Crystal is an experienced computer science teacher who is the former lead for AP Computer Science A. Through her role in Java in Education at Oracle, Crystal works to support students, teachers, and CS education providers using Java. She believes that providing students with authentic problems to solve makes computer science more engaging for students. Using the most recent Java release provides students with the capabilities to write engaging and current program code. It is important for students to experience the most current and best way to write their programs, even if this expands the subset of Java.
Title: Director, Java in Education, Oracle