Week 1: State of CS Education in High Schools

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

1. Indiana State Computer Science Standards
2. ACM Standards (K-12 Model Curriculum)
3. ISTE/NETS on Computational Thinking
4. ISTE/NCATE Draft Computer Science Standards

1. What was computer science education like in your school?
2. Were there both AP and pre-AP courses?
3. What was taught in the pre-AP courses?
4. 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?

• Current state of CS education in High Schools

• CS Unplugged activities
• Register for professional development sites (e.g., CSTA)