Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Re: AP Computer Science

Please keep this open. We are in a similar situation. Thanks!
Ann

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On Dec 17, 2008, at 10:24 AM, "Duff, Carole" <DuffC@notredameprep.com>
wrote:

> Greetings all!
>
>
>
> We are trying to build a computer science program, however, at this
> point, we do not have the numbers to justify hiring a teacher. We
> have
> tried to find a teacher who could teach AP Computer Science along with
> other classes (ex. Math, Science) but to little or no avail. Of
> course,
> computer science majors have dropped over the past two decades, so
> it's
> not surprising that hiring qualified teachers in this area is
> difficult.
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>
>
> Is anyone involved in an online consortium or something that would
> provide quality AP Computer Science instruction? We're investigating
> now since we have students taking intro tech and programming classes,
> and we'd like to be able to provide an option for those who wish to
> pursue higher-level studies.
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>
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
>
>
> -C.D.
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> Carole Duff
>
> Curriculum Technologist
>
> Notre Dame Preparatory School
>
> 815 Hampton Lane
>
> Towson, MD. 21286
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> 410-825-6202 ext. 1022
>
> 443-921-2880 (direct)
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