Muggs
Tech
Computer Science and Technology education for the rest of us.
Sean's high school computer science and IT courses,
built in New Orleans, with hands-on benches students practice on.
Start with CompSci 1.
Earn a credential in every course.
Every student starts with CompSci 1. From there it is a straight shot: an industry credential in the fall, then AP Computer Science A, CompTIA A+, or both in the spring. A student into computers can graduate with three computer science credits, each with an IBC or AP credit behind it.
1. CompSci 1 Students earn the Computer Science I credit they need to graduate while preparing for CompTIA’s Tech+ IBC, and they learn the critical skills the AP CSA and A+ courses build on: how computers, networks and software work, how to keep them secure, and how to read and trace code. See the course
2. AP CSA With CompSci 1 behind them, students take AP Computer Science A in the spring. They read, trace and write Java every day, with exam-style practice every week, and sit the AP exam in May for a shot at college credit. See the course
3. CompTIA A+ Or they take CompTIA A+ in the spring: the hardware, networking, operating systems and security CompSci 1 introduced, taken to technician depth. Students prepare for both A+ exams, Core 1 and Core 2, for an advanced IBC. See the course
Every course practices on the benches: short hands-on sets that check themselves as you go.
Who is Mugg?
Sean Muggivan, LCSW
Sean Muggivan has been teaching in New Orleans for more than a decade. He is currently awaiting certification as a high school math teacher with an endorsement in computer science education. He has taught math at the middle school level, as a general education teacher and as a special education teacher, and at the high school level.
This school year, Sean built and is teaching a computer science course that emphasizes a better understanding of artificial intelligence technology, and how to use it in a way that does not sacrifice self-authenticity.
Sean graduated from the University of New Orleans with a liberal arts degree (creative writing and early Victorian literature) and from Louisiana State University with a master's in social work. Before he became a teacher, he practiced clinical social work, primarily with adolescents. He carries that drive to help young people achieve and succeed into his teaching and the courses he designs, which he hopes will connect young people with more opportunities in the world of computers and technology.
Sean is a lifelong resident of the Greater New Orleans area and lives in the 7th Ward with his wife and children.
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The courses, benches and sample days here are open for anyone to look through.
If you have a question about how any of it runs in class, send a note.