C/I Hacks: Practice AP CSP Create PT

Mentor Meeting (8:30 - 9:15)

Tom - VP of Programs & Partnerships

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Carlos - Associate Director of Programs

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Jen - Sr. Program Manager

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Chelsea - Production Manager

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Tasha - Program Manager

INTRODUCTIONS

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1. Context — 3min

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• Prep Checklist Temperature Check — 2min

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• DevPost (source of truth) — 15min
• Task, requirements, rubric, samples, resources

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• App Lab (programming environment) — 20min

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• Mentor Tips & Tools — 10min

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• Judging — 5min

MEETING

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Context

CONTEXT

AP CS Principles

• It’s new this year!

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• CS for Non-CS Majors
• The Internet, Digital Information, Algorithms & Programming, Big Data & Privacy, Building Apps, Impact of CS on Society

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• Goal: engage traditionally underrepresented students

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CONTEXT

AP CS Principles

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3-Part AP CSP Exam

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Prep Temperature Check

PREP

Temperature Check — Be Honest!

Prep

1. Create a Code Studio student account HERE (necessary to access AppLab programming environment)
2. Familiarize yourself with AppLab (students will be using this)
1. Video: What is App Lab?
2. Video: App Lab How-To: Intro
3. Play around with (“Remix”) the code of these Sample Apps
3. Check out the hackathon event page (“DevPost”)
• Requirements Section
• Scoring Rubric
• Sample Response A (high score)
• Score Explanation for Response A

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DevPost

SOURCE OF TRUTH:

DevPost

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https://cispringhack1.devpost.com

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• Task Description
• Schedule
• Requirements
• Scoring Rubric
• Samples
• Timeline
• Starting Points, Background Knowledge

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When in doubt… check ________!

SOURCE OF TRUTH:

Check for Understanding

App Lab

PREP

App Lab

• Familiarize yourself with AppLab (students will be using this) — 10min
• Video: What is App Lab?
• Video: App Lab How-To: Intro

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• Create a Code Studio student account (necessary to access AppLab programming environment) www.studio.code.org — 5min

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• “Remix” the code of these Sample Apps: www.code.org/applab — 5min

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Mentor Tools & Tips

PREP

Mentor Tools & Tips

1. “It’s ok to be a beginner! We’re here to LEARN!”
1. Start with a Demo/Tutorial Video or Remix a Sample Project (see DevPost)
2. Walk through building the app step-by-step
1. You might need to teach what functions, loops, and conditionals, etc. are

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2. Add comments to the code with the author’s name for all portions that weren’t written by the student (open-source or created by partner)

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• Common Issues (bolded in Simplified Rubric)

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Mentor Tools & Tips

4. App Lab Collaboration

• Create UI together on Student #1’s computer
• Duplicate UI with “Import Screens” option on Student #2’s computer
• Share code JavaScript code via email or a shared Google Doc

6. Mentoring

• Tell students to notes as they go to later help with written responses.
• Ask students probing questions to push their thinking if they’re not on the right track
• Don’t spend time on the UI (how the app looks). That won’t affect their score! Focus on the coding + writing.

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7. Slack — Communicate with C/I staff + Volunteers

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Judging

PREP

Judges = Mentors + Teachers

Finished Early? — Early Judging!

1. Submit projects + get demos ready + open written responses on your laptop
2. Carlos will come to your table to judge (mentors might help to judge another group)
• Student teams will stay in their current work area to do their demos + show their responses
• Judges will use the printed Simplified Rubrics for scoring

7:00pm — Regular Judging

1. Same as above except all mentors will become judges and switch with a nearby group they didn’t mentor.

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Rules:

Ground Rules

1. Students can’t leave the building to go to the store etc.
1. Exception: Teacher/parent gave them permission to leave the event early

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• If you’re leaving at 3pm
• Don’t leave before getting your replacement up to speed!
• Sign out at the front desk

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• Have fun!

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MEET THE STUDENTS + MENTORS

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1. You will be working with ~2 teams in the same area.

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• We will assign you teams now.
• First: Morning-Only Mentors
• Second: All-Day Mentors

MEET THE STUDENTS + MENTORS

Suggested Questions:

• Where do you work? What’s your job title?
• How did you train for what you do?
• What school do you go to?
• What programming languages do you know?
• What’s your favorite thing about coding?
• What college did/do you want to go to?
• What do you do for fun?

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