Learn.java February 2026 Newsletter

SIGCSE

February means Valentine's Day and SIGCSE, ofcourse! I attend the SIGCSE conference to tap into the ideas and research happening across CS education. This conference happened in St. Louis this year and always brings together CS educators and researchers across high school and higher education. This year, many of the sessions centered around AI and how to effectively teach and integrate AI into the classroom. They also explored what training students need to be ready to use AI in the workforce. As you can imagine it is quite a balancing act to ensure students are using AI effectively while deeply learning concepts necessary to innovative.

Hear from Oracle Interns on how they use AI at school, in the workplace, and how they hope to use it in the future.

January Teacher Spotlight - Charlie Meyer

Our January Teacher Spotlight is on Charlie Meyer, software engineer, former AP Computer Science A teacher, and founder of Pickcode. In this video, he shares how learning Java helped shape his career and how he uses it day-to-day in his current role. Charlie breaks down where Java shows up in real-world software development, why it remains a valuable skill, and what students can do now to build confidence and take the next step in computer science.

What's New on Learn.java?

The following tutorials and practice have been added on Learn.java:

• Iterating Over ArrayList
• Introduction to Recursive Methods
• Evaluating Recursion Method Calls with Tracing

Additionally, many video tutorials have been added to all 1.1 Working with Data Tutorials

AP Computer Science A Support

We’ve added some new Free Response Questions(FRQs) to practice free response question type 3 and 4. You can find an entire list of FRQs here.

• FRQ 3: Efficient Workouts
• FRQ 4: Game Board
• FRQ 4: Library Books

Join me at JavaOne this year! Learn all that Java has to offer in Java 26 and how Java supports the use of AI.

Cheers to 2026!