March AP CSP Newsletter- Upcoming Webinars, Student Scholarship, and More! 💻

⏰ Course Pacing: Where Students Should Be

At this point in the year, you should be around Unit 13: Data and Unit 14: Project: Present a Data-Driven Insight.

Unit 13: Data (1 week, 5 hours): In this unit, students will explore using computational tools to store massive amounts of data, manipulate and visualize data, find patterns in data, and draw conclusions from data. Students will consider how the modern wealth of data collection has impacted society in positive and negative ways. Students will work in teams to investigate a question of personal interest and use public data to present a data-driven insight to their peers. They will develop visualizations to communicate their findings and embed their visualizations in their portfolio websites.

📅 Course Timeline: Wrapping Up AP CSP

Depending on when spring break falls on your school calendar, the content before the review units should be completed by mid-March or early April. The remainder of April should be utilized for completing the Create Performance Task and preparing for the AP Exam. If your classes are running behind, consider assigning some of the exercises from Unit 17: AP Exam Review for homework. Here is our suggested timeline to wrap up the course:

March:
- Unit 13: Data
- Unit 14: Practice PT: Present a Data-Driven Insight
- Unit 15: Project: The Impacts of Computing

April:
- Unit 16: Create Performance Task
- April 30: Submit Create Performance Tasks (by 11:59 PM ET)
- Unit 17: AP Exam Review

May:
- May 15: Submit Computer Science Principles Exam
- Unit 18: Creative Development

June:
- Unit 18: Creative Development (continued)
- Supplementary Units

👩🏽‍💻 Project of the Month: Hidden in Plain Site

For Women’s History Month, complete our project highlighting Elizebeth Smith Friedman! In this project, students will explore how binary representations have been used for centuries to code secret messages while exploring the life of Friedman.

🧑‍🏫 Upcoming Webinar: Preparing Students for the AP CSP Exam

In this webinar, a CodeHS Teacher Trainer will cover tips for AP test prep and exam prep resources available on CodeHS including the practice exam, review course, and much more.

Date: April 1st, 2025
Time: 4:00pm CT

💡 2025 CodeHS Virtual Teacher Conference

Registration is now open for the 2025 CodeHS Virtual Teacher Conference! Join fellow educators Saturday, April 26th at 10:30 - 1:00 PM CT as they share insights, best practices, and valuable tips to enhance your computer science teaching.

💸 Student Scholarship Application

CodeHS is proud to invite all eligible students to apply for the CodeHS Scholarship! We will award $1,000 grants to 10 students who plan to study computer science and related fields at the post-secondary level.

All applications are due by May 28th, 2025 @ 11:59 PM CT. Pass this Step-by-Step Application Guide to your students to help them complete the application!