Teacher Talk

A collection of articles and resources that offer teachers support in learning the latest in Java, ideas for recruitment and engagement, and instructional strategies for computer science classrooms!

Java Card Game Challenge Series - Fall 2025

The Java Card Game Challenge is a six webinar series that presents a coding challenge and then supports your progress with live webinars.

Java Card Game Challenges and Recordings

Challenge 6 - Create a Visual of Cards Using Textblocks

Create a visualization of our deck of cards using textblocks. Super creative? Use images or JavaFX to create images of the cards instead.

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Latest in Java

What's New in Java 25? - In this post, we share the latest Java 25 updates that will impact teaching Java. September 2025
On Records - In this post, we share the importance of teaching students the right tool to deal with immutable data, records. March 2025
Java Patterns - In this post, we explore the latest enhancement to Java, Java Patterns. March 2025
SequencedCollection class - In this post, we explore the SequencedCollection class and how it could be used in AP CSA. March 2025
Introduction to Lambda - In this post, we explore the use of lambda and how best to teacher this concept to students. March 2025 1

Recruitment and Engagement

Twelve Recruitment Strategies - In this post, we share twelve tried and true recruitment strategies for computer science. March 2025
Engaging Starts to Computer Science - In this post, we share some ways to share computer science with students that might be more engaging. March 2025
National Computer Science Education Week - In this post, we share some ways that you can celebrate National Computer Science Education Week with your students and the community. This week provides you an opportunity to inspire and recruit students. March 2025
Engaging Tools for Beginners - In this post, we share some of the engaging tools available for beginners. March 2025

Instructional Strategies

Using LocalDate to Represent Dates - In this post, we discuss the benefits of using the LocalDate class to represent dates instead of using int values or Strings. Using LocalDate provide students another opportunity to interact with a class, creating objects and calling methods. And, it is the right tool for the job. March 2025

Specifically for AP CSA Teachers

AP Scores Are In, Now What? - In this post, we discuss student performance and provide recommendations for what to do next school year. July 2025
Course Updates for 2025 and the Role of Inheritance - In this post, we compare what remains of inheritance for 2025 with what was in the course for 2020 - 2024 school year. June 2025
Out of Subset Responses to 2025 Free Response Questions - In this post, we provide alternate solutions to the 2025 Free Response questions that include topics like var, ternary conditional operator, records, and the use of the SequencedCollection class. May 2025

AP CSA Free Response Questions Prep - April 2025

In this series of posts, you will find ways to assist students in preparing for the AP CSA Free Response section of the exam.