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This 4-hour online PD course that explores critical elements of the classroom in order to create an environment that is welcoming for everyone. Elements include classroom population, instruction, classroom environment, and avoiding microaggressions. Participants will better understand their students’ sense of belonging in their classroom and develop plans to increase it. * Registrants will be added on a weekly basis

This 12-hour online PD course for K-12 CS educators provides a foundational understanding of one’s self, the impact one has on others, and ways to foster safe and inclusive CS learning environments. Registrants will be added once a week to the course.

This 4-hour online PD course helps high school CS teachers introduce important cybersecurity principles in their CS classrooms. It provides full lessons with hands-on, inquiry-based activities that allow students to explore for themselves how cybersecurity works.

Description: This course is designed to provide a foundational understanding of the systematic and structural barriers that keep underrepresented students out of computer science classrooms. Participants will examine data from various resources and learn about strategies that will help them create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environment for all students. Audience: Grade 5-12 CS Teachers, Administrators, CS Specialists Length: ~8 hours Registrants will be added once a week to the course.

This course will create a collaborative community of PreK-12 educators to explore the first 6 pedagogical principles of Hello World's "The Big Book of Computing Pedagogy". Participants will attend all sessions synchronously on Zoom and be asked to read articles from the following pedagogical principles:

Let go of a stressful but equally fruitful year with CSTA Philippines.

Come joins as we celebrate another amazing CSEd Week. Meet with your fellow CS educators/administrators and share your experiences. The Chapter will provide appetizers for all attendees to enjoy. Door prizes will be given out at 6 pm. Let's Celebrate!

Join your fellow CSTA members for a holiday party! A meal will be provided. Participants MUST RSVP: Holiday Party Invite Form >>> https://forms.gle/DZERCSEJLUt5qjY68

How are we recruiting and maintaining interest in Computer Science?

Welcome to CSTA! We are offering quarterly membership orientations to help you get situated with our association. Learn how to log in, navigate your benefits, and various ways to get involved with CSTA! This event will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, from 7-8 p.m. ET.

How to Run Great PD: Collaborate to Educate

Considering submitting a proposal for the CSHS Leadership Summit? Drop in during these office hours to have your questions answered!

Applications for the ACM/CSTA 2024 Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing are open! Join the CSTA Awards Committee for a Q&A session so we can help you make the most out of your application!

Join us on Tuesday, December 19 from 6-7 p.m. CT as we discuss the connection between Art and Computer Science.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Chapter Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 19th, 2023, 7:00 PM You must register to be eligible to win a 25 gift card to attend. You also have to fill out an attendance form during the meeting. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84143270678?pwd=MHd3bTFEQWt0NzYvcStYR051NndaQT09 Passcode: TBD

Join PA Chapter member, CSTA Equity Fellow alumni and current CSTA Equity Council Member Sandra Hartman as she shares the information on the numerous Heritage months that exist here in the US and how you can use them in your classroom. From coding simple apps on different Heritage groups to designing web pages the focus will be on sharing ideas on how to find and use resources on the different heritages. A list of heritage months and the history behind them will be just one takeaway. The incorporation of AI will also be mentioned in this chat.

This 4-hour online PD course explores ways to add elements to any curriculum to make it more inclusive. Participants will spend time evaluating their chosen curricula for elements of student voice, student choice, diversity, and equitable assessment. This course is not to discuss which CS curriculum may be more equitable or inclusive than the other. It is for educators to develop a number of ways to infuse more equity and inclusion into the lessons they are already teaching. * Registrants will be added on a weekly basis

This 10-hour online PD course for K-12 CS educators provides a foundational understanding of one’s self, the impact one has on others, and ways to foster safe and inclusive CS learning environments. Registrants will be added to the course once a week.

This course is designed to provide a foundational understanding of the systematic and structural barriers that keep underrepresented students out of computer science classrooms. Participants will examine data from various resources and learn about strategies that will help them create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environment for all students.

