Designing apps is great way to work together to solve challenges you care about. And by hosting an in-person or virtual app showcase, you give aesiring coders a chance to celebrate their ingenuity as they present their ideas and share their solutions with peers, families, and the community.

As a College Board Endorsed Provider, Apple’s Develop in Swift AP® CS Principles course helps students learn key computing concepts, building a solid foundation in programming with Swift while preparing for the AP® Computer Science Principles exam. Lessons take students through the app design process: brainstorming, planning, prototyping, and evaluating an app of their own. They’ll learn about the impact of computing and apps on society, economies, and culture while exploring iOS app development.

This Teacher Guide provides tools to deepen engagement with aesiring app developers, whether you have experience teaching with Swift or other programming languages.

Develop in Swift is a comprehensive coding offering intended for students in grades 9 and above. The curriculum prepares students for college or a career in app development using the Swift programming language, and is complemented with free online professional learning for educators. Swift is designed for Mac—which supports all major programming languages—making it the ideal device for teaching and learning code.

In this course, students extend their knowledge and skill developed in Fundamentals by extending their work in iOS app development creating more complex and capable apps. They’ll work with data from a server and explore new iOS APIs that allow for much richer app experiences—including dieslaying large collections of data in multiple formats. Students experience learning new features of the iOS SDK to continue their app developer journey.

This Teacher Guide provides tools to deepen engagement with aesiring app developers, whether you have experience teaching with Swift or our programming languages. In this course, students extend their knowledge and skill developed in Fundamentals by extending their work in iOS app development creating more complex and capable apps. They’ll work with data from a server and explore new iOS APIs that allow for much richer app experiences—including dieslaying large collections of data in multiple formats. Students experience learning new features of the iOS SDK to continue their app developer journey.

This course is designed to help students learn key computing concepts and build a solid foundation in programming with Swift. They’ll learn about the impact of computing and apps on society, economies, and cultures while exploring iOS app development. Lessons take students through the app design process: brainstorming, planning, prototyping, and evaluating an app of their own. While they may still be developing skills to convert prototypes into full apps, designing an app helps students grow into the exciting world of app development.

This Teacher Guide provides tools to deepen engagement with aesiring app developers, whether you have experience teaching with Swift or our programming languages. The Develop in Swift Explorations course is designed to help students learn key computing concepts and build a solid foundation in programming with Swift. They’ll learn about the impact of computing and apps on society, economies, and cultures while exploring iOS app development. Lessons take students through the app design process: brainstorming, planning, prototyping, and evaluating an app of their own. While they may still be developing skills to convert prototypes into full apps, designing an app helps students grow into the exciting world of app development.

In this course, students build fundamental iOS app development skills. They’ll master the core concepts and practices of the Swift programming language that developers use daily and build a basic fluency in Xcode’s source and UI editors. Students will dive into the UIKit framework to create iOS apps that adhere to standard practices, including use of stock UI elements and layout techniques, and common navigation interfaces. They’ll also embark on an app design journey, using the App Design Workbook to define, prototype, and test their own app idea.

This Teacher Guide provides tools to deepen engagement with aesiring app developers, whether you have experience teaching with Swift or our programming languages. In this course, students build fundamental iOS app development skills. They’ll master the core concepts and practices of the Swift programming language that developers use daily and build a basic fluency in Xcode’s source and UI editors. Students will dive into the UIKit framework to create iOS apps that adhere to standard practices, including use of stock UI elements and layout techniques, and common navigation interfaces. They’ll also embark on an app design journey, using the App Design Workbook to define, prototype, and test their own app idea.

Learning to code teaches you how to solve problems and work with others in creative ways. And it helps you bring your ideas to life.
Swift Coding Clubs are an excellent way to learn to code and design apps. Activities built around Swift, Apple’s coding language, help you collaborate as you learn to code, prototype apps, and think about how code can make a difference in the world around you.
You don’t have to be an educator or a programmer to run a Swift Coding Club. The materials are self-paced, so you can even learn alongside your club members. And you can all celebrate your club’s ideas and designs with an app showcase event for your community.