At-Large Board Representative Nominees
The 2015 CSTA Board of Directors Elections will run from April 2, 2015 to May 4, 2015. Below are blog posts from our At-Large Board Representative Nominees. The CSTA At-Large Representative is an...
View Article9-12 Board Representative Nominees
The 2015 CSTA Board of Directors Elections will run from April 2, 2015 to May 4, 2015. Below are blog posts from our 9-12 Board Representative Nominees. The CSTA 9-12 Board Representative is a 9–12...
View ArticleK-8 Board Representative Nominees
The 2015 CSTA Board of Directors Elections will run from April 2, 2015 to May 4, 2015. Below is a blog post from one of our K–8 Representative Nominees. The CSTA K-8 Representative is a classroom...
View ArticleThe CSTA Nominations and Elections Committee
By: Deborah Seehorn and Dave Reed The primary purpose of the CSTA Nominations and Elections Committee is to oversee and maintain the nominations and elections process. The primary functions of the...
View ArticleResearch Committee Survey Information
The Research Committee does just what the name implies – research surrounding computer science education in K-12 setting. The research is often in conjunction with other organizations, such as Oracle...
View ArticlePublic-Private Partnerships in Computer Science Education
By: Lorilyn Owens, Director, Oracle Academy North America Industry partners are content providers, augmenting and enhancing curriculum resources. Industry partners are funding sources, helping support...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: ACM, CSTA Announce New Award to Recognize US High School...
Gordon Bell and David Cutler Establish $1 Million Endowment to Fund Award NEW YORK, June 17, 2015– ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, and CSTA, the Computer Science Teachers Association,...
View ArticleStudy Confirms Critical Need for Computer Science Evaluation Tools
A recent study released by the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) highlights the need for valid and reliable source assessment of student learning and calls upon the computer science...
View ArticleThe Growing ECEP Alliance
By: Mark Guzdial The NSF Alliance Expanding Computing Education Pathways has expanded dramatically over the last few months. There are now 11 states in our cohort: Alabama, California, Georgia,...
View ArticleComputer Science: Dictating Careers in Digital Technology
The Computer Science Teacher Association’s Executive Director, Mark Nelson was recently featured in MediaplanetUSA’s “Careers in Digital Tech” campaign to inspire students to pursue careers in digital...
View ArticleLess than a week to go before I can start looking at the submissions for CSTA...
Less than a week to go before I can start looking at the submissions for CSTA 2016. The submission deadline is October 1! If you are reading this you probably teach computing. You probably also have...
View ArticleAccessCS10k: An Introduction to the Quorum Programming Language and...
By: Andreas Stefik, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science University of Nevada, Las Vegas Computer programming in K-12 education has become increasingly mainstream in the U.S.,...
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Creating Games in ScratchJr without Variables
Written by Aung Nay & Aye Thuzar ScratchJr is a popular graphical programming language that allows children from age five to seven to create “interactive and animated scenes and stories” [1]. It...
View ArticleAdvocating for CS Education – Strategies from Connecticut
By: Chinma Uche The November Voice is full of great advocacy ideas that you can use in your chapter. Be sure to check it out! (csta.acm.org/Communications/sub/CSTAVoice_Files/csta_voice_11_2015.pdf)...
View ArticleA review of Google’s Exploring Computational Thinking resources
By Joe Kmoch In Spring 2015, Google began work on revamping their CT website. Their materials are available at a website called Exploring Computational Thinking:...
View ArticleComputer Science/Coding Education Graphic from SMU
Guest author: Shane Ryan; Community Manager, DataScience@SMU DataScience@SMU, the online data science program offered by Southern Methodist University recently published a graphic detailing coding and...
View ArticleIntroducing CSPdWeek
We shine a spotlight on CS education for students each December during CSEdWeek. Why not do the same with a perennial offering for CS professional development for teachers? After all, professional...
View ArticleVintage Computer Festival — five events this year!
If you’re looking for novel ways of inspiring students, then consider giving them some hands-on exposure to the past at a Vintage Computer Festival event. Vintage Computer Festivals are a series of...
View ArticleDRAFT 2016 CSTA K-12 CS Standards: We Need Your Feedback—Again!
Much excitement and activity continues to take place in the K-12 Computer Science Education space. The K-12 Computer Science Framework and the Computer Science for All initiative started by the White...
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