AP Computer Science Principles – Lynne Norris

This session: AP Computer Science Principles with Lynne Norris is offered ONLINE in Week 1: June 15-18, 2026 and again ONLINE in Week 2: June 23-25, 2026.

Meet your consultant for AP Computer Science Principles

Lynne M. Norris currently is the Director at the Center for Information Technology (CIT) at Deep Run High in Glen Allen, Virginia.  In this specialty program Ms. Norris leads innovative courses in technology that are rigorous, encourage higher-level thinking and provide practical applications to her students. Since joining the CIT, Ms. Norris has revamped the curriculum to include game design, network security, enterprise architecture and application development. 

In addition to teaching, she sponsors five CyberPatriot teams, the Girls of CIT organization, her school’s Computer Club which has over 100 members and the Computer Science Honor Society. Ms. Norris is passionate about promoting women in technology and about providing all her students with the best education possible to help them succeed now and in the future. 

She is a consultant for the College Board for Computer Science Principles and serves as a Table Leader for the course at the AP Reading.

Her awards include the Educator Award from the National Center for Women in Information Technology, Top Henrico Teachers Award, Teacher of the Year for Deep Run, Teacher of the Year Finalist for Henrico County, the Innovation in Education Award from the Greater Richmond Technology Council and the Women’s Leadership Award from RVA Tech. Ms. Norris is also a National Board Certified Teacher. Ms. Norris spent over twenty years in corporate America before following her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher.

APSI COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In Computer Science Principles APSI, we will:

•  discuss in detail the content and structure of the AP CSP exam;

•  talk about how to teach students the knowledge and skills that will be tested on this exam;

•  identify best practices, lessons and activities developed by participants to ensure that they have a strong foundation in the knowledge and skills that they will be teaching their students;

•  encourage all participants to share their experiences with the content including what worked and what did not work;

•  discuss specific ideas that will help get students thinking, writing, communicating, and solving problems using code;

•. review College Board resources available on AP Classroom;

•. discuss how teachers have used or plan to use AP Classroom.

The overall goal of the week will be to ground the participants in the curriculum framework and to communicate and share CSP teaching ideas that will meet the needs of the students in their classrooms.

Synchronous and asynchronous assignments and activities will support these goals. We will follow the sample daily schedule as shown on this website.