Join the CT CSTA for another FREE professional development opportunity! This time the wonderful Jackie Corricelli will be lending her knowledge to the group to provide us further information and understanding on the AP Computer Science Principles curriculum.
Location: CREC Academy of Science and Innovation, 600 Slater Road, New Britain, CT
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Audience: Teachers with at least one year of experience teaching APCS P
Misc: Wi-Fi and food will be provided
PD OUTLINE
I. Innovative Introduction
II. Changes to AP CS Principles
III. Explore Performance Task Samples
IV. Lessons Learned from Explore Task Samples
V. Create Performance Task Samples
VI. Lessons Learned from Create Task Samples
VII. Teaching Resources
Who is our trainer?
Jackie Corricelli has been a public school teacher in CT since Fall 2003. She was a Phase II Pilot Teacher for AP CS Principles and is a Table Leader for AP Reading of Performance Tasks. Her passion for CS Education extends beyond the classroom. She has received several related accolades (PAEMST 2013, CSTA/ACM Teaching Excellence in CS 2017, CSTA/ACM Equity Fellow 2020). She volunteers as Vice President of the CT CSTA and as a member of the CT CS Advisory Group designed to improve access to CS Education for all students in CT. She believes all students should have access to excellent CS coursework.