====== Week 1: State of CS Education in High Schools ======

===== Objectives =====

To provide an overview of computer science education in high schools.

===== Readings =====
  - Indiana State Computer Science Standards
  - ACM Standards (K-12 Model Curriculum)
  - ISTE/NETS on [[http://www.iste.org/standards/computational-thinking.aspx|Computational Thinking]]
  - ISTE/NCATE [[http://www.iste.org/Libraries/NETS_Refresh_Toolkit/DRAFT_ISTE_Computer_Science_Standards_Aug_15_2010.sflb.ashx|Draft Computer Science Standards]]

===== Questions for Class Discussion =====
  - What was computer science education like in your school?
  - Were there both AP and pre-AP courses?
  - What was taught in the pre-AP courses?
  - What was your programming environment like?  What tools did you use?  Did you only program in a laboratory, or did you also use your own computer?

===== Topics =====

  * Current state of CS education in High Schools

===== Lab ======
  * CS Unplugged activities
  * Register for professional development sites (e.g., CSTA)