This online computer science course is designed for educators seeking to create an inclusive and empowering learning environment that encourages and increases female student participation in STEM with a significant focus on computer science. Participants will explore the challenges, contributions, and impact women have had on computing, technology, and society. Participants will also explore strategies to engage female students in the field and gain practical tools to foster a more diverse and equitable computer science classroom while empowering individuals to enact change.

Join the CS4RI team as they discuss the CS proficiency requirements, support offered by CS4RI, the new Exploring Computer Science curriculum by URI, and answer all of your questions.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is partnering with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Massachusetts chapters to host a virtual session on the new Digital Literacy and Computer Science PreK-12 license that is now available through a competency review.

Join us for the Quarter 3 CSTA-MS Meeting.

Meetup for CSTA members from Everett to Bellingham and beyond. Stay turned for more details.

Join CSTA Greater Boston and AIEDU to learn about the AIEDU curriculum and investigate topics in AI for 7-12 students.

Applications for the ACM/CSTA 2024 Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing are open! Join the CSTA Awards Committee for a Q&A session so we can help you make the most out of your application!

Join us on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 6-7 p.m. CT to discuss the connection between ESports and Computer Science.

Computer Science Skills Workshop: Code With Us!

If you design PK-12 computer science professional development or curriculum at scale, we welcome you to join our community, led by volunteers from this community. We will focus on supporting teacher development of equitable and inclusive teaching practices. Goals include building community, sharing best practices, solving collective challenges, and exchanging ideas. This will enable us to collectively improve as a community and make more a substantial impact on the field. In our quarterly virtual summits, we have generally have a focal presentation, with related breakouts, and then a round of Birds of a Feather discussions. You'll have plenty of time to connect with your peers at other providers to build community and share ideas.

Join PA Chapter member, CSTA Equity Fellow alumni and current CSTA Equity Council Member Sandra Hartman as she leads us in a conversation in race and social justice within computer science. We will look at the state of CS reports and how statistics can be addressed in the classroom. Attendees will discuss different ways you can talk about social justice reforms in your classroom no matter your level of involvement from a curriculum perspective. In addition, a small shared document will be used to record a list of places attendees can go for more information like the Kapor center and the Southern Poverty Law Center. This chat will also have a panel of activists out there getting it done.

Black CS Educators and Black Youth Creating Artificial Intelligence Chatbots for Social Justice: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Closing the AI Education Gap

Meet up and unwind with fellow CS teachers of all levels! Come to our monthly meetup to discuss various topics in CS. Our meetups are guided by your interest, curiosity, and love of teaching CS. We meet for camaraderie and to build community. We are open to elementary, middle, and high school teachers.

Chapter Leadership Summits are CSTA's premier leadership events, 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.

This course will create a collaborative community of PreK-12 educators to explore the first 6 pedagogical principles of Hello World's "The Big Book of Computing Pedagogy". Participants will attend all sessions synchronously on Zoom and be asked to read articles from the following pedagogical principles:

Join Dr. Tom Lauwers, the founder and CEO of BirdBrain Technologies, in a journey behind the scenes of AI and robotics. We'll build and train our own image recognition models with Google's Teachable Machine, then use those models with block-based programming to play and explore!

The Intro workshop is designed for elementary educators new to teaching computer science who want to explore how to begin teaching the CS Fundamentals curriculum. Join your peers and experienced facilitators to get a hands-on introduction to computer science, pedagogy, overviews of the online curriculum, and teacher dashboard, as well as strategies for teaching “unplugged” classroom activities. For more information or to host a workshop at your school or district please contact cs@azscience.org.

Our five Texas CSTA chapters are collaborating this year to offer the Texas CSTA Chapters Conference 2024 on Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. central time  The theme this year will be Always Building Equitable and Inclusive CS Teachers and Learners in Texas.  

Come learn about Code.org’s Unit 7 - AI and Machine Learning with Vanessa Miller (Narragansett School System). Will be held online via Zoom

The Educator AI Lab is a 2-hour workshop series providing a safe space for educators to “experiment” with AI tools and strategies to elevate pedagogical practices.

Come learn about Scratch and connect with other educators!

This event will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 11-4:15 p.m. ET.

