CS Curriculum Guide

BJC

Code.org

CodeHS

10CS50

Mobile
CSP

PLTW

UTeach
CSP

Swift
Curriculum

Imagine
Academy

PD
/ Training

1
Week in-person w/ online component

Online
/ In person seminars (Summer 2018 full)

Online,
self-paced 30-40 hour

4-Day
in-person (Offered with Field of Dreams)

4-week
in-person / online

2-week
in-person

5-Day
in-person

Lesson
Plans

Web
Pages

(Daily
Plans) Web Pages

Web
Pages / Printable

Web
Pages by Module

Web
Based – Only accessible after training

Online
teacher guide – similar to student guide

Plans
available once training starts

License

CC-NC-SA

CC-NC-SA

Purchase

CC-NC-SA

CC-NC-SA

Purchase

Assuming
CC-NC-SA

Courses
Provided

AP
CSP

K-8
courses

AP
CSP

K-12
courses

AP
CSP; AP CS A; Web Design; Visual Programming

AP
CSP

AP
CSP

3
HS courses

CS
Essentials;

AP
CSP; AP CS A

AP
CSP

GA
Courses Supported

CSP
/ AP CSP

IDT
(Programming, Comp Basics only); CSP / AP CSP

IDT
(Programming, Comp Basics, Web Design); CSP / AP CSP; AP CS A; Web
Design; PGAS (Partial); New Cybersecurity course

CSP
/ AP CSP

CSP
/ AP CSP

IDT
(Programming only); CSP / AP CSP; AP CS A

CSP
/ AP CSP

Student
Progress Tracking / Gradebook

Uses
EdX

Student
Progress tracking and grading for unit assessments

Full
gradebook, modifiable / configurable. Due dates, pre/post test
summaries…

Unable
to determine w/o training

Student
tracking with comprehension questions only

Student
tracking with comprehension questions only

Unable
to determine w/o training

Auto-grading
/ plagiarism check

No

Partial
(only with the start of new concepts) No plagiarism check

Auto-grading
for most assignments and plagiarism check and “Magic Grader”

Project
grading available via GitHub

No

No

No

Programming
Language(s)

SNAP

JavaScript

JavaScript
(AP CSP), Java (AP CS A), Other courses offered for other
languages

Scratch

MIT
App Inventor

AP
CSP – Scratch, MIT App Inventor, Python;

AP
CS A – Java – Android Studio

Scratch,
Processing

Swift

Works
with Chromebook

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Partial
due to external HW requirement

Partial
due to external HW requirement for AI and Android Studio doesn’t
run on Chromebook

Partial,
Processing doesn’t run on Chromebook

Addtl
Software

No
(web-based programming)

No
(web-based programming)tart

No
(web-based programming)

No
(web-based programming)

Yes
– MIT AI Companion

Yes,
MIT AI Companion, Java, Android Studio

Processing

Addtl
Hardware

No

No

No

No

Yes
– Android devices

Yes
– Android devices

No

Question
/ Problem Banks

Limited
to AP Practice

Limited
to AP Practice

Extensionable
Question & Problem banks

Limited
to AP Practice

Limited
to AP Practice

Limited
to AP Practice

Limited
to AP Practice

Curriculum
extendable inside environment?

No

No

Yes,
can be configured to individual student

No

No

No

No

College
Board Endorsed

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Syllabus
# for AP CSP

1648113v1

1648108v1

1667172v1

1658725v1

1648109v1

Only
available with Training

1648112v1

CSTA
Partner / Level

Yes
(Conference)

Yes
(Alliance)

Yes
(Alliance)

No

Via
College of St. Scholastica

No

Yes
(Conference)