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Ready to inspire your students to tackle digital safety? The NCCE Student Cybersecurity Challenge invites K–12 students to design a creative poster and a social media post promoting smart cybersecurity habits. It’s a fantastic, hands-on way to bring digital citizenship directly into your classroom! Open to all grade levels (separated into K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and…
CSTA Washington is forming a dedicated Cybersecurity Interest Group to bring our state’s educators together. You do not have to navigate all the new resources, frameworks, and competitions of Cybersecurity alone.
Keep visiting this blog post throughout the late spring and summer 2026 for updates. Whether you’re heading out on a summer road trip or just looking for some poolside inspiration, the right listen can transform your time off into a masterclass. This year’s list features a mix of CS-specific deep dives, cybersecurity insights, and high-level…
Summer is the perfect time to recharge and refine your craft. Whether you want to soak up the energy of the CSTA Conference in New Orleans or join a flexible virtual workshop from your couch, we’ve rounded up the best Summer 2026 Professional Development opportunities for CS educators.
The mission of CSTA Washington to provide community, professional development, support, and advocacy for computer science teachers throughout Washington state has never been more important. This year we are holding elections for leadership positions across the board: Please see the roles and the time commitments document to learn more about what is involved in each…
Over the past few weeks, participating Washington congressional districts announced the winners of the Congressional App Challenge for 2025 in their districts: To see all 2025 Congressional App Challenge winners, visit Congressional App Challenge – 2025 Winners. The Congressional App Challenge is an official initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives that encourages middle school…
In March 2026, NCWIT (National Center for Women in Technology) announced the national recipients of its 2026 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Awards, honoring 300 students throughout the United States. Aadya Syal of Sammamish, WA and Issaquah High School was one of the 40 National Winners in 2026. In addition, the following 10 Washington students…
Have you spent days working on a CTE framework for a CS course that you now want to share with other educators? Are you looking for a CTE framework that someone else has already written for a CS course to save you days of work? If you have a CS framework to share or are…
Become a Member of CSTA and CSTA Washington (or renew) for $10. Limited time offer. Please consider becoming a member of CSTA and CSTA Washington (or renewing your membership). Your support is critical to help CSTA and CSTA Washington build a vibrant community of K-12 computer science educators. Membership in CSTA and CSTA Washington typically…
OSPI is seeking the input of elementary school educators through a survey.
The incentives for this survey have changed. The first 500 respondents will receive a $30 Amazon gift card.