CSTA Washington
The Washington SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Conference was held April 16–18, 2026, at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood. Gold medalists in qualifying events advanced to represent Washington at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, held June 1–5, 2026. At the national level, the following Washington students were recognized in…
New PK-12 Computer Science Standards from CSTA / WA-ACTE 2026 / 3rd Annual PNW CSTA Lunch and Learn /
/ Oregon CSTA Summer SuperQuest / CSTA Washington Rolls into New Orleans
At the 2026 CSTA Annual Conference in New Orleans, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) officially released the 2026 CSTA PK–12 Computer Science Standards.
CSTA Washington was well represented at the 2026 CSTA Conference in New Orleans, July 13-15. All of our 2025-26 board members and almost all of our 2026-27 board members (sorry, Nick) attended the event. We were joined by the 2026 foundry10 computer science educator fellows and numerous other luminaries of K-12 CS Education in Washington…
Fourteen members from four regional CSTA Chapters – Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska – came together in at East Valley High School in Yakima WA for our first ever Pacific Northwest Leadership Summit. It was quite a day of learning, planning, and transitions. The day began with a keynote that included welcome messages from CSTA’s…
The following embeds an archived version of the June 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter. Highlights include:
Elections for the 26-27 CSTAWA board have come to a close and we are excited to introduce Nick Harker, Jenny Styer and Tammie Schrader to the CSTAWA board. Also, congratulations to Denise Thompson, Trish Henry, and Lawrence Tanimoto for being elected to continue to serve on the CSTA WA board. Officially beginning July 1st 2026,…
Robotics has a special place in Washington’s computer science education ecosystem. Many computer science teachers also spend long hours advising their schools’ after-school robotics teams, and robotics (22.5%) is the second most frequent computer science course category after Core CS (45.2%) With the robotics competition season wrapping up, student teams across Washington state have given…
The following embeds an archived version of the May 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter. Highlights:
Lists the Washington students who have qualified for national competitions in in computer science, cybersecurity, and information technology-related categories across the eight major CTSOs (Career and Technical Student Organizations)