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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The following embeds an archived version of the June 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter.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,…
The following embeds an archived version of the May 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter. Highlights:
New Computer Science Graduation Requirements for Washington / Upcoming CSTA Board Elections / STEP CS Welcome Event on April 27 / “Audit the AI Lesson” Plan / Rubber Duck Spotlight: Engaging the Disengaged and AI and Copyright / Washington Congressional App Challenge Winners 2025 / Washington NCWIT Aspirations in AiC Winners 2026 /Top Schools and Districts for Girls in CSEd 2023-24
Written by Michelle Laskowski, CSTAWA President Nano Banana Prompt: Digital Fluency graduation cap…no words on the cap but include images that represent empowerment, safety, critical thinking, a file system and mouse and industry inclusivity The Computer Science, Technology and Media Literacy Future Ready Subcommittee Explained As you may know, the world is changing rapidly. In…
Update: April 3, 2026
On April 1, the Board of Directors of CSTA (national) approved the bylaws voted on by CSTA Washington members in January. The bylaws are now official.
An archived version of the March 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter
Highlights of the Feb 2026 CSTA Washington newsletter include CSTA Washington Bylaws Vote Update and New Mission Statement / Advocating for CS: Washington AP Day at the Capitol / CSTA Washington at NCCE Feb 25-27 / Virtual Lunch and Learn, AI and Equity PD on Mar 21 / CSTA Washington CTE and CS Education Data Dashboards / Seattle Seahawks defeat New England Patriots 29 -13 in Super Bowl LX