Learn to Teach Java Specialization

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Learn to Teach Java Specialization

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5 course series

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4.7

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

2 months at 10 hours a week

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5 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(50 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

2 months at 10 hours a week

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

Overview

Learn to teach introductory Java -- with a focus on the new Advanced Placement Computer Science A curriculum. Preview the CS Awesome curriculum with overview videos to help you prepare for class efficiently. Learn teaching tips and access supporting materials from an expert in CS education with 15+ years experience including advice on teaching debugging, code tracing (for answering multiple choice questions) and problem solving patterns. Complete activities specifically designed for teachers and create materials you can use in your classroom.

Applied Learning Project

In this specialization you will engage in projects to develop resources for your classroom to supplement the CS Awesome online interactive textbook as well as evaluate other curricula which might be useful for you. Additionally, you will develop resources, assessments, and instructional plans and materials you can use in YOUR classrooms.

Learn APCS A Java concepts and skills
Experience and prepare to implement effective teaching techniques for programming
Explore the CS Awesome curriculum

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Integrated Development Environments

What’s included

Shareable certificate

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Taught in English

67 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
Earn a career certificate from University of California San Diego

Specialization - 5 course series

Learn to Teach Java: Sequences, Primitive Types and Using Objects

Course 113 hours4.9 (38 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Get started with the basics of Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

This course will support you in teaching the Advanced Placement Computer Science A course or a similar introductory university-level programming course. We'll begin with simple instruction sequences, primitive types, and using objects, as covered in the APCS A Units 1 and 2. Each topic will begin by relating Java to block-based programming languages and then provide video overviews of CS Awesome content along with additional materials to supplement learning for your students. You'll engage with additional materials to support your teaching including "deep dive" classroom discussion questions and assessment overviews and options for your students.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Java

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Category: Computer Programming

Category: Programming Principles

Category: Integrated Development Environments

Category: Test Case

Category: Debugging

Category: Teaching

Learn to Teach Java: Boolean Expressions, If Statements, and Iteration

Course 217 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Learn to program with Boolean Expressions, If Statement, and For and While Loops in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

This course will support you in teaching the Advanced Placement Computer Science A course or a similar introductory university-level programming course. We'll cover the critical Java concepts of selection (if statements) and iteration (loops), as covered in the APCS A Units 3 and 4. Each topic will begin by relating Java to block-based programming languages and then provide video overviews of CS Awesome content along with additional materials to supplement learning for your students. You'll engage with additional materials to support your teaching including "deep dive" classroom discussion questions, assessment overviews, code tracing and problem solving skills for your students, including preparation for free response coding questions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Java

Category: Computer Programming

Category: Algorithms

Category: Debugging

Category: Programming Principles

Category: Integrated Development Environments

Category: Program Development

Category: Computational Thinking

Category: Teaching

Learn to Teach Java: Writing Classes and Arrays

Course 313 hours4.8 (14 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Learn to program using Class design and 1-D Arrays in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

This course will support you in teaching the Advanced Placement Computer Science A course or a similar introductory university-level programming course. We'll cover the critical Java concepts of class design and 1-dimensional arrays, as covered in the APCS A Units 5 and 6. Each topic will begin by relating Java to block-based programming languages and then provide video overviews of CS Awesome content along with additional materials to supplement learning for your students. You'll engage with additional materials to support your teaching including "deep dive" classroom discussion questions, assessment overviews, code tracing and problem solving skills for your students, including preparation for free response coding questions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Java

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Category: Debugging

Category: Computer Programming

Category: Data Structures

Category: Software Design

Category: Education Software and Technology

Category: Computational Thinking

Category: Program Development

Learn to Teach Java: ArrayLists and 2D Arrays

Course 411 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Learn to program with ArrayLists and 2-D Arrays in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

This course will support you in teaching the Advanced Placement Computer Science A course or a similar introductory university-level programming course. We'll cover the Java concepts of ArrayLists and 2-dimensional arrays, as covered in the APCS A Units 7 and 8. Each topic will begin by relating Java to block-based programming languages and then provide video overviews of CS Awesome content along with additional materials to supplement learning for your students. You'll engage with additional materials to support your teaching including "deep dive" classroom discussion questions, assessment overviews, code tracing and problem solving skills for your students, including preparation for free response coding questions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Java

Category: Computer Programming

Category: Algorithms

Category: Program Development

Category: Debugging

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Category: Test Case

Category: Data Structures

Category: Integrated Development Environments

Learn to Teach Java: Inheritance and Recursion

Course 511 hours4.7 (10 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Learn to program with Inheritance and Recursion in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and skills but also in how to effectively teach those to your students.

This course will support you in teaching the Advanced Placement Computer Science A course or a similar introductory university-level programming course. We'll cover the Java concepts of inheritance and recursion, as covered in the APCS A Units 9 and 10. Each topic will begin by relating Java to block-based programming languages and then provide video overviews of CS Awesome content along with additional materials to supplement learning for your students. You'll engage with additional materials to support your teaching including "deep dive" classroom discussion questions, assessment overviews, code tracing and problem solving skills for your students, including preparation for free response coding questions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Java

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Category: Computer Programming

Category: Object Oriented Design

Category: Cultural Responsiveness

Category: Algorithms

Category: Programming Principles

Category: Pedagogy

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Beth Simon

University of California San Diego

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Frequently asked questions

The specialization can be completed completely at your own pace -- many teachers choose to work through the course just ahead of their students. However, the specialization is broken into 5 courses of 20 hours each, covering all 10 Units of APCS A (2019-2020 version).

There is not required background knowledge for this course, but those with experience teaching block-based programming will find extra supports. If you are a teacher completely new to programming, check out our Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education Specialization.

Each course in the Specialization introduces specific programming concepts which do build upon each other. If you have no prior programming experience it is suggested you take the courses in the indicated order. However, those with prior programming experience should not be overly challenged in doing courses in any order.

Yes, you can earn credit from the University of California San Diego for completing this Specialization. To do you will need to enroll in an additional UCSD Extension course (this can be done at any time, but it is often easier to do when beginning). This Specialization will earn 4-graduate quarter units from UCSD. These are eligible to count towards the California Supplementary Authorization.