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CS PATHWAYS: THE FOUNDATION OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN SOUTH FAYETTE SCHOOLS
Developing an educational environment that cultivates problem solving and problem designing starts before a Lion Learner ever enters South Fayette High School. In fact, it begins with South Fayette’s youngest learners thanks to a nationally recognized curriculum, developed by South Fayette educators, that starts in kindergarten and scaffolds from grade to grade, building to building, and continues through high school.
The South Fayette model for computational thinking creates a robust computer science, engineering, and design thinking pathway for all students and embeds computational thinking into the curriculum, treating it as any other discipline. Students move from blockbased coding in elementary school to writing text-based code in middle school. They use mobile apps to solve problems posed by local businesses. They complete challenges using robotics. They are immersed in creative entrepreneurship. They create products and services for social good.
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Introduction to Circuitry
Introduction to Programming
Programming Robots
Introduction to Programming Extensions
Introduction to Scratch Programming
Computer Programming & Animation
Programming & Game Design
Introduction to Steering Robots
Autonomous Driver’s License
Lego Missions
Micro:Bit and Plants
Habitat Change Story
Low-Tech STEAM
Grade 6: Entrepreneur
Grade 7: MIT App Inventor
Grade 8: Python
