AP® Computer Science Principles introduces students to the breadth of the field of computer science. In this course, students will learn to design and evaluate solutions and to apply computer science to solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs. They will incorporate abstraction into programs and use data to discover new knowledge. Students will also explain how computing innovations and computing systems, including the Internet, work, explore their potential impacts, and contribute to a computing culture that is collaborative and ethical. It is important to note that the AP® Computer Science Principles course does not have a designated programming language. Teachers have the flexibility to choose a programming language(s) that is most appropriate for their students to use in the classroom.
SPEAKER
RICHARD KICK
Aloha, Mr. Richard Kick teaches computer science and math at Newbury Park High School, in Newbury, California. Rich earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and a master’s degree in mathematics from Chicago State University.
Mr. Kick taught Advanced Placement® (AP) computer science using Pascal beginning in the first year of AP® computer science, followed by C++ and then Java. After working as a C++ programmer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Rich has served as a College Board exam reader, table leader, question leader, and Computer Science Test Development Committee member. He is a former member of the AP® Computer Science A and AB Development Committee, a five-time Computer Science Principles Pilot instructor, a former co-chair of the Computer Science Principles Development Committee, and a current teacher of APCSA and APCSP.
He was an contributing author for the K-12 Computer Science Framework; California State Computer Science Standards; he authored the book Computer Science in K-12: An A-To-Z Handbook on Teaching Programming.
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