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Washington is considering its most significant revision of high school graduation requirements in years. The proposed FutureReady State Graduation Requirement Framework promises students greater flexibility, stronger academics, and better preparation for life after high school. But for computer science education, several parts of the proposal raise serious questions. In some cases, the proposed framework appears…
The 2026 PK-12 CS Standards provide a robust interactive web version that adds considerable content, functionality, and flexibility to the official print/pdf version.
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This is the sixth in a series of posts about the 2026 PK-12 CS standards. For the full list of articles in this series, see the list at the bottom of this post. In addition to providing standards for specialty high school AI (artificial intelligence) courses, the 2026 PK-12 CS Standards also integrate AI content throughout the…
Standards for each elementary grade level puts the 2026 PK-12 CS standards on par with the standards for Common Core mathematics and ELA and much of NGSS. It acknowledges that early computer science learning needs a more deliberate developmental progression.
The 2026 PK-12 CS Standards view computing as sociotechnical – the interaction and dependency between human social and technical systems. Ethical and social questions are embedded throughout the 2026 PK-12 CS Standards
As an organization, CSTA Washington attended the WA-ACTE Conference in Spokane Aug 2-5. It was also my first time at this conference, and my first visit to Spokane in over 10 years. The wildfires that raged just north of Spokane, forcing over 65,000 residents to evacuate and destroying over 700 homes, cast smoky clouds over…
Due to the Spokane Complex Fire, CSTA Washington Eastern North VP Trish Henry and her family were among the over 65K residents evacuated from their homes in early August. While she is now back home – a home that has now been inspected as safe – many of her neighbors were not so fortunate. Over…
The 2026 PK-12 CS standards use three interacting components: concepts, practices, and dispositions.
This e-mail was sent to CSTA Washington members and friends who signed up for the CSTA Washington Cybersecurity Interest Group, which officially launches on Oct 1, 2026. To sign up yourself, visit Launching CSTA Washington’s Cybersecurity Interest Group Hi all Thank you for joining the CSTA Washington Cybersecurity Group! Although our official launch date is…