Introducing: CSTA 3A Course
First Blended CS Course Fully Aligned to CSTA Standards
We are excited to announce the first blended blended computer science course that is fully aligned to the Computer Science Teachers Association standards!
CodeHS’s CSTA Course 3A teaches the foundations of computer science and basic programming, with an emphasis on helping students develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills. Once students complete this course, they will have learned material equivalent to a semester college introductory course in computer science and be able to program in JavaScript. This course is currently in a beta version, so there will be updates and revisions before the 2019–2020 school year.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed specifically for states, districts and schools that have adopted the Computer Science Teachers Association standards framework. The curriculum is for beginners with no previous background in computer science. It’s highly visual, dynamic, and interactive making it engaging for new coders. This course is fully aligned to the CSTA standards for grades 9 and 10, but it is appropriately challenging for any high school student who has not previously taken a computer science course.
What do you learn?
The entirely web-based curriculum is made up of a series of learning modules that cover the fundamentals of programming. Each module is made up of short video tutorials, example programs, quizzes, programming exercises, challenge problems, and unit tests.
Here is an overview of the modules:
- Digital Citizenship and Cyber Hygiene
- Programming with Karel the Dog
- Networks and the Internet
- JavaScript and Graphics
- JavaScript Control Structures
- Functions, Events, and Lists
- Final Project
More CSTA Aligned Courses
All CodeHS courses align to CSTA Standards, though currently CSTA Course 3A is the only CodeHS course that offers complete alignment in a single course.
CodeHS Alignment to CSTA Standards
Here is a recommended pathway of courses for full coverage of CSTA middle school and high school standards. Please note that CSTA Course 2 and CSTA Course 3B have not been released.
About CodeHS
CodeHS is a comprehensive teaching platform for helping schools teach computer science by providing web-based curriculum, teacher tools and resources, and professional development. There are over 1,000,000 students using the platform and 14,000 classrooms on CodeHS every month. CodeHS has over ten years of free computer science curriculum for grades 6 to 12.
Interested?
If you are interested in bringing CodeHS to your school or district, contact our team at hello@codehs.com and visit codehs.com/info/standards/csta today.
