Events

Participate in free training with CSTA SOVA and CodeVA on how to teach coding in your classroom using Finch 2.0 robots. At the end of the training, pitch an idea for using computer science in your classroom for the chance to win one of three Finch 2.0 classroom sets (7 robots per set)!

FREE SUMMER CAMP for rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grade FEMALE students! I-DeepLearn aims to increase diversity in computer science and related field by exposing rising 10-12 grade female students to machine learning and deep learning and their applications, specifically in the healthcare domain. In this one-week online workshop, students will learn about essential concepts in machine learning and deep learning through a combination of lectures and hands-on programming projects.

ITEC Spring 2021 will be virtual and a little different this year!

Interested in teaching CS A? Are you a CSP teacher transitioning to teaching CSA (Java)? This summer, we will have CSAwesome professional development for those both new to Java and experienced with Java. Register here or apply for a scholarship.

Join us to deepen your understanding of how to adapt and use formative assessment in K-12 computer science classrooms. In this three-part series, we will present a synthesis of research and many examples, plus interactive activities to practice evaluating, adapting, and responding to assessment items. Each session will take place from 5-6pm CT on Thursdays in April: (1) What/Why/How of Formative Assessment on 4/15, (2) Quiz-Based Assessment Items on 4/22, and (3) Misconceptions & Action Planning on 4/29.

This free, virtual event is open to K-12 students, college, and indie professionals and provides opportunities to network, learn, and showcase projects in Game Development & Design and Simulations & Graphics. You can showcase digital games or even submit board games! Competition entries must be submitted by March 31, 2021 and winners will be announced at the live event in April. For more information and to register, visit https://csgconf.com/.

You're invited to screen CODED BIAS! This is a free equity-focused video club opportunity. This event is held in tandem with a hosted discussion the following weekend, facilitated by CSTA national-sponsored discussion leaders.

The Iowa High School Tech Summit is designed to inspire and engage students to explore tech careers and technology companies from across the state. The virtual event will be held on Tuesday, April 20th.

Bias-Busting in CS and STEM Education Workshop

Join CSTA SB and IE to hear how Allen Stubblefield created the first 4 year high school cybersecurity pathway in the US along with an after-school cybersecurity competition for his district. His program currently has over 400 students of which the top Cyber Defenders went on to win the national Cyber Defense championship in 2021. As he put it, "Quite a thrill.” Ask questions, find out how to create a cybersecurity curriculum, how to be a cyber team coach, and how to get certified to teach cybersecurity in CA. Please register to receive the Zoom link!

Join CSTA SB and IE to hear how Allen Stubblefield created the first 4 year high school cybersecurity pathway in the US along with an after-school cybersecurity competition for his district. His program currently has over 400 students of which the top Cyber Defenders went on to win the national Cyber Defense championship in 2021. As he put it, "Quite a thrill.” Ask questions, find out how to create a cybersecurity curriculum, how to be a cyber team coach, and how to get certified to teach cybersecurity in CA. Please register (click thru our IE Register page to the SoCalSB Register page) to receive the Zoom link!

You're invited to a hosted discussion of the film CODED BIAS. This panel discussion/Q&A will be hosted by professional facilitators sponsored by CSTA National! The actual viewing of the film is held the weekend prior on April 17th & 18th.

Calling all K-12 CS educators! CSTA Greater Boston is pleased to announce Physical Computing with Phidgets. Join us for a webinar on Phidgets, a classroom resource to help 9-12 CS teachers engage students with CS. Register early to get sent a FREE Getting Started Kit and a sensor of your choice (over $50 value). Got ideas? Got questions? Got breakout rooms? Yes we do! Meet other educators of all ages ready to share their passion for teaching computer science. Join us on the second or fourth Tuesday of each month, from 4-5:00 PM EST. We share teaching and learning experiences, learn from guest speakers, explore digital learning tools, and more. We hope to see you online! :)

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

What are the recommendations to support K-12 CS teachers in building equity and inclusivity in their classrooms? The Kapor Center and CSTA share findings from a 2020 national survey of K-12 computer science teachers and make recommendations for both policymakers and teachers.

Join CSTA’s Pride Affinity Group to connect with other LGTBQ educators and allies for community building and resource sharing. Our next meet up is April 28 and we will be breaking out into small groups to plan activities over the next few months.

Are you Among Us at the CSTA Susquehanna Valley? Come see the connections between CS and the popular game - and play a round or two.

The talk presents a method for developing K-12 Computational Thinking curriculum. The method has been applied to the development of a Kindergarten Computational Thinking curriculum. The talk provides practical guidance and identifies pitfalls in Computational Thinking curriculum development.

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Please join us for our CSTA Engage Meetup on Thursday, May 6, 2021, from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. CT to connect with and learn alongside other K-12 CS teachers. We’ll host a jam-packed hour and a half, worth every minute of your midweek evening. Activities will include a time specifically for networking, a featured PD activity, and unconference/birds-of-a-feather sessions.

Calling all K-12 CS educators and enthusiasts! Join us for our second Tuesday of the month CSTA Greater Boston meeting this May! We have 2 guests this week, EDC in Waltham and CoderZ. ** Join EDC to learn more about their high school program Science+C. ** No coding experience? No physical robots? No problem! Join CoderZ to learn about an easy to implement, easy to track, interactive robotics curriculum today. Give your students of all ages the gift of coding and automation. ** We've got breakout rooms and educators ready to share their love of computer science education. Hope to see you online! :)

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

Please join us as we learn about irobot's Root rt0 and Root rt1 from irobot with Facilitator Anna Elzer!

