CodeHS Illinois 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 coding—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!

CodeHS 6-12 Computer Science Curriculum Pathway

The CodeHS computer science curriculum pathway includes year-long computer science courses for grades 6-12 in many different languages.

6th	7th	9th	10th
Intro to Programming with Karel the Dog (Ace)
Intro to Python with Tracy
Introduction to the Internet
World of Computing
	Introduction to Cybersecurity (Caesar)
	Web Design (Matisse)
	Computing Ideas (Lovelace)
	Creative Computing (HS)
		Introduction to Computer Science in JavaScript (Golden)
		Web Design (Picasso)
		Introduction to Virtual Reality
		Intro to Computer Science in Python (Rainforest)
			Introduction to Cybersecurity (Vigenere)
			AP Computer Science Principles
			AP Computer Science A (Nitro)
			Mobile Apps

*Once Illinois develops computer science standards, CodeHS will have an Illinois-specific pathway with courses fully aligned to the state standards. Stay tuned!

Visit the CodeHS Course Catalog and contact us at hello@codehs.com to learn more.

CodeHS Course Catalog

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' Impact in Illinois

Customer service is excellent and site is impressive. - Brian Greene, Teacher at Pear City High School in DeKalb, Illinois

K-12 Computer Science in Illinois

In 2018, Illinois passed House Bill 853 to encourage schools to teach computer science education. Learn more here.

Despite the lack of state-level legislation, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the top computer science leaders in the country. Starting with the class of 2020, Chicago Public Schools will require CS for graduation. This was launched in 2013 by Mayor Rahm Emanuel as part of the CS4ALL.

Sources: Illinois Department of Education, CPS Edu

Illinois Computer Science Stats

6,210 students took the Advanced Placement Computer Science exams in 2018 (3,192 AP CSP A, 3,018 AP CSP); only 25% were female
Universities in Illinois only graduated one new teacher prepared to teach computer science in 2016
Computer programmers and software developers in Illinois have an average annual salary of $99,013, which is almost double the average state salary at $53,790

Sources: The College Board, Code.org, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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

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