Teaching the Beauty and Joy of Computing Curriculum MOOC-Ed

The Teaching the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) Curriculum MOOC-Ed will help you be successful in teaching the AP Computer Science Principles course, whether you are new or experienced at programming and at using project-based, student-inquiry approaches in your classroom. Participants can choose to use this MOOC-Ed as an online course to obtain CEUs or as a set of flexible on-demand resources as they teach BJC.

During this course, participants will:

• Understand the AP CSP Framework Big Ideas and Computational Thinking Practices that are at the core of the BJC curriculum
• Understand the BJC curriculum content and pedagogy
• Learn about the Snap! programming language and how it enables students to learn programming through creation and experimentation
• Understand what BJC looks like in practice through student videos and how you can best guide your students’ learning, through expert videos and peer discussions
• Prepare to implement the BJC student-driven, inquiry-based learning approach in your classroom

The timing of participation is flexible and the course materials will remain available throughout the 2018-2019 academic year, so participants can join the course and participate at any time.