This course dives deep into Python concepts in order to prepare for the PCEP Certification. Recommended time: one year. Recommended prerequisite: some Python experience, such as Skill Struck’s Python 1 Course or AP CSP.
This course dives deep into a wide variety of Python concepts, assuring a solid understanding of the Python language. Students learn different numeric systems such as binary, octal, and hexadecimal. They practice error handling and bitwise operators. They practice using Python functions in loops, dictionaries, and nested loops. They also practice recursive functions. The lesson plans for this course are full lesson plans with activities and instructions for teachers. The additional teacher resources are activities and tools to help the teacher including student platform lessons, activities, slideshows, handouts, etc.
PCEP1: What is a Computer? History of Computers.
PCEP2: Computer Parts and Pieces/Hardware v Software
PCEP3: Introduction to Python
PCEP4: Digital Citizenship & Variables
PCEP5: Inputs/Outputs
PCEP6: Inputs/Outputs Hands On
PCEP7: Syntax and Variable Types
PCEP8: How the Internet Works
PCEP9: Digital Safety & Python Numbers
PCEP10: Computers and Your World
PCEP11: Computer Boundaries & Python Converting
PCEP12: Digital Footprint
PCEP13: Communication Styles & Python Concatenation
PCEP14: Python and Math
PCEP15: Minefield Challenge
PCEP16: Problem Solver Skits
PCEP17: Break Down Big Projects & Python Modulus
PCEP18: Party Planner
PCEP19: Family Vacation Planning
PCEP20: Careers in Software Development & Python Strings
PCEP21: Further Career Exploration & String Methods
PCEP22: Artificial Intelligence & Python String Methods Continued
PCEP23: Teachable Machine
PCEP24: Social Media Advice Panel & Concatenating Numbers
PCEP25: Digital Accessibility & Concatenating Numbers Continued
PCEP26: Self Driving Car Pitch
PCEP27: Digital Equity
PCEP28: Troubleshooting Techniques & Python Lists
PCEP29: Troubleshooting Scenarios & If Statements
PCEP30: Cryptography & Conditionals
PCEP31: Debugging Strategies
PCEP32: Data & Else If Statements
PCEP33: Binary
PCEP34: Storage
PCEP35: Cipher
PCEP36: Flow Charts
PCEP37: Market Research
PCEP38: Advancing Technology in Careers & For Loops
PCEP39: Personal Data
PCEP40: Documenting Code & Copyright
PCEP41: Problem Solving Path
PCEP42: Simulations
PCEP43: Team Project Kickoff
PCEP44: Ice Fishing Team Building
PCEP45: Team Project Continued
PCEP46: Team Project Presentations
PCEP47: Reflections
PCEP48: Resume
PCEP49: Nicco's Pizza
PCEP50: Leap Year Calculator
PCEP51: If Statement in a For Loop
PCEP52: Python Accessing Items in a List
PCEP53: Using Integers from a List
PCEP54: Adding to Lists in Python
PCEP55: Removing from Lists in Python
PCEP56: Python Lists Continued
PCEP57: Prime Number Calculator
PCEP58: Python Factorials Project
PCEP59: Python While Loops
PCEP60: Guess the Word!
PCEP61: Python Functions
PCEP62: Python Function Parameters
PCEP63: Multiple Parameters in Python Functions
PCEP64: Contact List
PCEP65: Python Dictionaries
PCEP66: Adding to and Removing from Dictionaries
PCEP67: Dictionaries Continued & Legal and Ethical Concerns
PCEP68: Looping Through a Dictionary
PCEP69: Looping Through a Dictionary Continued & Passwords
PCEP70: Tuples & Computer Innovations
PCEP71: Python Team Project
PCEP72: Python Team Project
PCEP73: Python Team Project/Feedback
PCEP74: Team Project Presentation
PCEP75: Reading Files
PCEP76: Reading Parts of a File/Members of a Software Team
PCEP77: Append a Line to a Text File
PCEP78: File Write Mode
PCEP79: Nested For Loops
PCEP80: Multi-dimensional Lists
PCEP81: Iterating Through a List
PCEP82: Object-Oriented Programming
PCEP83: Creating an Instance
PCEP84: Objects Continued
PCEP85: Super Classes
PCEP86: Recursion
PCEP87: Recursion vs Iteration
PCEP88: Bubble Sort & Logical Thinking
PCEP89: Selection Sort & Octal Number System
PCEP90: Insertion Sort & Hexadecimal Number System
In this course, students will complete challenges that help solidify concepts as they use skills in a variety of ways. In order to complete tasks, students will creatively apply what they've learned by using different approaches to reach a goal. This experience closely follows challenges they would face in a technical interview, allowing them to practice.
Projects in this course include: Find the Even Numbers, Pirate Ship, Student Body President, Area of a Circle
Having a mapped out, structured way to learn and experience the Computer Science curriculum really freed up time for me to give students one-on-one attention. It also gave me more opportunities to give the students additional programming assignments to help them understand the concepts better.
Scott Couch
CS Teacher, Maeser Prep Academy
The program and the people behind it are innovative, intelligent, and organized. The platform is very user-friendly and l have been able to guide my students easily through the curriculum.
Dillon Gilpin
High School CS Teacher, Duchesne County School District
All of the content is fun and engaging for our students! Regarding the support and partnership, they are always on top of everything. Small issues are resolved quickly, and that is not typical with other EdTech companies.
Donna Woods
CTE Cyber Pathway Instructor, Moreno Valley United School District