Many of us aim to support students in pursuing creative programming projects, but it can be challenging to understand what students have made by working on those projects. In this one-hour session, we’ll explore a report entitled Assessing Creativity in Computing Classrooms, which contains some of the stories and reflections from 80 PK–12 teachers across the U.S., as well as 50 assessment examples used in their classrooms. We’ll discuss strategies for assessing creative programming projects and consider how to apply strategies to our own contexts.

Looking for CS PD? Infosys Summer Pathfinders offers a wide variety of PreK-12 CS PD and is virtual this July! Applications are due May 14th. Register for the Introduction to micro:bit course and receive 20 V2 micro:bits for your classroom!

Join Qubit by Qubit to learn more about how to introduce quantum computing to your classroom or after school program, grades 6+! We'll be discussing our different program offerings, including our free workshops, summer camps, and year-long course with IBM Quantum. Dr. Sarah Goodman (MIT) will introduce quantum computing concepts, no prior knowledge required, as a preview of our program model. 

Join us for a sip and learn happy hour and find out more about this awesome organization in our region, STEM Coding Labs.  "STEM Coding Lab is the only Pittsburgh nonprofit devoted exclusively to bringing computer science education into under-resourced schools and communities throughout our region. In providing expert instruction for both in-school and afterschool settings, the work of STEM Coding Lab is designed to activate the next generation of digitally literate STEM professionals and expose those students learning in underfunded environments to lessons that will prepare them to compete in the 21st Century. Since its founding, STEM Coding Lab’s programming has yet to be paused or cancelled by any partner – every year, we are invited back because our instruction is fun, interactive, and inspiring, a quality too infrequently seen in the world of computer science. STEM Coding Lab works with the Pittsburgh Public School District, as well as a variety of charter schools and afterschool programs, to provide both in-school and after-school CS classes. Our goal for in-school classes is to assist teachers to integrate coding into their everyday classes - regardless of their subject area expertise."

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teachers for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.

Topic: School year Wrap-Up and Debrief. Please register to receive the Zoom link!

Calling all K-12 CS educators and enthusiasts! Welcome Coding Rooms. Want to engage students more effectively in a virtual setting? Looking for tools to help you teach programming while monitoring and interacting with students remotely? Join Coding Rooms' founder in this quick and informative session exploring how you can increase student engagement, streamline instructional workflow, and enhance your classroom experience via Coding Rooms! Tonights host will share with our middle school educators. Of course all are welcomed. Join us for our final fourth Tuesday of the month CSTA Greater Boston meeting of the 20-21 school year! Got ideas? Got questions? We've got breakout rooms and educators ready to share their love of computer science education. Hope to see you online! :)

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

Looking to earn the Computer Science Endorsement? UNI will be starting their third K-12 Computer Science Endorsement cohort program with an online program this June 2021. Contact UNI Professor Ben Schafer at ben.schafer@uni.edu, view this flyer, or visit distance.uni.edu/computer-science for more information.

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The ScIP course focuses on implementing effective inclusive strategies for recruiting, retaining, and teaching students who are historically underrepresented in computer science elementary classes.

The ScIP course focuses on implementing effective inclusive strategies for recruiting, retaining, and teaching students who are historically underrepresented in computer science (CS) secondary classes.

Calling all K-12 CS educators and enthusiasts! Join us for our final second Tuesday of the month CSTA Greater Boston meeting of the 20-21 school year! Got ideas? Got questions? We've got breakout rooms and educators ready to share their love of computer science education. Hope to see you online! :)

Join NewBoCo's educator cohort June 8, 15, 22, 29 from 7:00 - 8:30p to dive deeper into the mindSpark Artificial Intelligence modules and application to teaching. Learn more about the course on this flyer and how to register for AEA license or grad credit here.

Virtual Scratch Meetups - Join other Scratch enthusiasts to shares ideas and interesting ways to engage students in your classroom.

Please join us for our CSTA Engage Meetup on Thursday, June 10, 2021, from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. CT to connect with and learn alongside other K-12 CS teachers. We’ll host a jam-packed hour and a half, worth every minute of your midweek evening. Activities will include a time specifically for networking, a featured PD activity, and unconference/birds-of-a-feather sessions.

Join other K-12 and postsecondary CS teacher for our monthly meetup.  In a virtual format, you can expect to network with colleagues, experience "nifty" lessons that you can use with your students, and win awesome raffle prizes.

A three-day virtual professional development event designed to help you reset, regroup, and refresh with new cybersecurity content and strategies as you head into the 2021-2022 school year!

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

There is a whole community of computer science educators just like you out there. If you are looking for inspiration, connection, and a chance to be rejuvenated, join us at CSTA 2021, set for July 14-16, 2021.

This is an informational item ONLY. Actual registration is on CSTA’s page: https://csteachers.org/page/csta-2021/

There is a whole community of computer science educators just like you out there. If you are looking for inspiration, connection, and a chance to be rejuvenated, join us at CSTA 2021, set for July 14-16, 2021.

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.

Colorado CSTA September Meeting Agenda will be posted closer to the date.

Join us for this New Member Orientation! This session will be about what to expect with your membership based on membership types, navigating the website, and what support resources are available.