Technology

Department Head- TBD

The Technology department offers courses that provide students the opportunity to develop their computational thinking skills through a wide range of computer science, and engineering and design applications. Whether learning how to program in HTML or Python or designing and troubleshooting the construction of their own designs, students are required to work iteratively and to reason through challenging problems that do not have a single solution. At every turn, Technology department faculty strive to contextualize course content in real-world situations and to explore the many ways in which technology is transforming our world today on a global scale.

These offerings are designed for all students, both those who are excited to learn about the field and expand upon their knowledge base and those who have a proven passion for computer science and engineering.

For the 2021-2022 school year Lincoln will be offering two Computer Science courses through One Schoolhouse, an online independent school consortium of which Lincoln School is a member. Lincoln School will cover the cost of the One Schoolhouse tuition for Computer Science courses. However, if a student chooses to drop a One Schoolhouse course after the school year begins, families will be required to reimburse Lincoln the full cost of the tuition.

Please Note: Students considering pursuing Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, or Physics at the college level should speak to the chair of the Technology Department and the director of College Counseling about course sequence.

Introduction to Computer Science- One Schoolhouse online course

Yearlong Course—Open to Grades 9–12 The goal of this course is to introduce students to some of the major areas of computer science as well as develop their programming skills to produce useful solutions and creative artifacts. Throughout the course, students conduct research and investigate current issues and innovations enabled by the application of computer science, such as virtual reality, robotics, cloud computing, cybersecurity, the Internet of Things, and e-commerce. Students learn fundamental computer programming concepts using a simple but powerful

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block-based programming language to implement methods, functions, parameters, arguments, if-else statements, and loops in a creative and animated environment. Students then explore a Java-like language that incorporates an electronic sketchbook with graphics, animation, and object-oriented programming concepts, while utilizing a more traditional, text-based coding methodology. This course prepares students for all other One Schoolhouse computer science courses.

Please see link below for full course Overview. Lincoln School covers the tuition for this course.

https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/intro-to-cs.html Prerequisite: none

Artificial Intelligence- One Schoolhouse online course

Fall Semester or Yearlong Course—Open to Grades 10–12

From virtual personal assistants like Siri and Alexa to autonomous vehicles that navigate and drive themselves, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is embedded in all kinds of technology and makes everyday objects act in human-like ways. Beginning with AI’s foundation in data science, this course explores the world of AI, its key technologies, and the concerns guiding its use. Students model machine learning algorithms using block-based and Python programming languages, and design intelligent agents to solve real-world problems. Topics include natural language processing, image processing, deep neural networks, data science life cycle, computation thinking, and predictive analytics. Students leave this course having gained an understanding of how AI can help us make better decisions and build “ smarter” technology.

Please see link below for full course overview. Lincoln School covers the tuition for this course.

https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/artificial-intelligence.html Prerequisite: One year high school Math

Engineering and Design:

Fall Semester, Spring Semester-- Open to Grades 9-12 This course is designed to study a technological system or topic, and/or a recent technological innovation and how they work in the engineering world. Students will apply technology, the engineering design process, and iterative thinking skills

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to solve engineering design problems and create innovative designs utilizing Raspberry Pi computers. Students research, develop, test, and analyze engineering designs from start to full execution. Prerequisite: none

Robotics I-IV- Fall Semester, Spring Semester—Open to Grades 9–12 This course explores the principles of engineering, constructing, and programming robots to solve specific real world problems within discrete spatial and environmental constraints. Students will be exposed to a wide range of robotics skills and processes by working with the Lego MINDSTORM kit, the Tetrix™ kit, and FIRST Tech Challenge guidelines. Working in our dedicated Robotics classroom, students work together in a team-oriented class to design, build, test, and debug their robots.

Prerequisite: none

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