Revolutionizing High School Curriculum: Pathway to Tech Careers

Dr. Charles Severance's high school curriculum aims to bridge the gap between foundational knowledge and in-demand tech skills for students. From programming to data analysis, the well-structured pathway prepares high schoolers for technology-driven careers right after graduation, covering subjects like Java, web design, Python, web applications, and more.

• High School Curriculum
• Tech Careers
• Dr. Charles Severance
• Programming Pathway
• Data Analysis

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1. High School Curriculum Dr. Charles Severance www.dr-chuck.com

2. Goals Build a curriculum path between Scratch and APCS / CS1 Build a curriculum path that prepares High School students for "technology required" careers right out of High School From Scratch to a Web Developer From Scratch to Data Analysis

3. CS1 APCS Java 3 Cr (12) Overview HW4E (ch 1-10) Circuits/Gates 1.5 Cr (11) CC4E (ch 1-10) C / Alg / Data St 3 Cr (11) WA4E WD4E (Part 2) Design / Accessibility 1.5 Cr (9/10) SQL/PHP/JS 3.0 Cr (10/11) PY4E (Part 2) Data Analysis 3 Cr (10/11) WD4E (Part 1) HTML/CSS 1.5 Cr (8/9) PY4E (Part 1) Programming 1.5 Cr (8/9) Scratch/MindStorms/etc 6/7/8

4. Courses Python for Everybody (Part 1) 1.5 Credits Programming, Loops, Variables, Lists, Dictionaries Python for Everybody (Part 2) 1.5 credits APIs, Web Scraping, Databases, Vizualization www.py4e.com / Python For Everybody Specialization (Coursera) Web Design for Everybody (Part 1) 1.5 Credits HTML / CSS Web Design for Everybody (Part 2) 1.5 Credits Look and Feel / Accessibility Web Design for Everybody Specialization (Coursera) "3 credits" = one semester in college and year in high school

5. Courses Web Applications for Everybody - 3 Credits SQL/PHP/HTTP/JavaScript/JQuery www.wa4e.org / Web Applications for Everybody Specialization (3Q17) C Programming for Everyone 3 Credits Variables, iterations, structures, pointers, dynamic memory, implement Python list / dict / sort Not started Hardware for Everybody 1.5 Credits Transistors, Gates, Flip-Flop, Add with Carry, Machine Language, Assembly Language Not started "3 credits" = one semester in college and 1 year in high school

6. 6.001 / EECS 183 Career Path Computer Science APCS Java 3 Cr (12) HW4E (ch 1-10) Circuits/Gates 1.5 Cr (11) CC4E (ch 1-10) C / Alg / Data St 1.5 Cr (11) WA4E WD4E (Part 2) Design / Accessibility 1.5 Cr (9/10) SQL/PHP/JS 3.0 Cr (10/11) PY4E (Part 2) Data Analysis 3 Cr (10/11) WD4E (Part 1) HTML/CSS 1.5 Cr (8/9) PY4E (Part 1) Programming 1.5 Cr (8/9)

7. Career Path Data Analysis R Data Redshift Bootcamp Bootcamp Bootcamp WA4E SQL/PHP/JS 3.0 Cr (10/11) PY4E (Part 2) Data Analysis 3 Cr (10/11) PY4E (Part 1) Programming 1.5 Cr (8/9)

8. Career Path Web Applications React Bootcamp Rails DJango Bootcamp Bootcamp WD4E (Part 2) Design / Accessibility 1.5 Cr (9/10) WA4E PY4E (Part 2) Data Analysis 3 Cr (10/11) SQL/PHP/JS 3 Cr (10/11) WD4E (Part 1) HTML/CSS 1.5 Cr (8/9) PY4E (Part 1) Programming 1.5 Cr (8/9)

9. Summary Fill the gap between Scratch and APCS Provide non CS career paths