CS Teacher Prep at UNT

CS Education in High Schools

• Often not “really” CS• CS10k project – place 10,000 well-trained

computer science teachers in 10,000 high schools across the U.S.

• Number of students taking CS AP is very low• CS Principles – new curriculum leading to a

different (additional) CS AP exam in 2016-7

Teach North Texas

• Obtain a bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline in 4 years AND

• Get high school teaching credentials at same time

• TNT getting kudos – district principals, etc.

• CS now added to TNT as a discipline

INTERESTED ??

• Grab a tri-fold• Check out the poster(s) in the hallway• Check out “K-12 Teacher Preparation” link on

Sweany home page

• “See” Phil Sweany (drop by office, email, …)