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AP CSP Endorsement and Professional Learning

  


AP CSP Endorsement and Professional Learning

CompuScholar's Computer Science Foundations curriculum is now endorsed by the College Board for AP Computer Science Principles. That means our curriculum is now easier to select during your Course Audit and you have an additional free AP CSP Professional Development opportunity!

ENDORSEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

From the desk of the College Board:

"CompuScholar is recognized by the College Board as an Endorsed Provider of curriculum and professional development for AP® Computer Science Principles (AP CSP). Using an Endorsed Provider affords schools access to resources including an AP CSP syllabus pre-approved by the College Board’s AP Course Audit, and officially recognized professional development that prepares teachers to teach AP CSP. This endorsement affirms only that components of the Endorsed Provider’s offerings are aligned to all the AP Curriculum Framework standards and the AP CSP assessment."

Simply stated, using an endorsed provider, like CompuScholar, gives you confidence that a curriculum covers all parts of the AP CSP exam requirements.

ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE COMPUTER SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS COURSE?

AP CSP Endorsement and Professional LearningThere are no big changes to the Computer Science Foundations curriculum. The endorsement review confirms it is aligned with the requirements found in the AP CSP Course and Exam Description and contains the other benchmarks of quality sought by the College Board.

Teachers can request a free review account at our Getting Started page:

Request Free Review Account

WHAT'S NEW IN THE COURSE AUDIT?

Previously, we published a Computer Science Principles course syllabus that had been reviewed by the College Board and given an approved syllabus#. Teachers could then "claim identical" to that syllabus# as part of the Course Audit.

Now, using an endorsed provider, you no longer need to "Claim identical" to a syllabus#. Simply select the endorsed provider option during the Course Audit and select CompuScholar's Computer Science Foundations curriculum from the endorsement list.

Our syllabus has not changed in any significant way; it is now simply automated as part of the endorsed provider list.

NEW AP CSP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

The biggest change as part of our endorsement is a new AP CSP Professional Learning opportunity! New and existing AP CSP teachers can sign up for our FREE AP CSP Professional Learning course. This mini-course is self-study, self-paced, online, and can be completed in about 10 hours at your convenience. We know teachers are super-busy and want to ensure your success with Computer Science Foundations in an AP CSP classroom with schedule-friendly PD.

AP CSP Professional Learning topics include:

  • Learning about the AP CSP CED
  • Computational Thinking Practices, Skills, Big Ideas
  • Planning the Course
  • CompuScholar System Overview, Lessons, Homework, Labs, and Assessments
  • Teacher Registration and Course Audit with the College Board
  • Setting up and Using AP Classroom
  • AP CSP Exam Contents, Format, Question Types, and Weighting

Check out the AP CSP Professional Learning Syllabus for more course details. Teachers who complete this mini-course and select CompuScholar as their endorsed provider will receive an Amazon gift card as a reward!

Register and get started today by selecting "Prof. Dev." and then "AP CSP Professional Learning" from the top menu at www.CompuScholar.com, or click here to hop directly to the PL description page.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Check out our March 2023 Professional Development Webinar - "AP CSP Endorsement and Professional Learning" - for further discussion and a video tour of the new AP CSP Professional Learning course. As always, please Contact Us if you have questions!


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