Welcome to CS Principles: Introduce Yourself!

My name is Melissa Ciranni. I teach ELA to 7-12 grade and I hope to bring more tech into the classroom to made the subject matter more relevant to students.

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Hello, I am Dennis Camara from the Philippines.
I teach High School Information Technology Classes from Grades 7-11.

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Hi there! My name is Michelle Thames from Tampa, Florida. I have been teaching technology to middle school but will now be teaching AP Computer Science Principles to 9th and 10th grade. I am really excited to be delivering higher level material and learning new things.

Hello! I’m Mark Kepke, a new teacher, and I teach High School (9-12) computer science courses (AP CSP, AP CSA, Python I and II).

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My name is Janika Brice, a 9-12th grade teacher. I’ll be teaching AP Computer Science Principles.

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Hello! My name is Guillermo Lezama & I will be teaching 9-12 graders in CS Principles! I am most excited to learn along with the students just how powerful learning to code can be. I hope for many of my students it is the start of what they find most interesting

Shannon Burnett
AP Computer Science Principles (12 graders mostly)
All of it!

My Name is David and I am teaching middle and high school grade levels. I am excited to learn CS Principles with the students in the upcoming year. This is my first year teaching.

Hello everyone! I am Michaela and I will be teaching AP Computer Science Principles for the first time this upcoming year 24-25! I am going into year 6 as a math teacher and will be adding one section of AP CSP to my preps. I teach high school specifically this coming year freshmen and sophomores other than this class. I am really excited to show my students how to be a life long learner and get into computer science! I have only taken two computer science classes before and I am a little nervous which is exciting.

Hi! My name is Katie and I’ll be teaching CSP for the first time this year l, mostly to juniors and seniors. I have taught Chemistry for 7 years (mostly sophomores) so this will be an exciting addition. I’m looking forward to coding some pet projects for myself!

My name is Jonathan Bush. I teach 9-12. mostly math. This is my first year teaching a CS course, and it has been a while since I have done any type of coding. It will be a learning experience for both my students and myself.

  • What is your name? Melissa Thompson
  • What grade level(s) do you teach? 9 -12
  • What in CS Principles are you most excited about? I’m terrified but excited to start teaching AP CSP. This will be my first year teaching it. I have taught Intro to CS for the past 2 years

Good morning! My name is Brenda Songy and I teach primarily high school freshmen with a sprinkling of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. I plan to teach the first 3 units of CS Discoveries this year, and I would like to add Machine Learning to give the kids a hands-on experience. Now that I have one year under my belt, I can move a little faster through the curriculum and I would like to introduce the kids to 3-D printing.

Hello! My name is Elisabeth and I teach grades 7-12. I am excited about teaching AP CSP because I am finally getting to teach CS after only teaching math.

Hi, I am Robert. I will be teaching high schoolers. Looking forward to my first AP course in my 20+ years of teaching.

Hello! My name is Nikki and I teach grades 9-12. After over 20 years teaching math, I am both excited and terrified to teach CS this year. I am most looking forward to taking on the lead learner role to learn right along with my students!

Hello.
I’m Jamie Pruitt, a CS teacher in Sherwood, Arkansas.
This is my 7th year to teach CSP and I am excited - I only have 2 more years before retirement.

Hello, Ryan here. Working through the CS Principles activities. I teach AP CS A and an Honors CS course.

I’m Kevin, first time teaching AP CS Principles to 12th grade / seniors in San Diego, CA.

My Name is Mr. K
I teach to all high school grade levels
I’m excited about this curriculum. It looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun for the students.