CodeHS Arizona Computer Science Education Guide

In the 21st century, coding is a foundational skill, just like reading and writing. Everyone should get the chance to learn how to code—it's a skill that provides limitless creative opportunities to students and future generations.

With great curriculum, resources, and support, school districts across the country can implement high-quality computer science programs. At CodeHS, our goal is to make computer science education fun and accessible to all!

Did You Know

Arizona Requires Computer Science in High School
Arizona Has K-12 Computer Science Standards
CodeHS Courses are Aligned to Arizona’s Computer Science Standards
CodeHS Curriculum is Free

Arizona K-12 Computer Science Policies

In 2018, the Arizona State Board of Education and the Arizona Department of Education developed new K-12 computer science standards. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, a huge supporter of computer science education, also announced $1 million dollars in funding to support computer science professional development in the 2019 fiscal budget.

Source: Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Office of Education

CodeHS Computer Science Standards & Framework Alignment

All of the main courses offered in the CodeHS 6-12 pathway are aligned to Arizona’s computer science standards. Our courses are aligned to the 6, 7, 8 and high school computer science benchmarks.

Additional CodeHS Standards Alignments

CodeHS offers the most comprehensive course pathway across grades 6-12, starting with introductory level block programming courses all the way up to AP level text-based programming courses in many languages.

CodeHS courses also align with the following standards:

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) K-12 Computer Science Framework Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Common Core Mathematics Standards College Board Advanced Placement

CodeHS Arizona 6-12 Computer Science Curriculum Pathway

Here you can see an overview of the courses in the CodeHS curriculum pathway.

6th	7th	9th	10th	11th
Karel the Dog (JavaScript)
Tracy the Turtle (Python)
Introduction to the Internet
World of Computing
Cybersecurity (MS - 1 semester)
	Web Design (MS)
	Computing Ideas
	Creative Computing (MS/HS Flavors - 1 semester)
		Intro to VR (Mini Course Component)
		Introduction to Computer Science in JavaScript
		Web Design (HS)
		Introduction to Computer Science in Python
			Cybersecurity
			AP® Computer Science Principles
				Mobile Apps
				AP® Computer Science A

Arizona Computer Science Stats

1,108 students in Arizona took the Advanced Placement Computer Science exams in 2018 (487 AP CS A, 621 AP CSP); only 24% of exams were takeales
Computer programmers and software developers in Arizona have an average annual salary of $99,476, which is higher than the overall average state salary at $49,290

Sources: The College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Bring a high-quality computer science pathway to your Arizona school district. Contact the CodeHS team today to learn more at codehs.com/learnmore or hello@codehs.com.

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