Join PA Chapter member, CSTA Equity Fellow alumni and current CSTA Equity Council Member Sandra Hartman as she shares her journey with identity and how you can use your journey to help connect with your students. We will discuss the statistics on the benefits of creating agency in the classroom, even the CS Classroom. The book Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework For Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammed will be discussed in detail as a guide for cultivating identity in every classroom.

Join us for our February Virtual meetup and select from a number of breakout rooms to learn more about equity issues in CS education and plan changes in instruction in your classroom.

The CSTA Equity in Action Summit is a one-day virtual event bringing together PreK-12 CS teachers for a call to action to transform our approach to providing equitable CS education rooted in justice. Engage in strategies to equip yourself with resources on representation, accessibility, and culturally sustaining pedagogies. Develop an action plan to increase CS education access to all students and empower them to use CS in a just way.

Experience Equity in Action during our immersive half-day virtual event in computer science education, centered around the theme of ACCESS-ibility. Guided by CSTA Equity Fellows, we'll actively uncover strategies to dismantle barriers in CS education and probe the essential question: Who really has access? Join us to collaboratively shape the future of computer science education — making it not only accessible but equitable and representative for all.

You won’t want to miss this week of airplane rides and fun as we celebrate girls and women in the field of aviation!

Join us on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 6-7 p.m. CT to celebrate women in tech and the advancements made by women for Women's History Month.

Join CSTA Greater Boston at Norton High School to learn about implementing Project-based learning in Computer Science across K12. Bring your own examples of PBL units to share with other members!

Pi Day + March Madness: What Themed Activities Do You Have?

Can Google Apps help in teaching Computer Science better? How? Join us as we take you to a journey of exploration and meaningful outcomes. Learn ways to enhance your Computer Science lessons with Google Apps.

Meet up and unwind with fellow CS teachers of all levels! Come to our monthly meetup to discuss various topics in CS. Our meetups are guided by your interest, curiosity, and love of teaching CS. We meet for camaraderie and to build community. We are open to elementary, middle, and high school teachers.

Join us on Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 6-7 p.m. CT to discuss student benefits of participating in robotics.

This course will create a collaborative community of PreK-12 educators to explore the first 6 pedagogical principles of Hello World's "The Big Book of Computing Pedagogy". Participants will attend all sessions synchronously on Zoom and be asked to read articles from the following pedagogical principles:

"Every teacher is a teacher of Literacy" Join CSTA Greater Boston to explore how to integrate literacy instruction in CS across K12

Join us for the Quarter 4 CSTA-MS Meeting.

Join us on Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 6-7 p.m. CT as we celebrate Earth Day with the professional learning series event that discusses teaching computer science offline.

If you design PK-12 computer science professional development or curriculum at scale, we welcome you to join our community, led by volunteers from this community. We will focus on supporting teacher development of equitable and inclusive teaching practices. Goals include building community, sharing best practices, solving collective challenges, and exchanging ideas. This will enable us to collectively improve as a community and make more a substantial impact on the field. In our quarterly virtual summits, we have generally have a focal presentation, with related breakouts, and then a round of Birds of a Feather discussions. You'll have plenty of time to connect with your peers at other providers to build community and share ideas.

The Educator AI Lab is a 2-hour workshop series providing a safe space for educators to “experiment” with AI tools and strategies to elevate pedagogical practices.

Join us on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 6-7 p.m. CT to discuss the use of computer science to combat climate change.

Come learn about Scratch and connect with other educators!

Join CSTA Greater Boston to explore different hardware options for Physical Computing and learn how to create a fun project. Bring your favourite student project to share with other attendees. Whether you are experienced with Physical Computing, or looking to learn about how to integrate hardware into your CS class, find out more about using Physical Computing devices across K12!

Meet up and unwind with fellow CS teachers of all levels! Come to our monthly meetup to discuss various topics in CS. Our meetups are guided by your interest, curiosity, and love of teaching CS. We meet for camaraderie and to build community. We are open to elementary, middle, and high school teachers.

Join Garmin engineers and educators from the KC Metro for a day to learn about best practices, corporate trends, and new technologies.