In its pilot year, TeachCS will provide in-service high school teachers with funding for professional development in one of three areas – Exploring Computer Science (ECS), AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP), or Bootstrap. TeachCS is a new application - only teaching platform backed by private sector philanthropy , which aims to help high school teachers who have little to no computer science background but want to teach the subject . The pilot programme will allow teachers to apply for tuition - free " fellowships " in order to increase their knowledge in one of three subjects . Established in 2012 , the initiative is open to all American public high school teachers , however it does come with the requirement that participating schools commit to creating and sustaining a computer science programme for at least three years .
TeachCS is a new application - only teaching platform backed by private sector philanthropy , which aims to help high school teachers who have little to no computer science background but want to teach the subject . The pilot programme will allow teachers to apply for tuition - free " fellowships " in order to increase their knowledge in one of three subjects . Established in 2012 , the initiative is open to all American public high school teachers , however it does come with the requirement that participating schools commit to creating and sustaining a computer science programme for at least three years .