Team up with teachers of lower grades to ensure that your students are sufficiently prepared for the rigor of more advanced classes.

  • Clarifying what skills and content your students need to have learned in lower grades ensures more students are capable of accessing and succeeding in your higher level classes.
  • In particular, be aware of students’ backgrounds in math so you can best prepare to scaffold material that relies on mathematical understandings.

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Tips from Deborah Power Carter The College Board’s AP Computer Science Teacher’s Guide.

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