CSTA Ohio Working With State Board of Education on CS Expansion
On March 23, 2018, Ohio House Bill 170 went into effect requiring the development of learning standards and model curriculum for computer science. |
Edutainment for Computational Thinking
“Well, you see, coding is really all about…” I remember bringing up this conversation with a peer. |
Learn About the New Quorum Studio
The Quorum Programming Language is the first evidenced-oriented programming language that was “born accessible” more than ten years ago. |
Nomination Period Now Open for CSTA Board of Directors
CSTA is now accepting nominations to join its Board of Directors for the July 2020–2022 term. |
CSTA Releases Annual Report
CSTA has released its annual report, highlighting the organization's growth from July 2018 to July 2019. |
CSTA Announces New Standards for CS Teachers
The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) announced its new Standards for CS Teachers at a celebration of Computer Science Education Week. |
#CSforGood Resources and Lesson Plans Now Available
CSTA has created a set of 10 posters that feature diverse people using computer science for good in diverse industries and ways. |
Meet the 2019 Winners of the Champions of Computer Science Awards!
In celebration of the 2019 Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and Code.org are pleased to announce the third annual Champions of Computer Science Awards. |
Free Downloadable STEM Posters: Embed STEM in the School Culture |
Celebrating 15 Years of CSTA |
CSTA Wisconsin Dairyland Set to Hold Annual CS Summit |
CSTA New England Chapters to Host Regional Conference
The 2019 CSTA New England Regional Conference will be held on Oct. 26, 2019, at the Boston University Photonics Center. |
CSTA Announces $3 Million Grant From U.S. Department of Education
CSTA is proud to announce the organization was awarded a $3 million grant from the United States Department of Education. |
Artificial Intelligence Attracts Students Who Enjoy Solving Complex Problems and Tolerate Risk
Students considering a career in artificial intelligence need to ask themselves: Am I a First Penguin? |
CSTeachingTips.org: Tips for Teaching Computer Science
I curate CSTeachingTips.org, which has over 1,300 tips for teaching computer science (CS) gathered from interviews with more than 150 CS teachers because I’m passionate about helping teachers expand their strategies to teach CS more effectively. |
CSTA Announces Recipients of First-ever Equity Fellowship
The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) announced the ten participants of the organization’s inaugural Equity Fellowship, made possible in partnership with Microsoft Corp. and Pluralsight One. |
Remixing CSPD Week: The Summer of CS 2019
California is the world’s fifth-largest economy, and the information/technology sector being the largest contributor to its GDP growth in the last 10 years (Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2018; CompTIA, 2019). |
Announcing the 2019 State of Computer Science Education Report
Today, along with Code.org and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance, a National Science Foundation Broadening Participation in Computing funded Alliance, CSTA is excited to release the 2019 State of Computer Science Education report. |
CSTA Welcomes Hai Hong to the Board
CSTA is pleased to announce the appointment of Hai Hong to the CSTA Board of Directors as a partner representative. |
Finding Her Voice in the World of Computing: Samina’s Journey
Growing up in a household where Java was the second language, I have always had an interest in learning to code. Before pursuing a career in IT, I knew I liked computers and technology. |
Teaching Computer Science Online
After 25 years of teaching computer science (CS), I’ve witnessed a few changes. My first computers at Baraboo High School only had floppy drives and no network or internet access. Students learned Pascal, followed by C++ and then Java. |
CSTA Arizona: A summer of partnering, learning, and growing community
CSTA Arizona (CSTA AZ) held its first-ever AZ Computer Science Professional Development (CSPD) Week in June 2019. |
Dr. J. Philip East: 2019 CSTA Volunteer of the Year
It was 1999, and Dr. J. Philip East was talking with Chris Stephenson about computer science (CS) education for K–12 teachers. The annual SIGCSE conference, which is mostly attended by college and university CS educators, had just run. |
School Counselors Prepare Students for 21st Century Computational Thinking Skills |
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Recognizing the Role of Teachers in Advancing Computer Science |
Classroom Tools: Using CMU’s CS Academy
I have taught technology at various levels, but this past year I was presented with the opportunity to teach computer science (CS) at the high school level in an innovative local district. |
Building Student CAPACiTY through Culturally Authentic Computational Thinking
Last year, Mrs. Carter’s (alias) computer science (CS) classroom sounded and felt different than in previous years. |
Teaching Computational Thinking in Early Elementary
“Computer science is! Computer science is! Using the power of computers to solve our problems and express ourselves!” |
We Need Your Feedback on CS Standards
CSTA and ISTE have launched an initiative to revise CS standards. As CS teachers, your input is valuable to this process. Keep reading to learn how you can provide feedback. |
Teaching Cyber Security in High School
When I started teaching cyber security five years ago, I had nothing. I didn't have a curriculum and I didn't have much background on the topic. |
Group Work that Works: Agile for Authentic Learning
The traditional, and widely-accepted, model of group work in the classroom encourages teachers to group students in teams of three to five, and to assign a role to each student. |
2019 Board of Directors Election Results
We would like to take the opportunity to announce the newest members of the CSTA Board of Directors. |
CSTA Welcomes Bryan Twarek as Director of Education
CSTA is thrilled to announce Bryan “BT” Twarek will join the organization as Director of Education at the end of this school year. |
Welcome to CSTA’s New Website and Member Experience |
ACM and CSTA Announce 2018–19 Cutler-Bell Student Winners
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) announced four high school students were selected from among a pool of graduating high school seniors throughout the U.S. for the Cutler-Bell Prize. |
It Doesn't Matter Where Students Go to School. Except That It Does
With the school year well underway, I can’t help but reflect on where we are today in computer science (CS) education. Numerous initiatives to expand access to CS were initiated over the last decade. |
Classroom Resources for Java
A web search for “AP Computer Science A Java” returns over 17 million hits; it’s awesome to live in such an information-rich era, but this is overwhelming. |
CSTA and Code.org Announce the 2018 Champions for Computer Science
In celebration of the 2018 Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), CSTA and Code.org are pleased to announce this year’s Champions for Computer Science. |
Governors for Computer Science
In less than a month, 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections. These races will have a significant effect on the future of computer science (CS) education policy. |
2018 Oracle Academy Scholarship Recipients
Today the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in collaboration with Oracle Academy are proud to announce the thirty-three scholarship recipients for the upcoming CSTA Annual Conference, July 7-10 in Omaha, NE. |
Announcing the next Executive Director of CSTA!
The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) has named Jake Baskin as its Executive Director, effective February 5, 2018. |
