
| 2:15 - 2:25 PM | A Connector Course for Pre-Service CS Teacher Development Kevin Lin, MS Candidate, UC Berkeley |
| 2:25 - 2:35 PM | Discussion / Questions |
| 2:35 - 2:45 PM | Break |
| CSP Special Topics | |
| 2:45 - 3:00 PM | Growing Your CS Program Buffie Holley, Teacher, Code Virginia |
| 3:00 - 3:20 PM | Creative Ideas for Assessment for both Programming and Non-Programming Units Philip Wang, Teacher, The King's Academy |
| 3:20 - 3:35 PM | Accessibility and Differentiation of CSP Curriculum Materials Beryl Hoffman, Professor, Elms College |
| 3:35 - 3:50 PM | The Pendulum Project – Student Projects after the AP CSP Exam Jessica Du, Teacher, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School |
| 3:50 - 4:00 PM | Discussion / Questions |
| CSP Exam | |
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM | AP CSP Review & Exam Prep Pamela Fox, Review Content Creator, Khan Academy |
CS Principles |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | CS Principles Crystal Furman, The College Board |
Program Committee
- Lauren Mock, The Beauty and Joy of Computing, UC Berkeley
- Michael Ball, The Beauty and Joy of Computing, UC Berkeley
- Dan Garcia, The Beauty and Joy of Computing, UC Berkeley
- Tiffany Barnes, The Beauty and Joy of Computing, North Carolina State University
We look forward to seeing you at the CS Principles Providers and Teachers Forum!