CS Teacher Identity: What Does It Look Like and What Can We Learn from It?

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CSTA Conf2026
K–12 teachers employ a vast array of pedagogical practices to teach CS content and encourage their students to see themselves as belonging in CS. But how do teachers understand their own CS identities, and how do they model those identities for students? This presentation describes the CS identities of secondary classroom teachers who received preservice CS training. Our findings are part of a longitudinal research study that follows participants from teacher preparation programs to in-service teaching. Through surveys and interviews,...