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Computer Science Education and Career and Technical Education (CTE) have a close and mutually reinforcing relationship in Washington state. More than 85% of computer science course sections — and an even higher percentage of student enrollments — are offered through CTE programs. In addition, Digital Technology is not only recognized as its own career cluster…
This lesson plan from CSTA Responsible AI Fellow Denise Thompson, “Audit the AI,” is designed as a plug-and-play model you can share with your Science, Social Studies, and ELA departments to show them how AI can actually enhance formative assessment.
Erin Murphy is the Computer Science teacher at Starbuck School (student population 31). Starbuck is a TK-8 school in rural Southeastern Washington. Erin also teaches 1st and 2nd grade, along with Music. Erin’s CS journey started in 2022 after she got her Master’s in Teaching. Her principal saw a gap that needed to be filled….
Anthony Barba is a 26-year teaching veteran and in his 6th year of teaching computer science at East Valley High in Yakima, Washington.
Denise’s CS Story Denise’s career began as an algebra and physical science teacher in 2003. In 2012, Denise served as an Albert Einstein STEM Educator Fellow in a senatorial congressional office. During her time as a fellow, Denise facilitated the Senate STEM Education and Workforce caucus during which she had a unique opportunity to discuss…
On Jan 22, 2026 from 6 – 7 PM PST, CSTA Washington hosted a webinar State of CS Education at Your District Jan 2026. This webinar covered: Click here to retrieve a PDF version of the slide deck for this webinar. In addition to providing information about the dashboards, reports, and services available to help…
I am a Certified Resource Specialist (librarian) with nearly 30 years of experience in education. I also hold a master’s degree in Educational Technology. Currently, I am completing my Computer Science endorsement. At Colbert Elementary, I serve as the K–5 Library Information Technology Specialist. There, I teach programming, robotics, and STEM skills as part of…
During CSEd Week (Dec 8 – 14, 2025), the Code.org Advocacy Coalition and CSforAll published the 2025 State of AI + CS Education report. The 2025 report differs considerably from the previous year’s reports.
Lawrence Tanimoto has been the Treasurer of CSTA Washington since 2019 and a longtime advocate for expanding access to high‑quality computer science education across Washington. My CS Story Lawrence taught Computer Science at Ingraham High School in north Seattle from 2014 to 2021. During that time, he developed and taught a wide range of courses,…
Jacqueline Russell is the Member-at-Large: Membership of CSTA Washington for 2025-26, elected to a one-year term in June 2025. Jacqueline previously served as Secretary of CSTA Puget Sound from 2021 to 2024 and currently serves on the CSTA national Board of Directors as Partner Representative, Microsoft. The following is a profile of Jacqueline from the CSTA…