At Rex Academy, we are dedicated to building quality Computer Science education for all ages. Our core belief is that Computer Science should be available to all learners. Computer science is a gateway to many opportunities.
Learning to code is as important as read and write for this generation. Rex makes the process of teaching and learning Computer Science easy and enjoyable for all!
FEATURES
Browser-Based
Standards Aligned (Texas has K-12 Computer Science Standards)
Self-Paced
Integrated Code Editors and Virtual Machines
Auto-Grading
In Depth Analytics
Project-Based Curriculum
K-5 Common Core Aligned
In 2018, the New York State Legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law required the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to create a workgroup and present draft NYS K-12 Computer Science Learning Standards to the Commissioner of Education and the Board of Regents for approval. New York is preparing all of their students to live and work in a dynamic, technology-driven 21st-Century world.
“Technology is a large part of children’s lives, and the ability to understand and use technology safely and effectively to learn, communicate and create is critical for 21st century life, work and civic engagement,” Board of Regents Vice Chancellor T. Andrew Brown said. “The COVID-19 emergency has magnified the digital divide that separates so many of our most vulnerable students from their peers. As the Board of Regents and the Department work to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education, it’s critical that comprehensive technology learning is available to our youngest students and continues throughout their scholastic career.”
Source: News10.com
At Rex, we have matched New York’s vision with our own.
STATE OF NEW YORK REQUIREMENTS
Guiding Principles:
- Equity and Access: Equity and diversity should be attended to, allowing for engagement by all students and flexibility in how students may demonstrate proficiency. The standards support a cultural view of learning and human development in which multiple expressions of diversity are recognized and regarded as assets for teaching and learning—otherwise referred to as Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-S)
- Interdisciplinary Connections: The standards will complement and promote learning across disciplines.
- Coherence: The standards will be focused on the most important knowledge and skills that all students need to know. The standards will be clearly written, demonstrate vertical and horizontal alignment, and articulate a clear learning progression.
- Relevance and Engagement: The standards will motivate and empower students, allow for a focus on appropriate real-world challenges, and will prepare students to adapt and prosper in a world that is increasing influenced and shaped by technological advancements.
Source: New York Department of Education
DID YOU KNOW
New York Has Five Core Computer Science Concepts:
1. Impacts of Computing
- Society
- Ethics
- Accessibility
- Career Paths
2. Computational Thinker
- Modeling and Simulation
- Data Analysis and Visualization
- Abstraction and Decomposition
- Algorithms and Programming
3. Network and Systems Design
- Hardware and Software
- Networks and the Internet
4. Cybersecurity
- Risks
- Safeguards
- Response
5. Digital Literacy
- Digital Use
- Digital Citizenship
New York Opened Its Doors For Coding
Code with the world’s most
student-centric Computer Science
platform.
Rex Academy Courses Aligned with New York Standards
World Class Tech Platform
| REX ACADEMY ALIGNED COURSES (HIGH SCHOOL) | |
| Arkansas Standard | Rex Academy Course |
| Programming - 465070 | Computer Science 1 |
| Programming - 465080 | Computer Science 2 |
| Cybersecurity - 465270 | Cybersecurity I |
| Cybersecurity - 465280 | Cybersecurity II |
| Networking - 465170 | Intro. to Networking |
| Game Development and Design - 465670 | 2D Game Programming |
| AP Computer Science A – 565130 | AP Computer Science A |
| AP Computer Science Principles – 565030 | AP Computer Science Principles |
| REX ACADEMY ALIGNED COURSES (MIDDLE SCHOOL) | ||
| Arkansas Standard | Rex Academy Course | |
| 6th Grade | 2D Game Design | Web Design |
| 7th Grade | IT Fundamentals | Cybersecurity |
| 8th Grade | Intro. to Python | Intro. to Java |
| REX ACADEMY ALIGNED COURSES (ELEMENTARY) | ||
| Arkansas Standard | Rex Academy Course | |
| 1st Grade | E – Books | Kodu |
| 2nd Grade | Kodu | Scratch Jr. |
| 3rd Grade | Scratch | Keyboarding |
| 4th Grade | Intermediate Scratch / App Inventor | Keyboarding and the Internet |
| 5th Grade | Advanced Scratch / App Inventor / Alice 3.0 | Keyboarding and the Internet |
REX ACADEMY RECOMMENDED PATHWAYS
| High School | |||
| 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
| Programming 1 | |||
| Networking | |||
| AP CS Principles | |||
| Programming 2 | |||
| Cybersecurity 1 | |||
| Game Design | |||
| AP Computer Science A | |||
| Cybersecurity 2 | |||
| Middle School | ||
| 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 2D Game Design | ||
| Web Design and Media | ||
| Cybersecurity | ||
| Python | ||
| Java | ||
| Elementary | |||||
| K | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Ebooks | |||||
| Kodu | |||||
| Scratch Jr. | |||||
| Keyboarding and Internet | |||||
| Scratch | |||||
| App Inventor | |||||
| Alice 3.0 | |||||
Rex recognizes the need to improve students’ resume by offering key certifications. Rex’s curriculum prepares you for certification once the proper classes have been successfully completed.
CERTIFICATIONS PREPARATION BY REX
| Certification Name | Offered Through | Rex Preparation Class |
| Exam 98-381: Introduction to programming using Python | Microsoft | Intro. to Python |
| Exam 98-388: Introduction to programing using Java | Microsoft | Intro. to Java |
| Network+ | CompTIA | Networking |
ADDITIONAL REX ALIGNMENTS
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