Computer Science “A”

Sprint1

SDLC & Dev Tools

By the end of this onboarding sprint, students will be able to operate effectively within a modern software development environment and articulate how their work fits into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Students will set up and use core development tools (Linux, VSCode, GitHub), collaborate using industry-standard workflows, and iteratively build and document a personal portfolio site. Through hands-on practice with Markdown, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a Jekyll-based workflow, students will develop sustainable development habits—embracing iteration, version control, documentation, pair programming, and responsible AI usage—while prioritizing breadth of SDLC understanding over depth of implementation.

W0

Week 0

/1 Complete

SDLC Enablement

W1

Week 1

/6 Complete

JavaScript OOP Coder

Framework for Sprints

Tools and Equipment Setup

Agile Methodologies Practitioner

Agile Methodology Intro

GitHub Pages Series

1 assignment due

W2

Week 2

/1 Complete

Python/Flask Backend Infograph

Sprint2

Java / Spring Web Development

Students will master the Fundamentals of Java Programming using the Spring Framework. In this Sprint, students will become familiar with Java types, booleans, iteration, recursion, using, and writing objects. Student teaching labs will introduce AP-required aspects of Java while learning the Spring Framework. This will teach key Java concepts while using a JWT login system, a Rest Controller, Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs), Object Relational Model (ORM), and Java Persistence API (JPA).

W3

Week 3

/1 Complete

Sprint 2 - Transition to Full Stack

W4

Week 4

/1 Complete

Anatomy of a Spring Boot Project

W5

Week 5

/2 Complete

Fullstack Development (Student Thinking)

Unit 1 - Primitive & Reference Types

W6

Week 6

/1 Complete

CSA Lessons Homepage

Sprint3

Team Project for N@tM

In this Sprint, students will continue to become familiar with Java development as they immerse themselves in Web Development using the Spring Framework. Coding will focus on RESTful APIs, receiving requests, working with data using SQLite, and responding to requests. Students will pick a Full Stack Web Development project, and work in teams to build it out, including all layers, and how to use ThymeLeaf to create an Admin UI. The goal is to have the project working and deployed on AWS by the end of this Sprint.

W8

Week 8

/3 Complete

Merge Sort Team Teach

Merge Sort Homework

Sprint4

Integration, Fontend, MVC Layers, and FRQs

Trimester 2 begins with four weeks of Integration and FRQs. At the center of work is the College Board FRQs and Frontend/Backend and MVC layers. Consider a Mini-project that Integrates Trimister 1 work with another team, adds an FRQ, and performs Unit 10 Sorting and Analysis. For each peace, provide JavaScript Visualization; ThymeLeaf administration, Backend Java Sorting, Inheritance, and Polymorphic behavior. Also, teach the College Board FRQ topic to the class. Ideas spans at least two teams or eight students.

W13

Week 13

/1 Complete

Sprint 4 - CSA Mini-Project Integration

W16

Week 16

/1 Complete

Methods and Control Structures FRQ

Sprint5

Creative Development Ideas and Concepts

This will be the most creative portion of the year for CSA students. The objective of these weeks is to explore, create ideas, and code concepts that have the growth potential to enable a two-trimester project. Consider frontend design, draw.io database modeling, API plans, JWT designs, big data solutions, and future usefulness. The ideas and code that are most liked by Teachers and Students will be continued and used for N@tM projects. Students should be able to talk about design, do fe/be coding, add data and data structure, add database features, and perform weekly live reviews.

W17

Week 17

/1 Complete

FRQ - Introduction

W18

Week 18

/2 Complete

JQuery

Thymeleaf

Sprint6

Passion Project v1.0 and N@tM Demo

Each person within "Student Teams" will have their own specialty within their student project that shows Full Stack competency, with a specific focus on Java as backend. Intentions for this period are to have the freedom of a creative project, driven by your individual Issues and team Scrum Board.

Sprint7

Data Structures

A focus on Data Structures that relate to the AP exam. A key requirement is to make your own Algorithmic sorting video. The theme is to produce work that can help you pass the AP Exam and improve your Passion Project. Each student must cover key concepts from the Four AP FRQ types, contain a key Data Structure, and utilize Sorting.

W25

Week 25

/13 Complete

Graph Heuristics

Collections

Merge Sort Gamify

Merge Sort

Calculator Enactment

Sorts Part 2

Sorts Part 1

Search Challenge and BigO

Collectable Types and Collections

Calculator Enactment

Abstract Fibonaccii Hack

Data Types

W26

Week 26

/1 Complete

Selection, Insert, & Big O

Sprint8

AP Weeks

Students will lead several study sessions (20-minute test, followed by review) the week before the exam. In any break in study, students will transition activities back to their final project.

W31

Week 31

/2 Complete

Introduction to Java ML

Graph Heuristics

W32

Week 32

/3 Complete

Graph Heuristics - Data Structures

Sprint9

Passion Project v2.0 and N@tM

Wrap up your preferred project and data structures. There will be an opportunity to contribute and be published to the Open Coding Society. If your project is selected, then you will receive a high 'A' on the final project.

W34

Week 34

/1 Complete

Sprint 9 - CSA Objectives (Final)