You don't need a coding background to teach computer science. CodeHS gives new teachers a scaffolded curriculum, lesson plans, solution walkthroughs, auto-grading, and professional development — so you can stay one step ahead of your students and grow with confidence.
Most CodeHS teachers did not study computer science. They come from math, science, English, business, and beyond. CodeHS is built so any teacher can lead a great CS class: the curriculum, scaffolding, solutions, and training are already done for you — you bring the teaching.
No programming experience required
Works in the browser on any device, including Chromebooks — nothing to install
Day-by-day lesson plans & pacing guides
Solution keys & step-by-step code walkthroughs
Auto-graded exercises with instant feedback
Professional development & live training
A dedicated support team & teacher community
CodeHS scaffolds the entire teaching experience so new CS teachers are always prepared.
Courses build from the very basics — like block-based and beginner-friendly coding — up to advanced topics. Each lesson includes videos, examples, and exercises, so students learn at the right pace and you always know what comes next.
Every course comes with day-by-day lesson plans, slide decks, pacing guides, and full solution keys with walkthroughs for each coding exercise. Review the solutions before class so you're always ready to teach and grade.
Online, self-paced and live PD builds your programming skills and teaching strategies step by step — no experience required. You'll gain the knowledge and confidence to lead a blended CS classroom, with personalized feedback from the CodeHS PD team.
Built-in autograders check student code and give instant feedback, and AI-powered hints help unstick students when you can't debug their code — pointing them toward the error and nudging them forward. When you need help, a dedicated support team and an active community of CS educators are there for you.
Follow these simple steps to get your classroom up and running.
When a student gets stuck on code you can't debug yet, built-in AI hints point them toward the error and nudge them forward — without giving away the solution. You stay the teacher; the AI handles the "why won't this run?" moments while your own skills grow.
AI hints unstick students when you can't spot the bug
Hints guide students to the fix — they never just hand over answers
Moderated and school-safe, with every conversation reviewable
You control when AI tools are on, for any section or student
Kimberly Ingram-Beck, a computer science teacher in Nebraska, shares how she started teaching CS with limited coding experience and how CodeHS helped her succeed — and remain successful in the classroom for nine years.
If you have or are thinking of incorporating computer science education into your school, I would strongly urge you to look into using CodeHS. Their programs are teacher and student friendly and **ANYONE can use it!** I didn't have a computer science background and I learned how to teach my courses all by using CodeHS.
If an English teacher can learn to teach computer programming, then you can too! CodeHS made the transition easy for me. But more importantly, CodeHS helps me to **motivate students** and open their eyes to careers that they never dreamed of.
...computer programming is an essential skill for the modern world and **CodeHS makes it possible for anyone to teach it** at their school without a Computer Science degree.
Yes. CodeHS is designed for teachers with no coding background. Every course includes lesson plans, solution walkthroughs, auto-graded exercises, pacing guides, and professional development, so you can stay a step ahead of your students. Thousands of teachers from non-CS subjects use CodeHS to teach coding successfully.
No. You don’t need a CS degree or prior programming experience to teach with CodeHS. The platform provides the curriculum, scaffolding, solution keys, and training you need, and CodeHS professional development builds your skills and confidence. Many CodeHS teachers come from math, science, English, and other subjects.
CodeHS supports new CS teachers with self-paced and live professional development, detailed lesson plans and pacing guides, solution walkthroughs and answer keys, auto-graded assignments, and an active educator community. A dedicated support team helps you whenever you or your students get stuck.
Yes. Every CodeHS course includes day-by-day lesson plans, pacing guides, slide decks, and full solution keys with walkthroughs for coding exercises. New teachers can follow the lesson plans directly and review the solution walkthroughs before class, so they’re always prepared to teach and grade.
Yes. CodeHS offers online, self-paced and live professional development for teachers new to CS, including a PD cohort built specifically for teachers new to computer science and cohorts for specific courses like AP CSP and AP CSA, where you learn to teach the course alongside other teachers. Courses build programming skills and pedagogy step by step — for example, AP CS PD runs about 30–40 hours — with personalized feedback from the CodeHS PD team.
Yes. Every CodeHS lesson starts with the "why" — a short video and reading that explain the concept before students write any code. That makes it easier for new teachers to introduce each topic and for students to understand what they're building, instead of jumping straight into exercises.
Create a free CodeHS teacher account, pick a beginner-friendly course like Intro to Programming, and use the built-in lesson plans, scaffolded lessons, and solution walkthroughs to guide you. Pair it with CodeHS professional development to build confidence, then create a class and assign auto-graded lessons in minutes.
