About Us
CSAwesome Team
Authors of CSAwesome Ebook:
Beryl Hoffman, Ph.D. Barbara Ericson, PhD
Professor of Computer Science Assistant Professor of Information/CSElms College University of MichiganChicopee, MA Ann Arbor, MichiganNorthern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education (UMN)
Jennifer Rosato, M.A.
DirectorNorthern Lights Collaborative for Computing EducationUniversity of Minnesota, Twin CitiesCSAwesome RPP (Research-Practice Partnership)
Beryl Hoffman, Elms College
National Center for CS Education - Jennifer Rosato, Renee Fall, Pauline Lake
Rebekah Lang, CSAwesome PD facilitator, AP CSA teacher at Villa Walsh High School
Art Lopez, District Curriculum Specialist, Sweetwater Union High School District
Kate McDonnell, CSAwesome PD facilitator, AP CSA teacher at Cherry Hill High School
Collaborators
Dr. Barbara Ericson, University of Michigan. The CSAwesome ebook was adapted from the AP CS A Java Review e-book written by Dr. Barbara Ericson.
Dr. Colleen Lewis, Associate Professor of computer science (CS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, for her contribution of videos to CSAwesome.
Special thanks to Barb Ericson, Beth Simon, John Figliulo, Pauline Lake, Jennifer Rosato, Kim Evelti, Becky Stacey, Art Lopez, and Kyle Gillette for their contributions.
We gratefully acknowledge the use of the Runestone Academy platform and Jobe server run by Brad Miller, and the past use of the Jobe server from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
The National Math & Science Initiative supported the development of the CSAwesome lesson plans and other materials by AP CSA teachers.
Acknowledgements
Google supported this work through their Google Computer Science Education Research Award in 2019-20, supporting our efforts to help more underrepresented students succeed in their AP CS A courses and on the exam.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies.