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Math & Computer Science   ( Week 1 )
 
#104
AP Computer Science A (Combined teachers)
Judy Hromcik
 

 
Course Description
 
 

This course will provide teachers with pedagogical tools and strategies to create and teach the AP Computer Science A course. Attendees should have a working knowledge of Java. Topics to be covered include the following:
--Using the Curriculum and Exam Description (CED) to plan lessons
--Using Unit Guide learning materials developed for teachers and students
--Giving and grading FRQs, including using the new format for FRQs
--Tips and tricks for using AP Classroom effectively in the classroom
--Exploring ways to build a flipped CS classroom, including creating videos and online activities
--Developing at least one complete unit together with time to customize the unit according to your needs
--Content-rich labs to assign to your students.
--Modeling the teaching of CS concepts using manipulatives, stories, and student-centered activities
--Mock scoring of at least one free response question
--Ideas on how to increase the numbers of both females and underrepresented minorities in your classroom

I look forward to seeing you this summer!

 
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Biographical Sketch for Judy Hromcik
 
 

Judith Hromcik taught AP Computer Science at Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas, for twenty years. She taught Computer Science courses, including AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles, for the last ten years at The School for the Talented and the Gifted in Dallas, Texas. Judith was a member of the AP Computer Science Development Committee from 2001 - 2005 and has been a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader at the AP Computer Science Reading. She has been a College Board consultant since 1997 and has conducted many AP Computer Science Summer Institutes and workshops. Judith wrote the solutions for the GridWorld case study and co-authored the College Board Computer Science lab Elevens. She piloted and tested GridWorld, Elevens, and Magpie in her classes. She developed learning materials for the College Board's Learning Java Beginning and Advanced APSIs. Judith has a strong interest in developing a curriculum for Computer Science.

 
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