Teachers learn the AP Computer Science A curriculum, emphasizing the fundamentals object-oriented programming with the Java programming language. Concepts include primitive types and operations, objects and classes, Boolean expressions, decisions, iteration, single- and multi-dimensional arrays, inheritance, recursion, sorting, and searching. Projects involve software engineering practices and tools, including professional integrated development environments (IDE), to create real software applications. Previous programming experience is recommended, but not required. Asynchronous, self-paced, online activity.