Have you been to the Summit?
One of the very most enjoyable parts of my position as Chair of the CSTA Board of Directors is attending the many functions to which I am invited to bring greetings. One such function was the National...
View ArticleThe CSTA Curriculum Committee
The primary purpose of the CSTA Curriculum Committee is to provide K-12 computer science teachers with access to high quality, standards-based curriculum resources. During the past year, the committee...
View ArticleOn Our Way with CS Education Today
For various reasons I shall not discuss, this Advocate Blog post has been a very long time coming. And, of course, I have changed the topic of the post since my first thoughts of it. It is all good,...
View ArticleA quick clarification on the proposed bylaws change
2015 CSTA Board of Directors Election and Vote on Proposed By Laws Change Clarifying a confusing proposed change in an essential area Today is April 2, the start of the CSTA Board of Directors...
View ArticleRESPECT for Diversity (in Computing)
Last week I had the honor and pleasure of attending the 10th annual STARS Celebration collocated with the first annual RESPECT Celebration in Charlotte, NC. STARS Computing Corps is a community of...
View ArticleCSTA K-12 CS Standards: We want your input!
On December 1, 2011, the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards were released. These standards have been instrumental in assisting many schools, school systems, and states in implementing and promoting...
View ArticleThe CSTA Curriculum Committee
The primary purpose of the CSTA Curriculum Committee is to provide K-12 computer science teachers with access to high quality, standards-based curriculum resources. The committee has vetted several...
View ArticleCybersecurity is everywhere. Is it in your K-12 CS program?
Scarcely a day goes by without the mention of cybersecurity in the news—from Edward Snowden breaching security at NSA (and now following NSA on Twitter), to customers of Target and Home Depot having...
View ArticleThe Teacher Certification Committee
The Certification Committee is primarily concerned with issues surrounding teacher certification for Computing teachers. Our most recent effort was the publication of the white paper, Bugs in the...
View ArticleDRAFT 2016 CSTA K-12 CS Standards: We need your feedback!
No one can doubt that it is an exciting and busy time to be a K-12 computer science educator: an announcement from the White House about the new CS for All initiative, a new K-12 CS Framework under...
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