Each year, CSTA and the Infosys Foundation USA host the CS Teaching Excellence Awards, which recognize eight winners, five honorable mentions, and winners at the regional level. The CS Teaching Excellence Awards are designed to recognize outstanding teaching by K-12 computer science teachers. Winners excel in inspiring students to explore the computer science field, engaging students in learning rigorous standards-aligned computer science content, and broadening the participation of underrepresented students in computing. These awards were made possible by a grant from Infosys Foundation USA.

Meet this year’s regional CS Teaching Excellence award winners:

CSTA Iowa

  • Jason D Landa

CSTA Miami

  • Daniel Jones

CSTA New Jersey

  • Corinne Blaine
  • George John Merrill
  • Joanna Papadopoulos Myhrvold

CSTA South Carolina

  • Raymond Anacaya

Four Corners

  • Jacob Lott

Illinois/Chicago

  • Matt Carter
  • Melanie Hess
  • Patricia Kallianis

New England

  • Cynthia M Dehm
  • Latasha Sheffield
  • Neil Adam Plotnick

New York

  • Darren R. Ehrhardt
  • Kuri DiFede
  • Shira Moskovitz

Congratulations again to our 2025 Regional Teaching Excellence Award Winners!