February AP CSP Newsletter- Black History Month, College Board Deadlines & More! 💻

⏰ Course Pacing: Where Students Should Be

At this point in the year, you should be around Unit 11: The Internet or continuing to work through the Practice Performance Task units. If your classes are running behind, we recommend that you skip the Steganography practice PT so you can get through the rest of the course content before the exam. You can always come back to this module if you have extra time later in the year.

As a reminder, you can view sample Performance Tasks created on CodeHS here and view your course syllabi here:

📅 College Board Deadlines

March 14, 2025: Spring course orders and fall order changes deadline

Make any changes to existing exam orders or submit new exam orders by March 14, 2025 (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

April 30, 2025: Students Submit Create Performance Tasks

April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time) is the deadline for students to submit their Create Performance Task as final.

It is always better to submit well before the deadline to avoid last-minute issues with your computer or internet access. We recommend that students submit their Create Performance Tasks earlier than the deadline.

May 15, 2025: Exam Date for AP Computer Science Principles

The 2025 AP Computer Science Principles exam will be administered digitally on May 15, 2025 (12:00 p.m. Local Time).

💡 Project of the Month: Black Tech Pioneers

This February we're celebrating Black History Month by highlighting our Black Tech Pioneers project. This project encourages students to explore the significant contributions of Black innovators across the tech industry. Students will learn about their background, inventions, contributions, and accolades.

After researching Black tech pioneers, students create a program to organize their findings. They’ll use a data structure like a list to store details about each individual. Their list or array will include objects or dictionaries with key-value pairs detailing the significant information and contributions of each pioneer you studied.

💻 Upcoming AP Webinar: Preparing Students for the AP CS Principles Create Task

In this webinar, we will provide you with tips to help prepare your AP CS Principles students for the Create performance task. We will share how to use CodeHS curriculum to scaffold up the Performance Task.

Date: March 12th, 2025
Time: 3:00pm CT

✏️ Curriculum Feedback Group

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