Events

Attend Events, Earn Credit - Join CSTA Iowa for our Virtual Chapter Meetings and Regional Meet-ups, and CSTA Virtual Summits before May 6th, 2022 and earn one license renewal credit!

Over 70 sessions covering all software development tools, stacks, and technologies! Open Registration through 9/8/2021 Your opportunity to advance your career Legendary social and networking events

A one-hour event for all school Superintendents, K-5 Principals, and advocates for equal opportunity and quality education. To prepare our children for the digital future, all K-5 schools should teach computer science, and now all schools can. In this fast-paced online event, CSK5 will feature CS programs every school can offer now, plus national Keynote speakers launching the Every School Can CS Goals Campaign, recognizing every school, principal and district that teaches computer science. PLUS, attend your state's Breakout Session to learn about state programs and resources to help accelerate any school's CS programs now. Join us for this important hour in elementary education.

Welcome back to the school year! We're having our first CSTA NYC meeting of the year on 9/23 at 5pm on Zoom. Our back to school theme is "show and tell" to share: What did you learn this summer? What opportunities are coming up this school year for educators and students? We'll be joined by special guests from Google to talk about Virtual Classroom Talks and Code.org / Mouse to talk about their CS Journeys program to excite and inspire students.

Let us welcome you to the new school year while providing you with resources to celebrate Latinx Heritage month, and learn about opportunities for educators and students!

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

An informal virtual get together. Our topic this month is Assessments - online v. paper, free response v. multiple choice. We'd love to hear what's working in your classroom. Encourage a colleague to register with you! Zoom links will be sent the day before the meeting to all registered participants.

Join us on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 6-7 p.m. CT to learn how to raise awareness of cybersecurity and practical ways to be safer and more secure online.

CSTA NH September Meeting

Welcome back to the new school year chapter members! This virtual event will be held in Zoom where we hope to reorient our team and share and discuss a variety of resources and ways to connect. Join us here: https://zoom.us/j/94562058039

Inaugural meeting with all CSTA Singapore Members, introduction and brainstorming on directions for CSTA-Singapore.

Super power for programming teachers!!

Drawing inspiration from the book, “If You Give a Pig a Pancake”, MA educators will vie for prizes while conducting innovative CS activities across all grade levels.

October Member Meeting

Learn about leveraging a virtual community group for your chapter, and the rollout of the resource for all chapters in October 2021.

Please join us for our CSTA Engage Meetup on Thursday, October 7, 2021, from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. CT to connect with and learn alongside other K-12 CS teachers. We’ll host a jam-packed hour and a half, worth every minute of your midweek evening. Activities will include a time specifically for networking, a featured PD activity, and unconference/birds-of-a-feather sessions.

Join us on Monday, October 11, 2021, from 6-7 p.m. CT to gather resources and collaborate with other CS colleagues to develop a plan to celebrate the industry contributions of those of Native American heritage and support students in connecting the Native American heritage to computer science.

Have you always wanted to present at a CSTA conference, but weren't quite sure how to turn your idea into a fully realized presentation? Join the 2022 CSTA Conference Committee to help you take your ideas and turn them into a proposal ready to submit for the 2022 Call for Proposals. Can't attend? A recording will be shared after the event.

Join us on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, from 6-7 p.m. CT to learn how to raise awareness of national bullying prevention month and learn ways to change the culture by putting an end to bullying and cyberbullying.

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

Join us at our October meeting where we will here from a representative from Homeland Security who will discuss Cybersecurity including what it is, why it is important, and what types of common attacks we might encounter. We will hear about what skills are important for students to get exposed to when looking to enter this field and some real live examples and concepts we can tie into our instructions to serve our students.

Join us on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, from 6-7 p.m. CT to learn how to accommodate CS students with learning disabilities by accessing tools and providing activities to ensure that ALL students engage with computer science concepts.

The Connecticut Computer Science Teacher's Association November meeting will be held VIRTUALLY on November 8th, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.  As usual we'll be networking, sharing best-practices, being briefed on the latest in CT CS, and learning a thing or two about friendship along the way.

How Hour of Code Can Bolster Cross-Curricular Coding! With Hour of Code being right around the corner, let’s take an hour to talk code! Hear from K-6 Literacy Teacher from Antigonish Education Center, Maureen Armour, on how she uses Hour of Code as an event to incorporate coding throughout different subjects. In this session, you will learn: How to use Unruly Splats to combine active play and block-based coding — we will play a game live too! How to play Unruly Quest — 5 activities designed for Hour of Code! Specific examples of how to incorporate computer science concepts into other core and special subjects.

Please join us for our CSTA Engage Meetup on Thursday, November 11, 2021, from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. CT to connect with and learn alongside other K-12 CS teachers. We’ll host a jam-packed hour and a half, worth every minute of your midweek evening. Activities will include a time specifically for networking, a featured PD activity, and unconference/birds-of-a-feather sessions.

Come join this limited opportunity to become a Connecticut certified Initial Support Teacher Mentor in a unique cohort of Computer Science teachers!

Join us on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, from 6-7 p.m. CT provide tips for integrating cultural content into teaching to support students in learning more about other cultures and respecting all cultures during holidays and throughout the school year.

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

Save the date for the first ever CSTA Philippines Virtual Conference: Saturday, November 20, 2021.

Please join us for our CSTA Engage Meetup on Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. CT to connect with and learn alongside other K-12 CS teachers. We’ll host a jam-packed hour and a half, worth every minute of your midweek evening. Activities will include a time specifically for networking, a featured PD activity, and unconference/birds-of-a-feather sessions.

In honor of Computer Science Education Week (December 6-12), Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) of Western Mass and Greater Boston invite you to a Hack-a-thon.

Join us on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, from 5:30-7 p.m. CT for a CS House Party where you'll have an opportunity to select from different themes to Code 'N Play with your colleagues. This will be a great way to take a break and have fun coding and building community!

The Chapter Leadership Summit is CSTA's premier leadership event, geared towards helping Chapter Leaders network with one another and to provide a means by which to bring engaging, meaningful professional development and support back to local chapter membership.

The Connecticut Computer Science Teacher's Association February meeting will be held VIRTUALLY on February 7th, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.  As usual we'll be networking, sharing best-practices, being briefed on the latest in CT CS, and learning a thing or two about friendship along the way.

Save the date for CSTA's Virtual Winter Summit!

Save the date for the first annual Midwest is Best CSEd Unconference! Join CS Educators from across the Midwest for a virtual, informal day of connectiong and learning from fellow CS educators in our region.