Grade | Course Name | Curriculum/Equipment Used | Target Implementation Date |
8 | | - CodeHS Python 1 semester course
- Lego EV3 for Python
| - All Middle Schools Fall 2021
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9 | and/or | - CodeHS Python 1 semester course
- Lego EV3 for Python
- Give MTA Python test
| - All Middle Schools Fall 2020
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9 | - Exploring Computer Science
| - State’s ECS Curricula (currently being redone to be more robust)
- DSU CE course available for this?
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- Possible implementation Fall 2022
- ECS (State revamp soon to more robust class. When?)
- 1 school Fall 2020 (Do we want to keep offering this class?
- Note: We are going to be adding the Computer Science Investigations (Creative Coding 2) course into 7th grade in Fall of 2021
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10-12 | - CE CS1400
- (Computer Programming 2 CE USBE)
| - Python
- Possibly DJI Robots
- DSU’s CE CS1400 (programming fundamentals
- MTA Software Development exam recommended
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- Target for all High Schools for Fall 2022
- Note: Pineview will teach it Fall of 2020.
- Some schools may start teaching it Fall of 2021 (if teacher is endorsed and ready) (We will be working to help teachers get their endorsements and be qualified and confident to teach this course)
- Planning for all schools to be teaching this for Fall of 2022)
- Pre-requisites (Intro to Python 1 AND 2) and/or passing industry MTA Intro to Programming with Python exam.
- Note: in Fall 2020 all 9th graders have option to take Intro to Python 1 and Intro to Python 2)
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10-12
| - Computer Science Principles (AP or non-AP)
| - CodeHS AP CSP course in Javascript or new Python turtle graphics course for this – releasing July 2020
- Sphero Bolt Curricula (Course 3 - National Science Foundation)
- Code.org units with Internet Simulator
- MTA Intro to Programming Javascript or Python?
- CE CS1030 through DSU possible (see note below for course code info)
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- 3 Schools Fall 2020.
- All other schools Fall 2021
- Sphero Bolts are programmed with Javascript
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10-12
| (1st semester) (2nd semester) | - Visual C# Canvas Course (WCSD Created)
- Microsoft Visual Studio
| - All Schools Fall 2020.
- Teaching same language in both classes so students can see the procedural and the object oriented all in the same language
- Gamify a couple of units in Programming 2 that use Unity with C# scripting to show a C# tie to Gaming Development
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11-12
| (Adv. Computer Programming CE) (full year course) | - Python
- Object Oriented CE DSU course
| - Pre-requisite of CE CS1400
- Work to get teachers competent to teach this class
- Possibly two schools by Fall 2022 (depends on enrollment interest)
- More Schools Fall 2023.
- This will be a cap-stone class
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11-12 | - AP Computer Science “A” (full year)
| - JAVA
- CodeHS AP CS “A” JAVA course
| - Not sure there will be room in schedules for this course. We believe students would instead focus on CE1410 course
- Could add as teacher’s develop competency and if enrollment warrants another class.
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10-12 | (1 semester) (1 semester) | - CodeHS Web Development Course
- Possible District Canvas course with High School Web Design added in
- CE Web1400 DSU available to match to Web Dev 2 course with Web Dev 1 as prerequisite
| - 5 Schools Fall 2020.
- More schools by Fall of 2022.
- Note: Recommend teachers combine courses 1 and 2 in the same class so that the course has adequate enrollment to carry
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10-12 | (1 semester) - semester)
| - CodeHS Gaming Dev. and/or Virtual Reality course
- Unity Canvas course (WCSD created)
| - 1 Schools Fall 2020.
- More schools may follow in future years as interest/needs develop
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11-12 | (full year) | - TestOut PC Pro
- DSU Concurrent Enrollment possible
- DSU CE IT 1200
| - 5 Schools Fall 2020.
- Other schools by Fall 2023
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11-12 | (full year) | - TestOut Network Pro
- DSU Concurrent Enrollment possible
- DSU CE IT 2400
| - 1 Schools Fall 2020.
- Other schools as enrollment allows
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