Anyone interested in teaching Python in FOC, this looks great. It is in Beta testing for the Spring of 2019, but still can be utilized.

https://academy.cs.cmu.edu/

• You will need to request a demo and then a teacher account.
• Developed by the CMS CS Academy
• Still building out the last 5 units of the curriculum this spring and working on some teacher support and learning features to prepare for the 2019-2020 school year.
• Explore the curriculum with your students, just know that there will be features added periodically and you will experience some changes.

Highlights

Teacher Portal + Gradebook

• Our tools give teachers the ability to manage every student’s individual progress and observe how the class is doing at a glance.

Autograded Exercises

• All of our excercises are autograded, allowing teachers to spend less time grading work and more time helping students.

Online Support for teachers by CMU

• We have an online community where teachers can collaborate and get questions answered by a team of CMU Students.

Contact Information

Erin Cawley <ecawley@andrew.cmu.edu>

What's Next?

Teacher Account Requests

We hope that you have enjoyed exploring the CS1 Demo! If you are a teacher interested in gaining access to the CS academy curriculum please complete this form.

• Teacher Account Request Form

Professional Development Opportunities

For teachers interested there will be both virtual and in-person options for CS Academy CS1 professional development during the summer of 2019. The virtual model is entirely free and will be self-paced with virtual help and support. There will be two dates for a week long, in-person professional development on Carnegie Mellon University's campus.

The dates for the in-person professional development are tentatively the week of June 17th and the week of August 19th. The cost of the training, meals and parking will all be provided free of cost.

If you would like to attend please complete this form.

• Summer Professional Development Interest Form