ESSENTIALS  
                                                                              PYTHON SYLLABUS
               Programming Language:                                          INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING WITH PYTHON
               Python
               Supported Devices:
               Mac                                                            COURSE DESCRIPTION
               Windows                                                        Essentials Python Course features 96 lessons in coding 
               Chromebook                                                     immersion designed with instructional scaffolding to 
               Instructional Models:                                          promote academic equity and success across all learning 
               Direct Instruction                                             levels. In this course, students will begin with the very 
               Instructional Scaffolding                                      basic building blocks of coding (variables, functions, and 
               Use of Learning Objectives                                     decisions) and will use these skills to reach more advanced 
               Relevant Vocabulary                                            topics throughout the year. 
               Bloom’s Taxonomy of                                            The course is divided into three types of lessons; teaching, 
               Questions                                                      project, and challenge, followed by quarterly cumulative 
               Project-Based Instruction                                      capstone projects.
               Independent Study
                                                                              •     TEACHING LESSONS focus on introducing students 
               Supported Learning Models:                                           to new concepts and allowing them to practice with 
               Classroom                                                            sufficient assistance.
               Flipped Classroom                                              •     LESSON PROJECTS allow students to apply learned skills.
               Blended
               Hybrid                                                         •     CHALLENGE LESSONS help develop students as 
               Synchronous                                                          programmers, allowing them to formulate solutions to 
               Asynchronous                                                         problems independently.
               Aligned With National                                          •     CAPSTONE PROJECTS at the end of each quarter act as a 
               CS Standards                                                         milestone for students to apply everything that they have 
                                                                                    learned in an in-depth project.
               Reinforces:                                                    Through guided instruction, Essentials teaches students 
               Logical thinking                                               how to independently debug their code, a critical skill used 
               Creativity                                                     by programmers. Developing this learning is made easier by 
               Persistence
               Resilience                                                     the Essentials methodology of integrating these concepts 
               Communication skills                                           gradually. By the end of the course, students will have the 
               Structural thinking                                            necessary skill sets to be comfortable coding in Python and 
               Problem-solving                                                creating projects. 
                                                                                 ESSENTIALS  
                                                                                 PYTHON SYLLABUS
            LEARNING OBJECTIVES
            CodeWizardsHQ developed Essentials to support students in real-world, comprehensive learning. 
            Students not only learn how to code but to think like programmers. Each lesson is designed to build 
            computational thinking while learning how to code using Python.
            BY THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
            •     Differentiate between different data types                                         •     Make use of the break and continue keywords
                  in their programs                                                                  •     Understand and create functions
            •     Understand how to perform and display                                              •     Understand variable scope and what is stored  
                  results of mathematical operations in code                                               in a variable
            •     Understand, create, and update variables                                           •     Learn to incorporate and work with 
            •     Be familiar with using different types                                                   parameters and learn about arguments
                  of strings                                                                         •     Apply good user experience guidelines to 
            •     Understand conditional, elif, and greater than                                           create accessible projects
                  and less than statements                                                           •     Be able to read and write to an external file 
            •     Confidently use decisions, loops, and                                                    using Python
                  functions to create various projects                                               •     Use various Python libraries
            RESOURCES INCLUDED:
            •     Learning Management System                                                         •     Assessing and advancing questions
            •     Cloud-based platform                                                               •     Engaging concept videos
            •     Administrative dashboard                                                           •     Proprietary slide decks
            •     Integrated Development Environment                                                 •     Comprehensive assessment tools
            •     Learning targets and planning tasks                                                •     Auto-graded quizzes and tests
            •     Pre-lesson activities                                                              •     Common errors and their solutions
            •     Teacher/student engagement actions                                                 •     Cumulative capstone projects
                       ESSENTIALS  
                       PYTHON SYLLABUS
    ESSENTIALS CURRICULUM IN APPLICATION OF BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
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