{"id":257670,"date":"2017-08-07T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=257670"},"modified":"2017-08-07T06:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T20:00:23","slug":"mcs-offer-new-ap-computer-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-offer-new-ap-computer-course\/","title":{"rendered":"MCS to offer new AP computer course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-257670 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-offer-new-ap-computer-course\/mcs-csp-1\/'>MCS-CSP-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-257681'>\n\t\t\t\tMount Carmel School\u2019s 2017 Teacher of the Year and AP computer science principles teacher Filmah Buenaflor shares an Android app that she developed at the Mobile CSP Immersion Week held this past summer in Duluth, Minnesota. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-offer-new-ap-computer-course\/mcs-csp-2\/'>MCS-CSP-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-257682'>\n\t\t\t\tMount Carmel School\u2019s 2017 Teacher of the Year and AP computer science principles teacher Filmah Buenaflor, left, collaborates with another CSP teacher, Karen Envoy, in developing an Android app at the Mobile CSP Immersion Week held this past summer in Duluth, Minnesota. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This past summer, the college board approved a new AP [advanced placement] course at Mount Carmel School in computer science principles. <\/p>\n<p>The course is not only one of the newest courses overseen by the college board, but is also the first of its kind in the region, with Mount Carmel School being the only school in the Marianas currently authorized to offer it this coming school year.<\/p>\n<p>Developed with support from the National Science Foundation, AP CSP introduces students to the foundational concepts of the field and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world. <\/p>\n<p>According to the college board, \u201cWhether it\u2019s 3-D animation, engineering, music, app development, medicine, visual design, robotics, or political analysis, computer science is the engine that powers the technology, productivity, and innovation that drive the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComputer science experience has become an imperative for today\u2019s students and the workforce of tomorrow,\u201d the college board added.<\/p>\n<p>The college board also noted that the launch of the course was the largest course launch in AP\u2019s 60-year history.<\/p>\n<p>To adequately prepare for the course, Mount Carmel School worked with the CNMI Public School System\u2019s Federal Programs Office to enroll its 2017 Teacher of the Year, Filmah Buenaflor, in Mobile CSP, one of the nation\u2019s leading programs in curriculum design and instructional methods for teaching the course. <\/p>\n<p>Endorsed by the college board and open only to a few select instructor from across the nation, the program ran for four weeks this past summer and included a weeklong immersion program in Duluth, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe training was so intensive and rigorous because we needed to cover the whole curriculum,\u201d said Buenaflor after returning from the immersion program. On the very first day of the immersion week, Buenaflor co-taught with a teacher from Wisconsin a demonstration lesson on basic internet architecture and packet teaching using the Mobile CSP curriculum, all under the observation of master teachers from across the country. While the experience was challenging, Buenaflor and her co-teacher received high marks from the observing master teachers, who noted that they set the bar high for other teachers to follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI learned a lot from the immersion,\u201d said Buenaflor as she reflected on the experience. \u201cI met 36 different teachers coming from different states and from different places in Puerto Rico, and I saw their teaching styles and strategies in delivering lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward, Bueanflor hopes that students will become more than passive users of computer science. \u201cThey can do more than just play games and use apps; they can create their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>High school students can sign up for Mount Carmel School\u2019s AP CSP course during the school\u2019s scheduling fair, which will be held on opening day of school, Thursday, Aug. 10. For more information about the course or enrolling at the school, call 234-6184 or visit\u00a0www.mountcarmelsaipan.com. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past summer, the college board approved a new AP [advanced placement] course at Mount&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":257681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[314,1181,1111,70],"class_list":["post-257670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-life","tag-computer","tag-mcs","tag-mount-carmel-school","tag-technology-2-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}